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  • When the blood runs dry

    Attention on the FOB, Attention on the FOB…This is how it all began.A call to attention from the giant voice alert system heard across the base.All heads are up, silence fills the Dining Facility and at the end of the announcement, the pattern of marching feet exiting the building and heading to the

  • Making the difference on the battlefield

    Living by the motto “That others may live” Air Force pararescue specialists ensure that they are trained to the highest standards to conduct personnel recovery operations. It is these highly skilled individuals that provide the only dedicated U.S. personnel recovery assets in Afghanistan.Recently

  • Tech. Sgt. Ginger Bell: Resiliency plus morale equals mission ready

    Warrior ethos has long been a part of the Air Force culture. It exhibits a hardiness of spirit, and moral and physical courage.Airmen deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, not only invoke these attributes but build them in each other daily.This series will introduce you to the Bagram Warriors

  • Healing the wounds of freedom

    Lt. Col Chance Henderson, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group orthopedic surgeon, wraps gauze around the patients legs after surgery, June 10, 2016, at Craig-Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Henderson has performed multiple surgeries on the patient in an effort to save

  • 955th AES activates under 455th AEW

    On June 1, 2016 the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron was deactivated and redesignated as the 955th AES. Under the redesignation the 955th AES will now fall under the 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group.Previously the 966th AES fell under the 466th Air Expeditionary Group located at Al Udeid

  • 774th EAS loadmasters fix problems ‘on the fly’

    A weasel is characterized by its tenacity, persistency and keen senses.  It is an animal also known for its ability to react quickly in any given situation.  An airlift squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan shares this characteristic. Airmen of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron encompass

  • Maintainers keep Hercules in the fight

    Senior Airman Jesse Anocibar, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, removes a bolt on a C-130 Hercules at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2015. The 455th EAMXS is responsible for repairing and maintaining military aircraft on

  • Command post Airmen are eyes, ears for Bagram

    Nestled inside the confines of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing headquarters building lies a small room with no windows, with a non-descript door, yet an immense responsibility.“Overall, we are the eyes, ears and voice for the wing commander,” said Master Sgt. Daniel Mujica, 455th AEW Command Post

  • AIRMEN IN C-130J CRASH IDENTIFIED, MEMORIALIZED AT BAF

    The six Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing who died Oct. 2 when their C-130J Super Hercules aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, were identified by the Department of Defense today.Killed in the crash were Capt. Jordan Pierson, Capt. Jonathan

  • 451 EOSS activated at Kandahar Airfield

    U.S. Air Force Col. Rhude Cherry, 451st Air Expeditionary Group commander gives command of the 451st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron to Lt. Col. James Mansard during an activation ceremony Sept. 30, 2014 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Cherry activated the squadron when he uncased the