Flying From Bagram Air Field, February 2014

05/22/2014

05/22/2014: A rugged mountain range surrounds Bagram Air Field on three sides, including this mountain on the north end of the runway.

There were strong winds at Bagram Air Field the morning of Feb. 15, 2014, which enabled the normal haze in the valley to clear.

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Credit:455th Air Expeditionary Wing:2/15/14

  • In photo 2, a C-17 Globemaster III clears a mountain following a takeoff from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014. Aircraft departing Bagram often have to climb over the rugged mountains that surround the area on three sides
  • In photo 3, a C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014.
  • In photo 4, an Army UH-60 Black Hawk departs from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014
  • In photo 5, a F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014
  • In photo 6, an Army UH-60 Black Hawk prepares to land at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014.
  • In photo 7, 1 sunrise occurs at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 15, 2014.