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  • Deployed base honors Women's History Month with formation, ceremony

    Forty-two women led the way in honoring Women's History Month in a special retreat formation and ceremony March 19 at a non-disclosed base here with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Planning for the event began Feb. 27, said Master Sgt. Tisha Gilmore, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron first

  • Photo essay: Deployed base honors Women's History Month

    Female Airmen and Soldiers stand in an all-women formation as part of a 380th Air Expeditionary Wing retreat ceremony honoring Women's History Month on March 19, 2010, at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. The formation honored women who serve in the military past and present.Click here to see

  • Construction begins on new fuel pipeline at Southwest Asia base

    Construction began on a new 2.7-mile pipeline March 17 to bolster ground refueling operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base here.The $5.7 million project calls for the construction of an above-ground 8-inch carbon steel pipeline from the existing tanker truck offload

  • Spring in Southwest Asia

    With temperatures rising upwards to 100 degrees the first day of spring, this row of tents, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, comes with air conditioning and a sunset view at the low price of a six-month deployment. These tents are the new home away from home for civil engineering Airmen

  • Wireless wingmen

    Deployed Airmen at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia, Tech. Sgt. Aliza Adanza (left) and Staff Sgt. Gautambhai Patel, both of the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, use their laptops March 18 outdoors to communicate with their friends and families back home using wireless internet

  • Photo essay: 908th EARS photo illustration

    This photo essay highlights a pair of photo essay of the KC-10 Extender and the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The 908th EARS, as part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint

  • Photo essay: Chasing down the U-2 in Southwest Asia

    Airmen from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron use "chase cars" to aid a U-2 Dragon Lady pilot in landing a U-2 during operations at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on March 9, 2010. According to the Air Force fact sheet on the U-2, the low-altitude handling characteristics of