AFCENT band Night Wing performs at Bagram

Airman 1st Class Melissa Rager sings a solo while performing with the Air Forces Central band Night Wing at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 9, 2012. Rager is the lead vocalist and has traveled to multiple locations throughout Southeast Asia to perform for deployed members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

AFCENT band Night Wing performs at Bagram

(Front left to right,) Master Sgt. Rick Baisden and Airman 1st Class Lee Heerspink sing “Hotel California,” with the rest of the Air Forces Central band Night Wing, at Craig Joint Theater Hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 9, 2012. Baisden is the NCO in charge and Heerspink is a guitar player with the band. During its time at Bagram, Night Wing performed at the Base Exchange and CJTH. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

National Nurses Week kicks off at Bagram

A banner announcing National Nurses Week hangs in the commander’s conference room at Craig Joint Theater Hospital May 6, 2012, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. National Nurses Week is from May 6 to May 12 and is a chance to show appreciation for the sacrifice and dedication that the nurses of America display on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

National Nurses Week kicks off at Bagram

Col. Jimmie Bailey II speaks to a group of his nurses and hospital staff during the kickoff of National Nurses Week at Craig Joint Theater Hospital May 6, 2012, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Bailey is the Task Force Med-East commander and was one of the many speakers at the event. During the ceremony, nurses were encouraged by Bailey to keep up their incredible work. The rest of National Nurses Week will be commemorated with events such as a pancake breakfast, a movie night and a five- kilometer run. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

Joint communications vital to RIP/TOA at Bagram

Airman 1st Class Brian Lewment directs the unloading of a generator from a C-17 aircraft during the 1st Infantry Division’s Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 20, 2012. Lewment is a loadmaster with the 816th Air Expeditionary Squadron and is deployed from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. Communication was key in the execution of the RIP/TOA, a joint operation that allowed the 1st Infantry Division to successfully settle into it’snew responsibilities working with the Afghan National Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)

Joint communications vital to RIP/TOA at Bagram

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron prepare to unload a C-17 aircraft during a Relief in Place/Transfer of Authority at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, March 20, 2012. The RIP/TOA moved over 17,000 passengers and 4,000 tons of cargo and allowed 1st Infantry Division to settle into their new mission of handling the dealings the Afghan government and Afghan National Security Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom)