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  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Steven Coulter from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron clears an M4 before working on it here Sept. 17. The Combat Arms Training and Maintenance S4C section is changing out front hand guards to 235 M4s. This impacts the mission because they are able to provide Security Forces members with the most up-to-date weapons equipment. This upgrade also gives ESFS the ability for their Airmen to carry the same rifle on a day-to-day basis that is zeroed to that individual instead of giving people a weapon that is mechanically zeroed. Sergeant Coulter is deployed from the 75th SFS at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. His hometown is Springfield, Ore.(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)(released)

    3 deployed Airmen, 200-plus weapons: 1 secure wing

    Three members of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here swapped out the last of 235 hand guards on the unit's cache of M-4 carbines Wednesday. The modification will provide critical upgrades to the current capabilities of the weapon. "This upgrade benefits the mission by providing our security forces members with the most up-to-date
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Timothy Lazarus, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Fire and Emergency Services, stands at the Circle of Honor here for the Patriot Day ceremony to commemorate the fallen responders from the 2001 terrorist attacks. Airman Lazarus read the fireman's prayer during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Denise Johnson)(released)

    Deployed members reaffirm commitment at 9/11 commemoration

    More than 200 people gathered at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Circle of Honor memorial for the Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony here Thursday.The ceremony began at 9:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time - 5:43 p.m. Local - a poignant reminder of the moment a Boeing 757 crashed into the Pentagon seven years ago to the minute. The landscape and
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Staff Sgt. Virginia Ganus from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron waits to be awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal here Aug. 31. She recieved the medal for her actions during a combat convoy near Kirkuk regional Air Base, Iraq. Sergeant Ganus is deployed from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. Her hometown is Roanoke, Va.(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A Campbell)(released)

    AFCENT commander presents 380th AEW Airman with combat action medal

    A 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer received the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a ceremony here Aug. 31. Lt. Gen. Gary North, commander of 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, presented the medal to Staff Sgt. Virginia Ganus, a tactical automated security system administrator, for her actions in Iraq in
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Lt. Gen. Gary North U.S. Air Forces Central commander visits the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 31. Tech. Sgt. Tommy Goss, the noncommissioned officer in charge of Bulk Storage from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, listens in as General North discusses the role the 380th plays in the war on terrorism. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell)(released)

    Air component commander leads by walking around

    Lt. Gen. Gary North visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to see what the Airmen here are up to first-hand. General North, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, who also serves as the United States Central Command's Combined Force Air Component Commander, said it's important to know the capacity of our people
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Maj.Gen. Douglas Raaberg presents Senior Airman Paul Wilson from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing with a coin Aug 28. General Raaberg also discussed different events and the role the 380th plays in the war on terror with Airman Wilson and several other members of the 380th AEW.(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A Campbell)(released)

    Deputy CFACC reminisces at 380th AEW

    Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Raaberg, the Deputy Combined Force Air Component Commander for United States Central Command, visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here Aug. 28. The general and the wing are old acquaintances. He served as a FB-111A pilot, instructor pilot and an evaluator pilot for the 380th Bombardment Wing in Plattsburgh, N.Y., from 1983
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's newest Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Martin Smith (second from right), stands next to 380th AEW Commander, General H.D. Polumbo, Jr., (far right), during retreat here Aug. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandra Sandoval)(released)

    New command chief shares first impressions

    The new 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief arrived here Aug. 18. Chief Master Sgt. Martin K. Smith said it's an honor to be here to serve the 380th AEW Commander, Brig. Gen. H.D. Polumbo, Jr. He said it's twice the honor being here to serve the Airmen, as well. His expectations are simple, he said, "I'm optimistic. I want the people to
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA--Airman 1st Class Christopher Chartier from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, removes a hydraulic package from an E-3 Sentry engine here Aug. 24. Each engine is line modifiable to fit either inboard or outboard positions. Airman Chartier is removing the package due to being sent an inboard engine where he needed an outboard engine. This was the 6th engine change in 120 days. The normal fix time to remove and replace an E-3 engine is 18 hours. The technicians here have sliced that time in more then half. Their average time to change an engine and replace the aircraft to flyable condition here is 8 1/2 hours. Airman Chartier is deployed from the 552nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. his hometown is Yucca Valley, Calif.(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A Campbell)(released)

    Maintainers halve jet-engine swap time

    Maintainers swapped out what they hope is the last of six jet-engine replacements over the course of 120 days here Sunday. Replacing six E-3 Sentry, or AWACS, engines in one deployment rotation is unprecedented, according to Master Sgt. Chuck Ratajczyk, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron lead production superintendent. The 24-year

  • Credit-/debit-card fraud hits deployees’ wallets

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is tackling financial crime head-on as some deployees face credit-/debit-card fraud. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is fighting back through effective data compilation, analysis and education. Staff Sgt. Frank Mamea, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces noncommissioned officer in charge of investigations and police
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- King Cone, lead vocalist and song writer, belts out a song on stage at the 380th Air Expeditionary Thirsty Camel Pavilion Aug. 13. King stated he felt like he was wearing a bathing suit, referencing his sweat-drenched clothing. Peter Piper (background), drummer, beats out the accompanying rhythm. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell) (released)

    Band brings 'little bit of Texas' to Southwest Asia

    King Cone and the Tailgate Philharmonic visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here Aug. 13 to "bring a little bit of Texas" to deployed members. King said he volunteered more than a year ago to support the Armed Forces Entertainment's efforts to bring entertainment to deployed military members. Although the decision to apply to Armed Forces
  • SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Tech. Sgt. Ann Williams, Airman 1st Class Shawna Wilson and Senior Airman Xavier Taggart check their inventory for Airman Battle Uniforms for personnel deployed here. All three are deployed to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron from the 2nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Christopher A. Campbell) (released)

    Uniform changes come to Southwest Asia

    U.S. Air Force members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here are transitioning from Desert Combat Uniforms to Airman Battle Uniforms to meet newly published AFCENT guidance.United States Air Forces Central issued a memorandum July 31 providing guidance for all pending and current deployers in the USAFCENT Area of Responsibility. The memorandum,
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