Jan. 5, 2017 Deployed wounded warrior completes back-to-back tours “Being here, you get treated like a normal person, not like an amputee. Not like an injured guy,” said Tech. Sgt. Jason Caswell, as he added more 45-pound plates to his barbell.
Dec. 8, 2016 JTACs enable aerial reaction force mission Joint terminal air controllers from the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron out of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, recently began a partnership with Task Force Fighting Eagle’s aerial reaction force to provide JTAC capabilities to their missions.
Nov. 30, 2016 Airlift squadron provides mission versatility to Afghan theater The high pressure altitude; extreme temperature disparity; and harsh, mountainous terrain of Afghanistan make for a challenging environment that often pushes the C-130J Super Hercules to maximum performance.
April 8, 2016 Cody engages with deployed Airmen Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody engaged with Airmen deployed to Afghanistan in support of the NATO Resolute Support mission and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel from April 4-6 through a series of Q&A format all calls, small group discussions and personal site visits.
March 30, 2016 F-16 crashes in Afghanistan; pilot safely ejects An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing crashed during takeoff March 29 at about 8:30 p.m. local time near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
March 15, 2016 Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life With the whirl of activity rushing around her and the advice of nearly 20 specialists being presented, it’s the job of Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams to decide the medical treatment to go forward with that could ultimately decide whether the patient lives or dies.
Feb. 22, 2016 MQ-9 crashes in Afghanistan An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 451st Air Expeditionary Group, part of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, crashed Feb. 20 at about 9 p.m. Afghanistan time, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
Feb. 17, 2016 Bagram’s ‘Dr. Frankenstein’ finds sweet release in expeditionary confections He is the Dr. Frankenstein of expeditionary treat making, whipping up delicious concoctions out of care package candy bars and whatever else he can dig up. His laboratory is a tiny office, and his only tools are a little microwave and a mini fridge. Yet, people don’t run terrified from his newest
Feb. 8, 2016 Comm Airmen keep $84M network running With hundreds of thousands of megabytes of data whizzing along miles of fiber optic wire, only stopping briefly to be digested by a network computer before blazing off to its next destination, managing this cyber domain requires a skilled team of expertly trained individuals; in the case of a
Feb. 2, 2016 Intel paints battlefield picture from windowless room In a windowless room, illuminated only by the light of computer screens, intelligence Airmen of the 455th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron paint a picture of the battlespace clear as day.
Jan. 10, 2016 Mobility Airmen assist first responders after Kabul airport attack Four Airmen deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Bagram Airfield sprang into action following a Jan. 4 terrorist attack on a compound in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Dec. 23, 2015 Bagram honors fallen Airmen Service members from Bagram Airfield came together Dec. 23 to honor the memories of six Airmen killed in an improvised explosive device attack two days earlier.
Nov. 24, 2015 Bagram ammo Airmen bring the boom to combat airpower Filled with tons of bombs, missiles and ammunition, the Airmen of the Munitions Storage Area, or “bomb dump,” provides all the necessary weapons required to project combat airpower.
Oct. 27, 2015 Civil engineer teams sustain Bagram runway, ensure combat airpower With combat airpower operations coming and going from Bagram Airfield nearly every three minutes, taking care of the flightline is a vital operation.
Oct. 3, 2015 Airmen in C-130 crash identified, memorialized The six Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing who died Oct. 2 when their C-130J Super Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, were identified Oct. 3 by the Defense Department.