Bagram Air Base

English: Bagram Air Base (ICAO: OAIX) is the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. It is located on the outskirts of the ancient city of Bagram, in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The base is often called Bagram Airfield and is roughly 25 miles north of Kabul International Airport, which is located in the Afghan capital of Kabul.

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  Collage of 4 images created by User:Officer

Regular

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  Snow at Bagram during winter
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  Master Sgt. Chris Skierski sweeps the flightline for foreign objects and debris at Bagram in 2012
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  An F-15E Strike Eagle of the 335th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., taking off in 2011
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  Inside the Control Tower
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  Control Tower at the base
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  Airmen celebrate 62nd Air Force Birthday in 2009
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  Air Force birthday celebration in 2009
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  Airmen welcome the first Air Force MC-12 to be based in Afghanistan
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  Airmen take a photo opportunity of the surrounding mountains from a staircase (Dec. 2008)
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  Inside a mess hall
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  Area around the Control Tower in 2008
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  The 755th Air Expeditionary Group Explosive Ordinance Disposal team stands by at a safe distance from a controlled burn on the flightline
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  A McChord AFB C-17 Globemaster III is marshaled into position for unloading
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  Soldiers loading 40 bundles of humanitarian supplies into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at the base in April 2008
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  An F-15E Strike Eagle jet taking off at the airfield
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  An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing lifting off
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  A third view of the base from the Air Traffic Control Tower
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  Another view of the base from the Air Traffic Control Tower
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  View of the base from the Air Traffic Control Tower in 2007

Special visits

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  U.S. President Barack Obama boarding Air Force One prior at Bagram on May 2, 2012
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  President Barack Obama addresses the people of the United States from Bagram on May 2, 2012
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  President Barack Obama arriving at Bagram on May 1, 2012
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  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, greets service members at Bagram on July 14, 2009
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  President George W. Bush at Bagram in December 2008
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  Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, U.S. Navy, meets David Rodriguez in October 2007
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  Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon R. England thanks soldiers and airmen for their service and sacrifice during another visit at Bagram on July 20, 2007
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  U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin Freakley walks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates across a rooftop following a briefing about the current status of Bagram Air Field, Jan. 17, 2007
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  President George W. Bush gives the thumbs-up after Air Force One landed at Bagram on March 1, 2006
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  U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shakes hands and gives coins to a group of soldiers and Marines at an Internet cafe in July 2005
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  Gen. David Petraeus visits Bagram in January 2005
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  U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney took time to talk with over 200 service members at Bagram
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  Honorable Gordon R. England shows his support during the holiday season while eating a Thanksgiving day meal with Sailors and Marines in 2003