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455th EAMXS keeps Vipers flying

An F-16 Fighting Falcon taxis before takeoff Nov. 16, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Members of the 455th EAMXS enable multiple combat sorties daily out of Bagram. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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COMACC pays visit to deployed Airmen

Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Air Combat Command commander, speaks to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing members during a visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2016. Carlisle and ACC Command Chief Master Sgt. Steve K. McDonald took the opportunity to ask Airmen what support they needed while downrange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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COMACC pays visit to deployed Airmen

Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Air Combat Command commander, speaks to 455th Air Expeditionary Wing members during a visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 19, 2016. Carlisle and ACC Command Chief Master Sgt. Steve K. McDonald visited several units during their trip, speaking to Airmen about the challenges of deployment and thanking them for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Wounded warriors return to Craig Joint Theater Hospital

U.S. Army Master Sgt. (retired) Leroy Petry, Medal of Honor recipient, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 16, 2016. Petry was one of six wounded warriors to participate in Operation Proper Exit, a program that returns battle-wounded service members to theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Wounded warriors return to Craig Joint Theater Hospital

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Reina Hockenberry, Operation Proper Exit wounded warrior, returns to the bed she occupied while a patient at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a return visit to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 16, 2016. Hockenberry was wounded in August 2014 during an attack in Kabul and went through the CJTH before being medically evacuated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Deployed Airman gives back to land of opportunity

Master Sgt. Ben, 62nd Reconnaissance Squadron sensor operator, poses in front of an MQ-9 Reaper at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Ben is a native of the Philippines and became a U.S. citizen while serving in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Staff Sgt. Limuel Beltran, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force assistant flight chief, visits the D-1 post during shift at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2016. Response force members man both static and mobile posts around the airfield to maintain 360-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Phillips is a Chicago native based out of McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, takes a break during his 12-hour shift maintaining flightline security at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force members man both static and mobile posts around the airfield to maintain 360-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force teams are posted around the airfield at Kandahar to ensure 360-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Security forces team members from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron look out through the window of a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. While on their twelve-hour shifts, response force members maintain their positions in the M-ATV to keep watch over their sector of security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

An M-4 Carbine rifle and grenade launcher sits beside the seat of the truck commander in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Security forces members of the 451st ESS provide airfield security at Kandahar and work with joint and coalition partners to maintain perimeter security at the forward operating base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman James Curry, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, uses binoculars to monitor his team’s security sector at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Response force teams are posted around the airfield at Kandahar to ensure 365-degree security. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airman Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force member, monitors a Common Remotely Operated Weapon System II in mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. The CROWS system is required to be monitored at all times during each 12-hour shift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Constant vigilance

Senior Airmen James Curry and Tyler Phillips, 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron response force members, man their positions while standing guard at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan Nov. 5, 2016. Security forces members of the 451st ESS provide airfield security at Kandahar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Barrier engagement testing ensures pilot safety

An F-16 Fighting Falcon belonging to the 93rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron engages a barrier during a certification test of the Mobile Aircraft Arresting System Oct. 30, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Testing of the MAAS is required annually when a real-world barrier engagement has not taken place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Barrier engagement testing ensures pilot safety

Senior Airmen Mathew Chapman and Devin Tillman, 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron power production specialists, place a Mobile Aircraft Arresting System cable across the runway at Bagram Airfield Afghanistan, during a certification test Oct. 30, 2016. The MAAS is a barrier used to catch the arresting hook on fighter aircraft in case of malfunction upon landing or take off. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

U.S. Army Sgt. Seth Pilkington, 233rd Military Police Company, acts as a patient during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Patients were medically evacuated from the embassy in Kabul for the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

Medics treat patients in the emergency room of the Craig Joint Theater Hospital, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016. The exercise comes at the beginning of a new rotation of deployed medics. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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Calm amidst chaos

A medical response team transports a patient from a helicopter to the Craig Joint Theater Hospital during a mass casualty exercise Oct. 30, 2016 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. There were more than a dozen patients and an all-hands-on-deck response from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group and their Army partners at the 710th Area Support Medical Company. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Spessa)
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