Airmen Give Thanks, Continue Mission

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Nick Biggs, a C-130 Hercules copilot, enjoys a Thanksgiving dinner, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. A contracting company providing catering services to deployed coalition forces put extra effort into providing the time-honored feast to American servicemembers at Bagram. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
  • Senior Airman Katy Martello and Staff Sgt. Koreta Keke-Warmke, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, maintain gate security to the flightline on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Toth, a heavy equipment operator in the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, smoothes wet concrete on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
  • Airmen deployed with the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron pour concrete on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The occurance of the national holiday does not deter these airmen from performing their jobs. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
  • Staff Sgt. Brian Cherry (bottom) and Tech. Sgt. Anthony Freeman, C-130H Aircraft Maintenance Unit crewchiefs, inspect hydraulic lines in the landing gear of a C-130H Hercules on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
  • Senior Airman Dustin Porter and Tech. Sgt. Edward Swartz, material handling equipment mechanics, check electrical connections on a k-loader on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
  • Master Sgt. Kristina Mullins and Airman 1st Class Travis Alexander, 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, load old pallets into a truck on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2008, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse