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  • 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

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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