455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, talks to Airman 1st Class Max Blair and Senior Airman Angela Spencer during a visit to Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2014. Malackowski spent the day talking to airmen at Jalalabad and recognizing outstanding performers there.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)(Maps were blurred for security reasons)

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455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Rivera is coined for his outstanding performance by Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2014. Malackowski spent the day talking to airmen at Jalalabad and recognizing outstanding performers there.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, talks to Airmen during a luncheon at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2014. Malackowski spent the day talking to airmen at Jalalabad and recognizing outstanding performers there.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

Command Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, U.S. Air Force Central Command, talks to Airmen during a luncheon at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2014. Frey, along with Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, spent the day talking to airmen at Jalalabad and recognizing outstanding performers there.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Jason Ruddell is coined for his outstanding performance by Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2014. Malackowski spent the day talking to airmen at Jalalabad and recognizing outstanding performers there.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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455 AEW Commander visits Jalalabad

Published March 3, 2014
By Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn
455th Expeditionary Air Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Malackowski recently visited with Airmen at Jalalabad, Afghanistan.

Malackowski toured the Jalalabad facilities while there, talking to Airmen about their mission and what it was like to be assigned there. Morale was high, with numerous references to Jalalabad being the place that everybody hoped to be able to go.

He had the opportunity to meet with some top performers there, as noted by their leadership. By the end of his time there, Malackowski had coined four outstanding performers, while hearing their stories.