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First snowfall at Bagram

A maintenance team works on a F-16 Fighting Falcon during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An American flag blows in the wind during a snowstorm at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

Snow accumulates on an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. This was the first measurable snow of the 2013-2014 Winter. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group Airman pushes a tool box off the flightline during a snowstorm at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. Total accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A de-icing team works to prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Total accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

Snow accumulates on an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. This was the first measurable snow of the 2013-2014 Winter. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A de-icing team works to prepare an A-10 Thunderbolt II for a mission during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

Airmen clear snow near a F-16 Fighting Falcon during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An Airman clears snow in front of a F-16 Fighting Falcon during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An Airman clears snow off a F-16 Fighting Falcon during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The first snowfall of the 2013-2014 Winter brought approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A maintenance team works on a A-10 Thunderbolt II during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An Airman clears snow off a F-16 Fighting Falcon during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The first snowfall of the 2013-2014 Winter brought approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A snow-covered F-16 Fighting Falcon sits on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. A snowstorm produced approximately 3 inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An Airman directs a C-130 Hercules into a parking spot during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A de-icing team and fuels crew work to prepare a C-130 Hercules for a mission during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A de-icing team works to prepare a C-130 Hercules for a mission during a snowstorm Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

Airfield operations personnel plow a path for a taxiing C-130 Hercules during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An Airman directs a C-130 Hercules into a parking spot during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An Airman directs a C-130 Hercules into a parking spot during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. The aircrew and aerial port Airmen downloaded and uploaded vehicles and cargo during the snowstorm. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flightline at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. The aircrew landed in a snowstorm and aerial port Airmen downloaded and uploaded vehicles and cargo during the snowstorm. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron load a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. The aircrew and aerial port Airmen downloaded and uploaded vehicles and cargo during the snowstorm. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

An airfield taxiway light is illuminated and surrounded by snow during a snowstorm at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

A 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Airman plows the aerial port vehicle yard during a snowstorm, Dec. 29, 2013 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Total snow accumulation was approximately 3 inches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner/Released)

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First snowfall at Bagram

Camp Cunningham area is covered with a dusting of snow at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2013. A light snow started in the afternoon and eventually resulted in three inches of snow. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Brian Wagner)

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Bagram's Old Russian Tower in the snow

A picnic table sits covered in snow near the Old Russian Tower on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after the first snowfall of the year, December 29, 2013.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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C-130 in the Bagram snow

A C-130 sits covered in snow after the first snowfall of the year at Bagram Airfied, Afgghanistan, December 29, 2013.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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De-icing C-130 in the Bagram snow

Airmen at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, de-ice a C-130 after the first snow of the year there, December 29, 2013.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Flight line signs in the Bagram snow

Signs directing forklift traffic on the flight line at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, sit covered in snow after the first snowfall of the year there, December 29, 2013.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Redeploying in the Bagram snow

Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard grab their snow-covered ruck sacks as they prepare to board a flight home from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, December 29, 2013. The soldiers were completing a nine month deployment.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Sandbags in the snow

A wall of sandbags sits covered in snow on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after the first snowfall of the year, Dec. 30, 2013.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Gary J. Rihn/Released)

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Snow blankets Bagram Airfield

Published Dec. 30, 2013
By Capt. Brian Wagner
455th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- A snowstorm brought approximately 3 inches of snow to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29th, 2013. This was the first measurable snowfall this winter.