Building new bridges

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron replace the bridges at the entry control point to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2, 2013. The 455th ECES structures shop was given a project to construct two bridges to replace the old and rotting matting and wooden planks that went over a flowing river that divided the airfield and the town outside the gates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

Building new bridges

Members of the 455th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron replace the bridges at the entry control point to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 2, 2013. The 455th ECES structures shop was given a project to construct two bridges to replace the old and rotting matting and wooden planks that went over a flowing river that divided the airfield and the town outside the gates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

From the leash down

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Cooper, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Military Working Dog handler, and his dog Astra take a break from their Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive patrol at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 29, 2013. Over the past four months, the MWD team has swept more than 15,000 vehicles, mitigating all VBIED threats to the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

From the leash down

Military Working Dog Ruth gets praised after solving a detection problem in which she found a specific odor during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 29, 2013. Over the past four months the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group MWD team has completed more than 200 missions “outside the wire” securing villages and roads leading to the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

From the leash down

Staff Sgt. Steven Owen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Military Working Dog handler, and his dog Tex conduct a night operations search at Traffic Control Points outside of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 28, 2013. TCPs provide an unpredictable security posture in which random vehicles are selected to be swept for contraband and all occupants identified and checked. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)

From the leash down

Staff Sgt. Steven Owen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Group Military Working Dog handler, and his dog Tex conduct a night operations search at Traffic Control Points outside of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 28, 2013. TCPs provide an unpredictable security posture in which random vehicles are selected to be swept for contraband and all occupants identified and checked. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Chris Willis)