Cryo techs: Providing the breath of life

Photo By Master Sgt. Evelyn Chavez | A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron refills liquid oxygen carts at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Aug. 5, 2014. Cryogenic technicians work with extremely cold substances that boil at subzero temperatures then evaporate into breathable air. The cryogenics technicians support 6,000 aircraft missions and issue more than 4,000 gallons of liquid oxygen per month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released  

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

09.11.2014

Story by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez 

455th Air Expeditionary Wing   

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - To help sustain the flying mission at one of the busiest airfields in Afghanistan, cryogenic technicians from the 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron provide sustainable air for aircrews to breathe at high altitudes.

Cryogenic technicians work with extremely cold substances such as liquid oxygen that boils at subzero temperatures then evaporates into breathable air. The shop here supports 6,000 aircraft missions and provides more than 4,000 gallons of liquid oxygen per month.

• Date Taken: 09.11.2014
• Date Posted: 09.11.2014 07:10
• Story ID: 141768
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF