Photo essay: Dragonlady comes home

A U-2 Dragonlady aircraft assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing taxis down the runway at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009, after completing a mission. The U-2 provides high-altitude, all-weather surveillance and reconnaissance, day or night, in direct support of U.S.

KC-10 sunset in Southwest Asia

Aiming high

Photo essay: Documenting the mission in Southwest Asia

Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Office, document operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009.  The 380th AEW supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

Photo essay: Sentry on duty in Southwest Asia

Airman 1st Class Johnny Hinojosa and Staff Sgt. Matthew James, both security forces journeyman assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, watch over the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Dec. 30, 2009. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing support Operations Iraqi

Deployed aerial porters load American buses on Russian-made transport bound for Afghanistan

Air transportation Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here are trained in loading all types of airlift aircraft in the Air Force fleet. C-17 Globemaster III -- no problem. C-5 Galaxy -- no problem. C-130 Hercules -- no problem. But what do they do when a Russian-built

Photo essay: Senior enlisted mentorship in Southwest Asia

Senior Master Sgt. Dianne Jones, co-chairperson of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Top 3 Mentorship Committee at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, reviews Airman 1st Class Shannon Shaw's college credits and other career information and educational opportunities Dec. 30, 2009. The Top 3

Photo essay: Deployed Airman coordinates maintenance in Southwest Asia

Senior Airman Stephen Babayco, 380th Expeditionary Equipment Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations controller, coordinates support activity on the flightline at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on Dec. 28, 2009. Airman Babayco is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and his

Photo essay: Deployed KC-10s

A KC-10 Extender is parked on the flightline in a non-disclosed location Dec. 27, 2009. KC-10 Extenders are one of the airframes deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing providing air refueling support for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The

Photo essay: Hoops in Southwest Asia

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron morale basketball tournament at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Dec. 26, 2009. The basketball tournament is one of the ways deployed forces spend their down time, but it is also a