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  • Weapons flight loads the boom

    Senior Airman Clarence Williams, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons maintainer, speaks with another Airman while uploading a GBU (Guided Bomb Unit)-54 on an F-16C Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 07, 2016. The weapons team performs a critical role for the

  • Bagram's Viper Weapons Crew

    Staff Sgt. Chris White (left), 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Rhaymark Neri, 455th EAMXS weapons load crew member, download a GBU-54 from an F-16 Fighting Falcon to complete a 30-day inspection at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 15,

  • Viper maintainers ensure combat-ready aircraft

    Master Sgt. Jim Anderson, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, removes and replaces a jet fuel starter on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 8, 2016. The 455th EAMXS provides combat-ready aircraft to the air component

  • '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

  • ‘1000s of Hands’ project highlights Vulture Airmen’s contributions

    In an effort to highlight the contributions of 455th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen who bring decisive airpower in support of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, the wing is launching the “1000s of Hands” project.Brig. Gen. Mark D. Kelly, 455th AEW commander, said every