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OEF 2008: Close Air Support in Afghanistan

I deployed to Afghanistan for the second time in the fall of 2008. I was mostly too busy to take photos while in the air, but I still managed to document my time at Bagram Airbase.
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  • Maintenance crews during an engine run-up

    Maintenance crews during an engine run-up

  • Walking back to the operations building after flying close air support

    Walking back to the operations building after flying close air support

  • Flying over the mountains north of Kabul, Afghanistan.

    Flying over the mountains north of Kabul, Afghanistan.

  • The Chief Arrives

    The Chief Arrives

    The President arrives in Air Force One under cover of darkness. Afghanistan.

  • The Commander-in-Chief on his "farewell tour" to the troops before leaving office, hours after the Iraq "shoe-throwing" incident

    The Commander-in-Chief on his "farewell tour" to the troops before leaving office, hours after the Iraq "shoe-throwing" incident

  • Dusk Refueling

    Dusk Refueling

    My wingman getting gas during a mission over southwest Asia

  • Morning at Bagram

    Morning at Bagram

  • Conducting a "show of force" to keep the enemy at bay without having to drop ordnance

    Conducting a "show of force" to keep the enemy at bay without having to drop ordnance

  • Conducting a "show of force" to keep the enemy at bay without having to drop ordnance

    Conducting a "show of force" to keep the enemy at bay without having to drop ordnance

  • Dawn on the fighter ramp

    Dawn on the fighter ramp

  • F-15Es lined up and ready for their missions

    F-15Es lined up and ready for their missions

  • Getting settled in before a night mission

    Getting settled in before a night mission

  • An airman getting an F-15E ready before takeoff

    An airman getting an F-15E ready before takeoff

  • Dawn on the fighter ramp

    Dawn on the fighter ramp

  • Dusk somewhere over the mountains of Afghanistan

    Dusk somewhere over the mountains of Afghanistan

  • Medical evac Blackhawks making an expedient landing near the hospital

    Medical evac Blackhawks making an expedient landing near the hospital

  • Sunrise on the fighter ramp

    Sunrise on the fighter ramp

  • F-15E takeoff from Bagram Airbase

    F-15E takeoff from Bagram Airbase

  • Arming the bombs, gun, and missiles

    Arming the bombs, gun, and missiles

  • Photojournalist Keith Lepor visiting the squadron at Bagram

    Photojournalist Keith Lepor visiting the squadron at Bagram

  • "Pipper" prior to flying a combat mission

    "Pipper" prior to flying a combat mission

  • Returning from a mission

    Returning from a mission

  • Aerial of Bagram Airbase

    Aerial of Bagram Airbase

  • Watching a flight of alert jets takeoff after a priority scramble.

    Watching a flight of alert jets takeoff after a priority scramble.

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