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Red Tail maintainers shine with MAJCOM award

Airmen assigned to the 332d Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron check the placement of munitions beneath an F-15E Strike Eagle November 10, 2017 in Southwest Asia. The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing was recently awarded the 2017 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapons System Maintenance Trophy, recognizing it as Air Combat Command’s premier large aircraft maintenance component. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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Red Tail maintainers shine with MAJCOM award

Airman 1st Class Logan Webb, assigned to the 332d Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, performs avionics checks on an F-15E Strike Eagle November 10, 2017 in Southwest Asia. 332d Air Expeditionary Wing aircraft maintainers were recently awarded the 2017 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapons System Maintenance Trophy in recognition of their historic impact on the air campaign against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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Red Tail maintainers shine with MAJCOM award

Airmen assigned to the 332d Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron work together to load munitions onto an F-15E Strike Eagle November 10, 2017 in Southwest Asia. The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing was recently awarded the 2017 Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapons System Maintenance Trophy for their crucial role in the largest air campaign in the history of Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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Red Tail maintainers shine with MAJCOM award

Senior Airman Andrew Rozycki, assigned to the 332d Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, maneuvers a munitions loader beneath the nose of an F-15E Strike Eagle November 10, 2017 in Southwest Asia. During the year, the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing’s 1,056 aircraft weapons and maintenance personnel enabled a record setting air campaign against the Islamic State, which included more than 4,000 F-15E Strike Eagle combat sorties and more than 9,000 munitions expended. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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Red Tail maintainers shine with MAJCOM award

SSgt. Joshua Edwards, assigned to the 332d Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, prepares munitions to be loaded on an F-15E Strike Eagle November 10, 2017 in Southwest Asia. Aircraft maintainers deployed with the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing enabled 134,916 combat flight hours in the year 2017 alone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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Red Tail maintainers shine with MAJCOM award

Senior Airman Hunter Barto, assigned 332d Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, checks the placement of munitions beneath the wing of an F-15E Strike Eagle November 10, 2017 in Southwest Asia. 332d EMXS Airmen are responsible for all aspects of maintenance and upkeep on Strike Eagles assigned to the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing, which has been the primary provider of air power in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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EC-130H Compass Call: not a regular C-130

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on an EC-130H Compass Call Feb. 2, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The EC-130H Compass Call is an airborne tactical weapon system using a heavily modified version of the C-130H designed to disrupt enemy command and control communications and limits adversary coordination essential for enemy force management. (U.S. Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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EC-130H Compass Call: not a regular C-130

Senior Airman William Urquhart, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130H Compass Call aerospace propulsion, checks engine functions on the EC-130H Feb. 2, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The EC-130H’s mission is to jam communications and collect intelligence for the troops. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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EC-130H Compass Call: not a regular C-130

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Foydl, 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130H Compass Call crew chief, checks the oil of an EC-130H Feb. 2, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Here at BAF, Foydl ensures that the EC-130H remains ready to support any operation or mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

Groundwater surges out from a newly-drilled well January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. After the initial hole is drilled, stabilization and filtering is required in order to ensure reliable access to fresh water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

Airmen assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron pull filter screens out of a newly-drilled well January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Changing filter screens requires the crew to add and remove hundreds of feet of piping every day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

An Airman assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron stand in a puddle of fresh groundwater on the site of a newly-drilled well January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. This 1,500 ft deep well, and two other like it, will provide potable water for future facilities as the coalition works to establish an enduring presence in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

The sun sets on a 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron drill site January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The project entails the development of 3 new wells intended to support an enduring coalition presence in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

Senior Airman Rosco Ledbetter, a well driller assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, operates controls as the crew removes steel piping from a drill site January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Well drillers are selected from various Air Force civil engineer specialties and frequently travel to remote areas to establish reliable flow of potable water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

SSgt Zachary Gosteli, a vehicle mechanic assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, applies torque to steel piping on a well drilling site January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 1500 ft. well began with a hole six inches in diameter, and was soon increased to a 10-inch diameter before the eventual addition of filter screens, reinforcement, and pumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE drills into the future

SSgt Zachary Gosteli, a vehicle mechanic assigned to the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, guides heavy steel piping into position on a well drilling site January 31, 2018 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The crew removed piping in order to gain access to screens, which gradually filter groundwater as it rises to the top. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Kleinholz)
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RED HORSE completes taxiway extension

Brig. Gen. Kyle Robinson, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing commander (center), joins Capt. Nathan Smith, 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron Director of Operations (right) in opening the taxiway delta fighter apron expansion February 2, 2018 in Southwest Asia. Members of the 557th RHS poured 3,742 cubic meters of concrete over 18 days, providing 165,000 square feet of improved aircraft parking and taxiways needed to sustain increased combat operations.
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451 EOSS Airman enable Kandahar ops, no matter the task

Tech. Sgt. Steven Thompson, 451st Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron command and control operations NCOIC, poses for a photo Jan. 9, 2018 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Currently deployed from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, Thompson has been in the Air Force for nine years and is serving on his third deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Divine Cox)
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455 ELRS and 455 ECS drastically reduce check-in times at PAX terminal

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Abiera, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron contracting officer representative, demonstrates how the new process of checking in passengers at the passenger terminal will work Jan. 19, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Abiera was one of two Bagram Airfield Airmen that revamped the old process to decrease the wait time and save the Airmen of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin Jacobs)
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455 ELRS and 455 ECS drastically reduce check-in times at PAX terminal

Tech. Sgt. Timothy Abiera, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron contracting officer representative, and Senior Airman Najse Foster, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron knowledge manager, pose for a photo Jan. 19, 2018 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Abiera and Foster were responsible for the decreased wait time during passenger check-in at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Abiera and Foster decreased the check-in time from five minutes per passenger to only seconds. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Justin Jacobs)
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