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Bomb satisfaction: Bagram Ammo flight epitomizes teamwork

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Terrin Love, a native of Montgomery, Ala., and Senior Airman William Spencer, a native of Kansas City, Mo., work together to tighten the tail end of a GBU-38 bomb at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 14, 2014. The GBU-38 is a vital part of the F-16C Fighting Falcon weapons system. Love, an Air National Guardsman is deployed from the 187th Fighter Wing in Montgomery, Ala., while Spencer, a reservist is a native of Kansas City, Mo. The Ammo team, an example of Total Force Integration, is comprised active duty, guard and reserve members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Bomb satisfaction: Bagram Ammo flight epitomizes teamwork

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron gather together to review safety procedures before building 10 GBU-38 bombs at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 14, 2014. The GBU-38 is an essential part of the weapons system of an F-16C Fighting Falcon. The deployed Airmen are an example of total force integration; the airmen are comprised of active duty and reservists from Whiteman Air Force Base and Air National Guardsmen from Alabama and New Jersey. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Bomb satisfaction: Bagram Ammo flight epitomizes teamwork

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Reed, a munitions systems technician currently assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, works with Senior Airman Brandon Graves, a munitions systems technician string connection wire through a bomb conduit to an initiator as they build a GBU-38 bomb at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Aug. 14, 2014. The GBU-38 is utilized by the F-16C Fighting Falcon. Reed and Graves are an example of total force integration. Both men are deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. Reed is an active duty member originally from Des Moines, Idaho, while Graves is a reservist originally from Kansas City, Kan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Bomb satisfaction: Bagram Ammo flight epitomizes teamwork

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Patrick Williams, a native of Bates City, Mo. and Senior Airman Brandon Graves, a native of Kansas City, Kan. attach GBU-38 bombs to a hoist that will be used with a munitions assembly conveyer to move the bombs during transport Aug. 14, 2014 at Bagram Airfield in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Both men are currently assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron and both are reservists deployed from the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Cohen A. Young/Released)
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Branched out: From Marine, Soldier, Sailor to U.S. Air Force Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez, 455th Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron defender stands in front of his sector station at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan July 2, 2014. Yanez has served in four different military branches throughout his career. He is a native of El Paso, Texas and deployed from Texas Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)
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Branched out: From Marine, Soldier, Sailor to U.S. Air Force Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez, 455th Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron defender, performs perimeter patrol at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan July 2, 2014. Yanez has served in the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force. He is a native of El Paso, Texas and deployed from Texas Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)
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Branched out: From Marine, Soldier, Sailor to U.S. Air Force Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez, 455th Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron defender stands at his post at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan July 2, 2014. Yanez has served in four different military branches throughout his career. He is a native of El Paso, Texas and deployed from Texas Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)
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Branched out: From Marine, Soldier, Sailor to U.S. Air Force Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez, 455th Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron defender leaves his room to start his duty day at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan July 2, 2014. Yanez has served in the Marine Corps, Army, Navy, and Air Force. He is a native of El Paso, Texas and deployed from Texas Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)
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Brigadier General Mark D. Kelly

Brigadier General Mark D. Kelly is Commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, at Bagram Airfield, with an air expeditionary group at Kandahar Airfield and detachments located throughout Afghanistan. As commander, he is responsible for executing close air support; air mobility; combat search and rescue; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; air control and communications; and electronic attack operations in support of U.S., Coalition and partner forces in Afghanistan. The wing also supports security for Bagram Airfield; supervises the joint operations area’s largest Role III hospital; directs aeromedical evacuation and command and control assets in support of the International Security Assistance Force and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
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Building bombs is a blast

Empty chaff and flare cartridges sit in a bin in the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance conventional maintenance shop on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Flares are aircraft defense mechanisms used to avoid attacks by enemy air defense system. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

(Left to right) Staff Sgt. May-Ree Neumeier, Tech. Sgt. Aaron Parkins and SSgt Brian Smith, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chiefs, disassemble munitions on the munitions assembly conveyor pad on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The members are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

Staff Sgt. Steven Lloyd, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chief loads A-10 munitions onto a trailer on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Line Delivery will pick up the container and transport it to the customer on the flightline. Lloyd is deployed from Moody Air Force Vase, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

Staff Sgt. Steven Lloyd, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chief loads A-10 munitions onto a trailer on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Line Delivery will pick up the container and transport it to the customer on the flightline. Lloyd is deployed from Moody Air Force Vase, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

(Right to left) Tech. Sgt. Aaron Parkins and Staff Sgt. Brian Smith, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chiefs, disassemble munitions on the munitions assembly conveyor pad on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. During the disassembly, the crew chiefs inspect the munitions for corrosion and loading damage. The members are deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

Convential maintenance crew chiefs assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions load A-10C chaff and flairs into a containers on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 11. After its loaded, Line Delivery will pick up the container and transport it to the costumer on the flightline. They are deployed from Moody Air Force Base and a native of Valdosta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

Tech. Sgt. Steven Weisbrod, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief loads A-10C flares into a container on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 11. After its loaded, Line Delivery picks up the containers and transports it to the customer on the flightline. Weisbroad is deployed from Moody Air Force Base and a native of Valdosta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

Tech. Sgt. Steven Weisbrod, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance munitions crew chief loads A-10C flare into a container on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 11. After its loaded, Line Delivery will pick up the container and transport it to the costumer on the flightline. Weisbroad is deployed from Moody Air Force Base and a native of Valdosta, Ga. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bombs is a blast

Senior Airman Mark Schelkoph, 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions crew chief loads A-10C flares into a container on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, July 11. After it’s loaded, Line Delivery picks up the container and transports it to the customer on the flightline. Schelkoph is deployed from Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and a native of Dickenson, N.D. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade)
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Building bridges with words

Afghan students participate in an English lesson at the Korean Vocational Training Center on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. Teams of American Airmen and Soldiers volunteer to lead the classes for the students whose other courses include skills such as carpentry and plumbing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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Building bridges with words

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kathia McConnico calls on a student during an English lesson at the Korean Vocational Training Center on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 10, 2013. American Airmen and Soldiers volunteer to teach conversational English to students in addition to their lessons in skills such as carpentry and plumbing here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney)
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