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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Yetmar, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Yetmar, 774th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Yetmar, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepares for takeoff from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan on a mission to deliver supplies to forward operating bases in support of Op... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Command Air Mobility

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Command Air Mobility

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Command Air Mobility Liason Officer, Task Force CROM, conducts a Landing Zone Safety Officer class for U.S. Air Force, Army, and Romanian Army personnel at Forward Operating... More

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician Staff Sgt. Frank Green from the 120th Fighter Wing, Montana Air National Guard, responds to an indirect fire attack March 19, 2012. Green is deployed to the... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Leja, member of U.S. Air

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Leja, member of U.S. Air

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Leja, member of U.S. Air Forces Central Band "Total Force," plays the trombone during a performance for the 451st Expeditionary Communications Squadron, Dec. 20, 2012, at Kandahar Airf... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sandy Nestor, tactical critical

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sandy Nestor, tactical critical

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sandy Nestor, tactical critical care evacuation team nurse, left, 3rd Platoon, C Company, 2-149 General Support Aviation Battalion MEDEVAC, and U.S. Army Sgt. James Maher, flight medic, righ... More

Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue

Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue

Pararescuemen assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare for a training mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2016. Airmen from the 83rd ERQS, provided personnel recovery scenario ... More

U.S. Army Task Force Brawler pilots start the engines

U.S. Army Task Force Brawler pilots start the engines

U.S. Army Task Force Brawler pilots start the engines of a CH-47F Chinook to conduct a personnel recovery exercise with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfiel... More

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen get together to play hockey in empty Afghanistan hangar

Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen get together to play hockey in empty Afgh...

Members of the 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group play floor hockey inside an empty hangar Dec. 7, 2018, at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. Every week, these members would rally together for a few hours to... More

An F-35A Lightning II prepares to receive fuel from

An F-35A Lightning II prepares to receive fuel from

An F-35A Lightning II prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, May 15, 2019 at an undisclosed location. The 28th EARS maintains a 24/7 presence in... More

A 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircrew

A 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircrew

A 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron aircrew performs pre-flight inspections on a KC-135 Stratotanker before an aerial refueling mission at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 10, 2019. The 28th EARS refuele... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Airmen load cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 28, 2020. The flexible design of the C-130 enables i... More

A graduate of the basic nursing program here hurries

A graduate of the basic nursing program here hurries

A graduate of the basic nursing program here hurries to the front of the room to accept his certificate of completion Feb. 5 as three dignitaries from Zabul province look on. The graduation ceremony was attende... More

Airman 1st Class Christian Mejia, 376th Expeditionary

Airman 1st Class Christian Mejia, 376th Expeditionary

Airman 1st Class Christian Mejia, 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly Away Security Team member, Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, is responsible for guarding a disabled C-130 Hercules aircraft ... More

An Afghan air force soldier jumps into the arms of

An Afghan air force soldier jumps into the arms of

An Afghan air force soldier jumps into the arms of U.S air force Master Sgt. Daniel Prosymchak near Forward Operating Base Oqab, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2015. Prosymchak is assigned to the Train, Advise, A... More

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint approaches the

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint approaches the

A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint approaches the boom of a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 10, 2019. The Ri... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Melanie Pomerville,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Melanie Pomerville,

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Melanie Pomerville, right, 609th Air Support Squadron air tasking order production NCOIC, briefs Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, left, commander U.S. Central Command, during ... More

Tech. Sgt. Justin Morrison, 76th Expeditionary Aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Justin Morrison, 76th Expeditionary Aircraft

Tech. Sgt. Justin Morrison, 76th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, checks the wings of an HC-130P Hercules assigned to the 76th Rescue Squadron during a complete aircraft maint... More

Senior Airman Jeffrey Benson, 908th Expeditionary Air

Senior Airman Jeffrey Benson, 908th Expeditionary Air

Senior Airman Jeffrey Benson, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts pre-flight checks aboard a KC-10 Extender before take off on an air refueling mission in support of Operation End... More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Leja, member of U.S. Air

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Leja, member of U.S. Air

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brad Leja, member of U.S. Air Forces Central Band "Total Force", loads onto the bus Dec. 18, 2012, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Three Army musicians have been integrated into the band... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Jungwurtn, 340th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Jungwurtn, 340th

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Jungwurtn, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, prepares for take-off to complete an air refueling mission over Afghanistan Oct. 2, 2013... More

The ISAF color guard salutes during the playing of

The ISAF color guard salutes during the playing of

The ISAF color guard salutes during the playing of the national anthem during the ISAF Joint Command (IJC) and XVIII Airborne Corps colors casing ceremony, Dec. 8, 2014, at North Kabul Afghanistan International... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary

A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, refuels a U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt over the skies of Af... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to Whiteman Air Force

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to Whiteman Air Force

An A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base,takes off from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2018. U.S. Air Forces Central Command realigned airpower to USFOR-A Combined-Joint Area of Ope... More

Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Combined Joint Task Force 101,

Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Combined Joint Task Force 101,

Lt. Col. Stacy Maxey, Combined Joint Task Force 101, Headquarters Air Mobility Liaison Office, explains how to communicate with an aircrew during a Landing Zone Safety Officer class for U.S. Air Force, Army, an... More

A Navy EA-6B Prowler receives fuel from a KC-135

A Navy EA-6B Prowler receives fuel from a KC-135

A Navy EA-6B Prowler receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in the skies above Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, March 2.

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician

U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Staff Sgt. Scott Rice from the 673rd Civil Engineering Squadron, EOD flight, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prepares to conduct a controlled deton... More

A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system sits

A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system sits

A Counter Rocket, Artillery, Mortar weapon system sits in a hanger on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 4, 2018. The C-RAM will be used as a response to indirect fire attacks on the base. U.S. Air Forces Cen... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, Jan. 24, 2018. The purpose of a pre-flight inspect... More

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members,

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members,

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew members, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Detachment 1, conduct a pre-flight briefing before a refueling mission on Kandahar Airfield, Afghan... More

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned

A U.S. Air Force in-flight refueling specialist assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron waits to refuel a U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility,... More

Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Capt. Stuart Letcher, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts preflight checks aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker bound for a refueling mission in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, April 17.

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from the 19th Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., takes off from a remote airfield in Qalat, Afghanistan. The crew of the C-130 is delivering cargo and troops in sup... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Luis Rosa, Air Force Central

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Luis Rosa, Air Force Central

U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Luis Rosa, Air Force Central Command Band saxophonist and Latin percussionist, uses a jazz saxophone to entertain a crowd of service members during a dining facility performance Dec... More

Afghan air force flight medics, pose for a portrait

Afghan air force flight medics, pose for a portrait

Afghan air force flight medics, pose for a portrait in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 19, 2014. As a flight medic, the team is responsible for providing care casualty evacuation care and day-to-day clinical care for l... More

Cargo is off-loaded of a C-17 Globemaster III on Kandahar

Cargo is off-loaded of a C-17 Globemaster III on Kandahar

Cargo is off-loaded of a C-17 Globemaster III on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2017. The efforts at Kandahar Airfield are in support of the new campaign in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff... More

U.S. Air Force airmen aircraft from the 746th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force airmen aircraft from the 746th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force airmen aircraft from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron load aid and supplies onto a C-130H Hercules, in support of humanitarian relief efforts in Pakistan at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan,... More

A U.S. Air Force aircrew from the 361st Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force aircrew from the 361st Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force aircrew from the 361st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron taxis to the runway in an MC-12 Liberty as they prepare for take off for operations Aug. 30, 2010. The MC-12 provides full-motion v... More

First Lt. Matthew Miller, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

First Lt. Matthew Miller, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

First Lt. Matthew Miller, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron pilot, conducts preflight checks aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker bound for a refueling mission in Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Free... More

An Afghan Air Force aerial gunner preflights an Mi-17

An Afghan Air Force aerial gunner preflights an Mi-17

An Afghan Air Force aerial gunner preflights an Mi-17 helicopter as the sun rises at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, on the first day of Operation Seemorgh, July 23, 2013. Operation Seemorgh, named after a myt... More

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Shawanaz Nabi Zada briefs

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Shawanaz Nabi Zada briefs

Afghan Air Force 1st Lt. Shawanaz Nabi Zada briefs Afghan National Army soldiers and other passengers prior to the first-ever all Afghan C-130 flight, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 16, 2014. The aircrew, made up of ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Kaminski, a 340th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Kaminski, a 340th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jordan Kaminski, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker boom operator, refuels a RC-135 Rivet Joint during an Operation Freedom’s Sentinel mission over Afg... More

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling

A KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, refuels an F-22 Raptor from the 95th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of a new offensive ... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, inspects the loaded cargo while preparing the aircraft at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, Jan. 4, 2018. C-17 load... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission above Iraq March 16, 2018. The 340th EARS is assigned to the 37... More

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (May 21, 2018) -- A U.S. Air

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (May 21, 2018) -- A U.S. Air

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (May 21, 2018) -- A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot salutes the crew chief as he taxis for a mission from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 21, 2018. Attached to the 451st Air E... More

U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules loadmasters Senior Airman

U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules loadmasters Senior Airman

U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules loadmasters Senior Airman Shon Manning (left) and Master Sgt. John Metcalf assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, fill in all necessary paperwork before off load of... More

Staff Sgt. Pascual Gutierrez, a military working dog

Staff Sgt. Pascual Gutierrez, a military working dog

Staff Sgt. Pascual Gutierrez, a military working dog handler for Combined Team Zabul, Afghanistan, deployed from the 9th Security Forces Squadron, Beale AFB, Calif., praises and gives his military working/patro... More

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 75th

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 75th

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan flies a combat sortie Jan. 7, 2014, over northeast Afghanistan. The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the f... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron during a refueling mission above Iraq March 16, 2018. The 340th EARS is assigned t... More

A U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook flight

A U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook flight

A U.S. Army Task Force Brawler CH-47F Chinook flight engineer sits on the ramp while conducting a training exercise with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron at Bagram Airfie... More

U.S. Army Gen. Steve Lyons, Commander of the United

U.S. Army Gen. Steve Lyons, Commander of the United

U.S. Army Gen. Steve Lyons, Commander of the United States Transportation Command, right, and Saudi Arabian Maj. Gen. Khaled Al-Shablan, the instillation Commander of Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB), left, share ... More

Rows of heavy-vehicles and accessories fill a retrograde

Rows of heavy-vehicles and accessories fill a retrograde

Rows of heavy-vehicles and accessories fill a retrograde yard destined for shipment at Camp Warrior, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2013. Bagram has become a major hub for retrograde operations out of A... More

An Afghan air force flight medic, takes a vital signs

An Afghan air force flight medic, takes a vital signs

An Afghan air force flight medic, takes a vital signs reading from an Afghan National Army soldier under his care while flying to Kabul, Afghanistan, on an AAF C-130 Hercules March 19, 2014. U.S. Air Force airm... More

A U.S. Air Force aerial broadcast journalist, assigned

A U.S. Air Force aerial broadcast journalist, assigned

A U.S. Air Force aerial broadcast journalist, assigned to Air Force Central Command/Combat Camera, documents pararescuemen and combat rescue officers, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram ... More

Two local fish hatchery workers prepare alfalfa to

Two local fish hatchery workers prepare alfalfa to

Two local fish hatchery workers prepare alfalfa to be fed to fish during an inspection by the Nagarhar Agri-business Development Team, March 17, 2012. The mission of the ADT is to support initiatives that will ... More

A young Afghan boy watches Airmen from a 455th Expeditionary

A young Afghan boy watches Airmen from a 455th Expeditionary

A young Afghan boy watches Airmen from a 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Reaper Team during their visit to a local village near Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2012. Reaper teams regularly ... More

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly a two-ship

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly a two-ship

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly a two-ship over Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2015. The A-29 is the Afghan Air Force's latest attack airframe in their inventory. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Larry E.... More

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle departs after being refueled

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle departs after being refueled

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle departs after being refueled by a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat air patrol mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept.... More

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle approaches the boom of a

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle approaches the boom of a

A U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle approaches the boom of a 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat air patrol mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 24, 2019... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, 538th Air

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, 538th Air

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Ringland, 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron (AEAS), helps load a container delivery system pallet onto a C-27 Spartan before an air drop mission in Kabul, Aug. 26, 2010.... More

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the USS Carl

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the USS Carl

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the USS Carl Vinson, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in the skies above Afghanistan in support of Oper... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 09, 2018. The purpose of a pre-flight inspec... More

Several brands of hot sauce make up 1st Lt. Bryan Hoffler's

Several brands of hot sauce make up 1st Lt. Bryan Hoffler's

Several brands of hot sauce make up 1st Lt. Bryan Hoffler's "Hoff's Hot Sauce" collection. Airmen assigned to Camp Etchberger in western Afghanistan do not have dining facilities in their camp. They travel to a... More

Airman 1st Class Shana Kealoha and Senior Airman Ivan

Airman 1st Class Shana Kealoha and Senior Airman Ivan

Airman 1st Class Shana Kealoha and Senior Airman Ivan Shipp, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly-Away Security Team members, subdue a hostile passenger during a C-130 Hercules training scenario at ... More

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the USS Carl

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the USS Carl

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, assigned to the USS Carl Vinson, receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron in the skies above Afghanistan in support of Oper... More

An Afghan mullah speaks about how to resolve violence

An Afghan mullah speaks about how to resolve violence

An Afghan mullah speaks about how to resolve violence and fighting in Afghanistan during a Mullah Shura in Qalat City, Afghanistan. The mullah Shura was a meeting of religious leaders in the Zabul province used... More

(Left) Capt. John Rego and 1st Lt. Jacob Lambach, 340th

(Left) Capt. John Rego and 1st Lt. Jacob Lambach, 340th

(Left) Capt. John Rego and 1st Lt. Jacob Lambach, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, take a minute to joke with each other as they go through engine start up procedures on a KC-135 Stratotanker at an u... More

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 816th Expeditionary

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 816th Expeditionary

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron returns to mission above Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, May 31.

U.S. Army Maj. R.M. McClean of the Nagarhar Agri-business

U.S. Army Maj. R.M. McClean of the Nagarhar Agri-business

U.S. Army Maj. R.M. McClean of the Nagarhar Agri-business Development Team, talks with a local fish hatchery owner about the progress of his business, March 17, 2012. The mission of the ADT is to support initia... More

Aerial transportation team personnel work to unload

Aerial transportation team personnel work to unload

Aerial transportation team personnel work to unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 20, 2018. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops an... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Kosick, 816th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Kosick, 816th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jeremy Kosick, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron instructor loadmaster, checks the cargo straps covering container delivery system bundles on a C-17 Globemaster III before a aird... More

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II approaches a U.S.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II approaches a U.S.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II approaches a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, for refueling over the U.S. Central Com... More

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 746th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 746th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepare to land a C-130 Hercules within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 8, 2020. The 746th EAS maintains a consta... More

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hartman, 298th Combat Sustainment

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hartman, 298th Combat Sustainment

Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hartman, 298th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion medical services technician, walks back to the medical tent to drop off his gear after a successful resupply mission supporting Oper... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Lee, 455th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Lee, 455th Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Lee, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, secures the perimeter around a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules Nov. 3, 2012, at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. When... More

Staff Sgt. Juan Pareja, 455th Expeditionary Security

Staff Sgt. Juan Pareja, 455th Expeditionary Security

Staff Sgt. Juan Pareja, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Fly-Away Security Team airman, provides security as 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmasters move the last portion of ... More

The Pearl, Doha, Qatar is photographed from a U.S.

The Pearl, Doha, Qatar is photographed from a U.S.

The Pearl, Doha, Qatar is photographed from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, over Northern Afghanistan, May 21, 2020.... More

Maj. Kevin Smith, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Maj. Kevin Smith, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling

Maj. Kevin Smith, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, flies a KC-135 Stratotanker during an air refueling mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Smith deployed from the 121s... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander,

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander,

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, Jr., Commander, U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, tours an E-11A Battle Field Airborne Communications Node assigned to the... More

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 510th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron maneuvers into position near a KC-135 Stratotanker to receive fuel while flying over Afghanistan in support of Operation Endu... More

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 pilot prepares to depart,

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 pilot prepares to depart,

An Afghan Air Force Mi-17 pilot prepares to depart, to be the air support for the final scenario of Air Liaison Officer School, Nov. 25, 2014, at Kabul, Afghanistan, International Airport. The students learned ... More

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron over Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2020. The 28th EARS, deployed with U... More

An Afghan Air Force medical technician prepares an

An Afghan Air Force medical technician prepares an

An Afghan Air Force medical technician prepares an AN-32 Cline for an aeromedical evacuation mission from Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan to Kabul International Airport, Sept. 22. The crew transported 21 Afghan patients.

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands on the ramp of an C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron before a mission on... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk, assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk, assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, on the flightline after completing a training mission with a Guardian Angel team assigned to the 308th ERQS, Kandahar Airfi... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Neil Boots, a a medical logistics

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Neil Boots, a a medical logistics

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Neil Boots, a a medical logistics mentor with the Joint Medical Operations Cell, carries newly arrived medical supplies to be inventoried for the Afghan National Police, Herat, Afghanista... More

An Afghan village elder talks with U.S. Air Force Security

An Afghan village elder talks with U.S. Air Force Security

An Afghan village elder talks with U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Reaper Team, during a village visit Oct. 25, 2012, outside Bagram Air Field, Afgha... More

Faiaz Faizi, Afghan National Institute of Music student,

Faiaz Faizi, Afghan National Institute of Music student,

Faiaz Faizi, Afghan National Institute of Music student, practices before a performance at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 26, 2017. ANIM students were preforming songs that included traditional a... More

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II pulls away from

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II pulls away from

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II pulls away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 15, 2020. The F-35 Lightning II is an agile, versatile, high-pe... More

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots, assigned

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots, assigned

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, wait on the ramp to start takeoff procedures at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, Jan. 25, 2018. The C-17 is capable of r... More

An Airman from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling

An Airman from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling

An Airman from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts post takeoff checklists for a KC-135 Stratotanker, May 7, 2019 at an undisclosed location. The 28th EARS maintains a 24/7 presence in the U.... More

An Airman from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling

An Airman from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling

An Airman from the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron conducts the aerial refueling of an F-15E Strike Eagle aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker, May 7, 2019 over an undisclosed location. The 28th EARS maintain... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, returns to mission after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, over the ... More

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Senior

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Senior

U.S. Air Force Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Senior Airman Cristobal Galindo, 807th Expeditionary Air Support Squadron, and native of San Bernardino, Calif., talks to Capt. Brandon Mott, commander, U.S. Arm... More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron on the ramp at Forward Operating Base Dwyer, Jan. 25, 2018. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops a... More

A B-1B Lancer, from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron,

A B-1B Lancer, from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron,

A B-1B Lancer, from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, returns to mission after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, while flying over Afghan... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, approaches the refueling boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, during an air refueling missi... More

Afghan Air Force Capt. Hamid listens to instruction

Afghan Air Force Capt. Hamid listens to instruction

Afghan Air Force Capt. Hamid listens to instruction from U.S Air Force Maj. Drew Grigson, 444th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, before takeoff aboard an Mi-17 helicopter at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, ... More

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary

An F-16 Fighting Falcon, from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, returns to mission after being refueled in the skies of Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, May 12.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Blake Skidmore, 816th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Blake Skidmore, 816th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Blake Skidmore, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads equipment into a C-17 Globemaster III for an airdrop over Afghanistan, March 30, 2013. The loadmaster performs... More

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