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CMRE enables retrograde, consolidation of equipment

Senior Airman Cam Manson, Central Command Material Recovery Element air transportation specialist, inspects a magazine being shipped to the U.S. Feb. 14, 2017 at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul. CMRE is comprised of 6 different Air Force specialty codes and fulfill a variety of roles throughout the Afghan theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a pilot’s G-Suit Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of preparing a plane for flight is making sure it's equipped with supplies for any situation. Responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order, AFE specialists make sure Airmen have the supplies necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

A pilot’s helmet awaits inspection by 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of preparing a plane for flight is making sure they’re equipped with supplies for any situation. Responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order, AFE specialists make sure Airmen have the supplies necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a pilot’s helmet Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. AFE technicians assigned to the fighter squadron are responsible for all of a pilot's flight equipment such as helmet, oxygen mask, harness and all life-saving equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a pilot’s helmet face shield Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Part of preparing a plane for flight is making sure it's equipped with supplies for any situation. Responsible for ensuring that all flight and safety equipment is in perfect working order, AFE specialists make sure Airmen have the supplies necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Viper AFE specialists keeps pilots safe

Airman 1st Class Louis Mendoza, 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects protective eyewear Feb. 2, 2017 at the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operations building at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. AFE technicians assigned to the fighter squadron are responsible for all of a pilot's flight equipment such as helmet, oxygen mask, harness and all life-saving equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th ECES quickly cleared the ramp so the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron could continue to provide counterterrorism to enable a successful train, advise, assist campaign. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

The 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadrons and ECES de-iced aircraft and cleared snow from the runway so the F-16 Fighting Falcons of the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron could continue their missions - flying multiple sorties daily to support the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing’s mission to defend, support and deliver airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130 Compass Call Aircraft Maintenance Unit have a snowball fight after shoveling snow from under their aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The unit ensured their aircraft were cleared of snow to return to the mission after the base got several inches of snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron EC-130 Compass Call Aircraft Maintenance Unit shovel snow from under their aircraft at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The unit ensured their aircraft were cleared of snow to return to the mission after the base got several inches of snowfall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Getting airfield back up and running

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron plow the fighter ramp at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Feb. 4, 2017. The 455th ECES is responsible for maintaining the airfield to ensure flight operations can continue. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Original ‘Vulture’ shares story with 21st century warfighters

Thomas Boyd in a portrait taken circa 1945. Boyd served as a B-24 Liberator tail gunner for the 455th Bomb Group during World War II. (Courtesy Photo)
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E-11A flies 10,000th BACN sortie

A 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron E-11A outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node is prepared for the payload’s 10,000th mission Feb. 24, 2017 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Kandahar is host to the only E-11A BACN unit in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing U-2 prepares to depart on a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During the launch process a chase car, also operated by a U-2 pilot, assists in launching and recovering the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing U-2 launches from a flight line on a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force- Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During this flight the airframe reached 30,000 flight hours. This is the second U-2 to reach this milestone out of the U-2 fleet. However, this achievement was the first while serving Air Force Central Command in an expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Maj. Ryan, a U-2 pilot, signs a mural created in celebration of a U-2 airframe achieving a 30,000 flight hours at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. This marked the second U-2 in the USAF fleet to reach the milestone and the first overall while flying expeditionary missions under Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers complete a preflight inspection before a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. The U-2 is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information in the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

U-2 pilot Maj. Ryan completes a pre-flight tradition of greeting the aircraft before flying a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. During the sortie, the aircraft completed 30,000 hours of flight. This marked the second U-2 in the USAF fleet to reach the milestone and the first overall while flying expeditionary missions under Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

A U-2 taxis through a ceremonial shower after completing 30,000 flight hours at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. Firetrucks parked on either side of the U-2 and discharged water for the ceremony. The milestone marks the second U-2 in the Air Force fleet to reach the historic milestone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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U-2 continues through generations, makes Air Force history breaking 30,000-hour barrier in fight against ISIS

Senior Airman Anthony, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainer, completes a preflight inspection before a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 2, 2017. The U-2 is providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information to Coalition partners in Air Force Central Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)
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