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  • MOC coordinates, facilitates aircraft movement in AOR

    As a crew chief tightens down the fuel line with the last turn of his wrench, his supervisor calls in the stop time. Within seconds--a mile from the flightline--the jet's status is upgraded to fully mission capable. The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron maintenance operations

  • SARC helps deployed servicemembers respond to crisis

    Many people may think that because they're deployed, with a three-drink-a-night limit on alcohol and General Order-1 applying to their interactions with members of the opposite sex, assault is not a possibility. Not so, says the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, who

  • Ammo specialists support deployed missions

    Every time a bomber lands here with an empty weapons bay, one group of specialists gets some serious job satisfaction. The 74 Airmen of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight are responsible for producing and maintaining all the munitions for the B-1 Lancers here and chaff and

  • All-female KC-135 crew performs inflight refueling over Iraq

    For decades, women have proudly served in the U.S. Air Force, and March 17, in honor of National Women's History Month, an all-female crew of three women deployed to Southwest Asia flew an in-flight refueling mission together in a KC-135 over Iraq. In spite of some early setbacks, Maj. Leslie Picht,

  • HVAC team helps base keeps its cool

    With the twist of a knob, servicemembers here can adjust the temperature of their workstation or dorm room to their liking because of constant maintenance and upkeep by the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation and air conditioning team. "We are dealing with extremes of up

  • Aerospace fuels laboratory keeps mission flowing

    As the bomber climbs higher through the night's sky in route to his mission, the pilot checks his fuel gauge and straps on his air hose and takes a breath of oxygen. He takes both for granted, not thinking about the rigorous testing process they go through. Both were certified by the 379th

  • Force protection cell blocks out potential threats.

    "So, what do you do for a living? Do you work on planes like bombers and fighter jets? Where do the planes fly?" asks an elderly couple stopping an Airman who is off base for lunch. These questions may seem innocent, but the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing force protection cell says providing sensitive