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  • Photo essay: Good morning 380th

    The sun rises over the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on April 19, 2010. The 380th AEW, supports Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The 380th AEW is comprised of four groups and 12 squadrons and

  • Balad AFTH becomes divert base for wounded OEF troops

    Senior U.S. Air Forces Central Command medical officers have temporarily named Joint Base Balad as the new hub for all aeromedical evacuations following worldwide air travel disruptions caused by thick black ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruptions. The Air Force Theater Hospital

  • Airmen moving the mission in Afghanistan

    At an airfield that rivals Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which moves the most passengers in the world annually, or Memphis, Tenn.'s, Memphis International Airport, which moves the most cargo in the world annually, a small team of 28 aerial-port and vehicle-maintenance Airmen

  • Photo essay: Sentry maintainers ready deployed AWACS

    Each day, E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft fly combat missions in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, providing an airborne command-and-control capability.To keep the E-3 Sentry flying in the deployed areas, Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance

  • Airmen continue distributing medical supplies to Bishkek

    Airmen delivered medical supplies and food to two Bishkek hospitals April 15, 2010, and visited with patients who were injured last week in Kyrgyzstan. This is a continuation of efforts started just a couple of days ago when 16,000lbs - approximately $82,000 worth - of supplies including bandages,

  • Humanitarian efforts deliver big results

    Most American parents are familiar with taking their children's lengthy school supply list to the store and filling a shopping cart full of paper, pencils and much more. Unfortunately, most Iraqi parents can't afford to do that for their children. That is where the Airmen and Soldiers of Kirkuk

  • HA mission brings Airmen to psychological boarding house in TokMok

    Airmen from the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, are reaching out to the city of Bishkek and surrounding areas to provide humanitarian assistance.One such HA mission took place April 14, 2010, in Iskra Village about two hours away from the Transit Center, when Airmen brought food, clothing, and