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  • If the U.S. Army, NATO or another service need a specific capability from Air Force personnel, Airmen and Air Force civilians attach to that service as joint expeditionary taskings or individual augmentees—bringing along their expertise.

    JET/IA Airmen bring expertise to the battlefield

    With Airmen and civilians scattered across 20 different locations in Afghanistan doing jobs such as training Afghans to fly helicopters, keeping their outposts secured with inspections or installing upgraded water pumps for local villages, the 955th Air Expeditionary Squadron plays a role in each of their endeavors.
  • Chaplain (Capt.) John Appiah and Staff Sgt. Christopher Rodriguez, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, prepare to leave Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, July 23, 2017. Since chaplains are noncombatants, their assistants, though not trained bodyguards, take on the extra responsibility of defending their chaplain if in a hostile situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Gonsier)

    Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Thousands of feet above Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, two Airmen, riding in a helicopter, wearing more than 75 pounds of gear, hover around the city before landing. These Airmen are not pararescuemen or tactical air control party—they’re a chaplain and chaplain assistant. After landing, they quickly travel to the
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