Norris named AFMC's emergency management program manager of the year

Air Force Material Command recently named Staff Sgt. Samuel Norris, a member of the 387th Air Expeditionary Support Squadron and Broken Arrow, Okla. native, as the emergency management program manager of the year. Norris is deployed from the 775th Civil Engineering Squadron, Hill Air Force Base,

Storeroom keeps 380 AEW supplied with food, water

Planning a family of four's weekly grocery list on a budget can be a bit of a challenge and, perhaps, a bit of a headache. Now, imagine planning out the meals, necessary ingredients - from spices to meat items - a month in advance for several thousand people for four meals per day.The Oasis Dining

387th AES preps Marines of 2nd LEB for CENTCOM Customs mission

The 387th Air Expeditionary Squadron is preparing the Marine Corps' 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion to assume the U.S. Central Command's Customs mission, Wednesday, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.The 387th AES, an Air Force unit, has held the mission, which includes inspecting Department

AFCENT Band Hypersonic plays Bagram

The U.S. Air Force Central Command Band, Hypersonic, recently played at Bagram Airfield as one stop on their Afghanistan tour. The band spent two days strolling the base and playing acoustical sets for many Service members who are usually unable to attend the larger shows on base due to work

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MSA expansion supports future operations

Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing held a ceremony at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Mar. 31, 2104, to formally open the consolidated munitions administration building and celebrate the completion of the west munitions storage area expansion project. The west munitions storage area expansion is

Cryogenics preserve the mission

Cryogenics is known around the world for preserving human remains to be reborn in another era. As interesting as a new life may be, the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's cryogenic shop has another purpose for this science.Serving as the U.S. Air Forces Central Command's sole area of

Commitment brings father, son together in Afghanistan

After two years apart, a deployed father and son were reunited at a re-enlistment ceremony in Afghanistan.The last time U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carmelo Vega Martinez saw his son, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jean Vega Martinez, was more than two years ago when the junior NCO was passing

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Expeditionary maintenance group closes doors after 12 years

The 376th Expeditionary Maintenance Group was inactivated during a ceremony here March 29, 2014."What an amazing end to 12-and-half years of launching missions," said Col. John C. Millard, 376th Air Expeditionary Wing commander. "Our maintainers have led the way to ensure every launch was successful