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  • Care in the air: 455th EAES get injured to higher-level treatment

    Capt. Steven Woods, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, deployed from the 43rd AES at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., gathers his gear before loading on to a C-130 Hercules for a medevac mission at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2015. The 455th EAES is tasked with

  • '1000s of Hands' Project: F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot Capt. Dakota Olsen

    Capt. Dakota Olsen, 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, is an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot who provides close air support and armed over watch for military personnel in Afghanistan. Olsen flies various sorties and missions throughout the country on a daily basis, delivering airpower to ensure a safe

  • ATC team continues support to Bagram mission

    The Bagram Air Traffic Control tower team has been managing aircraft traffic movement since 2003 and continues Bagram’s role supporting NATO’s Resolute Support mission and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel here on a daily basis.The Midwest Air Traffic Control team provides air traffic control for all

  • Bagram celebrates its first Culture Day

    Members of Bagram recently came together for the first time to celebrate culture day bringing in people from many different backgrounds to share culture and enjoy performances.With the large variety of mixed cultures here at Bagram the culture day committee event drew people from different cultures,

  • Bagram manages weather radar system for wide part of Afghanistan

    The weather flight here holds the responsibility of managing the only weather radar system that impacts a wide swath of the rugged country of Afghanistan, impacting operations from Bagram to Kabul to Jalalabad. Having the responsibility of managing the region’s weather radar, the 455th Expeditionary

  • ‘1000s of Hands Project’: 455th Defender A1C Tyler Simpson

    Airman 1st Class Tyler Simpson, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron combat patrolman, ensures the safety of the base by performing flightline security and monitoring all personnel entering the flightline. Simpson’s core task of patrolling the flight line allows aircraft to safely land and

  • 3+2+1 = Check 6

    To ensure Airmen can defend themselves where they live and work, every new 455th Air Expeditionary Wing member is enrolled in an active shooter/insider threat awareness program called Check 6.Check 6 teaches Airmen to be aware of their surroundings at all times, and most importantly how to defend

  • Childhood friends reunite on deployment

    It’s not every day servicemembers can say they got the opportunity to deploy with a friend they grew up with. For two Airmen here that is exactly what happened after not seeing each other for 18 years.Growing up only minutes away from each other in Vacaville, Cali., Maj. Gregory Savella, 455th

  • 455th Defenders train, honor comrades during National Police Week

    Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron performed exercises and demonstrations as part of National Police week May 11 -17.National Police week, which was established in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy, is observed in recognition of the service and sacrifice that members of

  • ATOC Airmen keep it moving at Mazar-e Sharif

    U.S. Air Force Air Terminal Operations Center Airmenassigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron Detachment1 work with C-17 Globemaster III loadmasters to load two Heavy ExpandedMobility Tactical Trucks on the flight line of Mazar-e Sharif, AfghanistanSept. 24, 2014. As part of the