Topic: Bagram Airfield Afghanistan

101st Airborne Division Lifeliner Soldiers, 824th Rigger Detachment execute aerial deliveries in combat zones to sustain warfighters

December 30, 2018 |

Written by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – In combat, logistic resources are arguably the most important assets needed to sustain Soldiers. “Beans and Bullets” is a common Army phrase utilized for decades that puts a special emphasis behind the importance of logisticians and their capabilities.

Since arriving into theater Soldiers of the 824th Rigger Detachment, North Carolina National Guard, and the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade have teamed up to tackle the demanding requirements of rigging equipment and air dropping resources to sustain the warfighter.

Chief Warrant Officer Two Freddy Reza, an El Paso Texas native, and senior airdrop technician for the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade demonstrates several variations on how to rig cases of water and a 110-pound bag of rice to members of the Afghan National Army Logistics cell through aerial delivery training in Kandahar, Afghanistan. (1st Lt. Verniccia Ford, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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101st Airborne Division Soldiers Exercise Spiritual Endurance to the finish line in Bagram, Afghanistan

December 24, 2018 |

Written by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – For months on end the Lifeliner religious support team has traveled all throughout the Combined Joint Operations Area Afghanistan to ensure that Soldiers feed their spirit through the deliverance of biblical teachings, prayer, and spiritual counseling.

As the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade enters the last quarter of their deployment, Army Chaplains Col. John Murphy and Maj. Jonathan Mcpherson, the chaplain for the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade organized a prayer dinner for members of the brigade to come and celebrate fellowship with their unit counterparts.

Soldiers of the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade bow their heads in prayer during the invocation for a prayer dinner. Attendees rejoiced with their unit counterparts through prayer, live music, and scripture teachings at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (1st Lt. Verniccia Ford, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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101st Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade Sling Load Team Sustains the Fight in Afghanistan

December 23, 2018 |

Written by Staff Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Out at the Lematta sling load yard, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, a team of ten 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade Soldiers work tirelessly to ensure that vital supplies and equipment make it out to various locations around the Combined Joint Operations Area-Afghanistan.

This small team works diligently despite sweltering summer heat, high winds, and freezing temperatures. No matter the weather, time or climate, they are there, ready and waiting to provide sustainment support.

Staff Sergeant Timothy Adams (left), the 101st Special Troops Battalion master driver and sling load team member, works together with Sergeant Eric Greene (right), a native of Columbus, Georgia and a generator mechanic and sling load inspection certification course squad leader for the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, on slinging a load of supplies for another forward operating base, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, December 11th, 2018. (Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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Deployed 101st Airborne Division Soldiers take strides toward financial independence in Bagram, Afghanistan

November 28, 2018 |

Written by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – While deployed, Soldiers bear the burden of dealing with real life issues that affect mental agility, morale and mood. Throughout various formations in Afghanistan, service members navigate through combat related stress, family separation, martial issues, mourning the death of loved ones and even financial mismanagement.

All these things can influence performance and have adverse effects.

Major Jeremy Duncan, a signal officer, and North Carolina native teaches budgeting fundamentals to Sergeant Latoya McFadden, a culinary specialist assigned to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade. Major Duncan is the primary instructor for the 9-week financial management course at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexes Anderson)

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962nd Quartermaster Company upholds Dignity, Reverence, and Respect in Afghanistan

November 6, 2018 |

Written by Staff Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Company (Mortuary Affairs), out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii, arguably have one of the hardest jobs in the Army. They arrived in Afghanistan from all parts of the Pacific: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, and Hawaii, and they are here for one purpose.

The U.S. Army Reserve unit is responsible for receiving, processing, safeguarding and transporting the remains and accompanying personal effects of U.S. and Coalition fallen service members, contractors, and civilians throughout Afghanistan.

Mortuary affairs specialists from the 962nd Quartermaster Company, attached to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, conduct a capabilities demonstration to showcase the importance and dedication it takes to prepare and place a flag over the transfer case for fallen service members on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 31, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sergeant Caitlyn Byrne)

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101st Airborne Division Lifeliner medical team administers influenza vaccination to Soldiers, D.A civilians and sister services in Afghanistan

November 4, 2018 |

Written by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – For months on end the 101st Airborne Division Lifeliner medical team has provided exceptional medical support to Soldiers, D.A civilians, and sister service members since arriving to Bagram. As snow covers the mountain peaks and temperatures begin to drop, this five-man team is prepared to combat flu season and maintain readiness.

“Medical preparedness keeps our Soldiers in the fight; it’s the number one priority for the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff,” said Staff Sgt. Tyler Rector, a combat medic assigned to the brigade. “This is the best way to protect our Soldiers from the influenza virus before we enter into the rough winter months.”

Specialist Phillip Pounders, a US Army combat medic assigned to the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, inoculates Sgt. Michael Williams, an automated logistics specialist with the influenza vaccine at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 17. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alexes Anderson)

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101st Airborne Division Lifeliners Tackle the SHARP Pledge in Bagram, Afghanistan

October 21, 2018 |

Written by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Even with enduring sustainment operations, 101st Airborne Division Task Force Lifeliner Soldiers demonstrated their commitment to the Army sexual assault and harassment campaign during a three part seminar. Soldiers flooded the Morale Welfare Recreation Theater at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan eager to see what Sgt. 1st Class Crystal King, an automatized logistics specialist, and the 101st Special Troops Battalion Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, had planned for them.

“The Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program is something that is near and dear to my heart,” said King. “I want our Soldiers to understand and know the importance of the program. I want our formation to be well equipped with the knowledge and tools on how to combat sexual assault and harassment in our formation.”

Soldiers of the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade gather around Col. Stephanie Barton, the Commander of the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, and Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony McAdoo, the senior noncommissioned officer of the brigade, before participating in the 101st Lifeliner SHARP five kilometer run at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2018. (1st Lt. Verniccia Ford, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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101st Airborne Division Lifeliner Soldiers Demonstrate Character, Presence and Intellect in New Junior Leadership Course

October 8, 2018 |

Written by Staff Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne

101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – In the fading light, nine 101st Airborne Division Task Force Lifeliner Soldiers took turns conducting the Soldier’s Manual of Common Tasks challenge in the concrete square of the “Eagle’s Nest,” on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, September 27th, 2018.

There were three stations, one station per task, to include: maintain an M16- series rifle carbine /M4 series rifle carbine, determine the grid coordinates of a point on a military map, and evaluate a casualty (tactical combat casualty care).

Sergeant Crystal Falcon (left), the support operations transportation contracting officer representative for the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, speaks to her audience, instructing them on the proper way to determine the grid coordinates of a point on a military map, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2018. (SSG Caitlyn Byrne, 101st Sustainment Brigade PAO)

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101st Airborne Division Soldiers take on the “Schutzenschnur” in Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

September 25, 2018 |

Written by 1st Lt. Verniccia Ford
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – In the spirit of camaraderie, partnership, and marksmanship, 130 Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and their German counterparts occupied the Maholic Range Complex to participate in the “Schutzenschnur” to earn their German proficiency marksmanship badge.

German army Maj. Andreas Mehlhron, a field artillery officer who serves as the German liaison for the Northern Train, Advise and Assist Command, and Sgt.1st Class Michael Michna, a combat medic, hosted the event to grant “Screaming Eagle” Soldiers the opportunity to qualify on the German weapon systems.

German army Maj. Andreas Mehlhron, a field artillery officer, and officer in charge of the “Schutzenschnur” event, coaches Spc. Anthony Addcock, a motor transportation specialist with the 101st Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, while he fires the Koch P8 Pistol at Maholic Range on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, September 14th, 2018. (Spc. Alexes Anderson, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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Bagram Airfield K9 Competition

September 23, 2018 |

Written by Staff Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne
101st Airborne Division (AA) Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Pebbles and dust flew as the black and tan German Shepard, Larry, a working dog from United States Forces-Afghanistan Mad Dog Kennels, hurtled toward his intended target, a burly man from AMK9’s contract working dog team in a bite suit.

In an explosion of muscle and fur, Larry launched himself at the man, clamping his jaws around a healthy portion of the suit.

Larry, the working dog who is handled by Spc. Austin Lancaster, native of Amarillo, Texas and military working dog handler for the 180th Military Working Dog Detachment in Fort Leonard Wood, latches on to the bite sleeve of an AMK9 contractor during the controlled aggression portion of the K9 Competition here on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Caitlyn Byrne, 101st Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs)

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