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Oct. 14, 2015
‘Mad Mules’ load P-19 ARFF vehicle onto ‘Herk’ to support OIR

A C-130H Hercules was loaded with a 23,000 pound Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle in less than 20 minutes here today, under cargo lights on an otherwise pitch-black flightline, with dozens of Airmen making it happen. How, exactly? Airmen from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 379th
Sept. 4, 2015
The pattern is clear for partnership: Qatari and U.S. Air Force manage coalition Air Traffic seamlessly

The Qatari military works with the U.S. Air Force 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic control airmen deployed here on a daily basis overseeing operations and movements on the airfield. The two co-orchestrate movements over coalition forces’ aircraft deployed here while
May 29, 2015
CAPS does its part, keeps CENTCOM In the fight

Quick accessto spare engines, batteries, C-130 wheels or just an O-ring on a gas gauge couldsave time, money, and maybe even lives downrange. The Consolidated AircraftPart Store is where more than 18 thousand sorties per year gain their support. Having morethan 390 thousand items in stock daily

‘Mad Mules’ load P-19 ARFF vehicle onto ‘Herk’ to support OIR