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  • No cargo too large for Sather aerial port Airmen

    Sometimes good things come in big packages, and occasionally they come in very big packages. For the Aerial Port Airman assigned to the 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, there is no package that's too big or cargo that they can't handle. With only one-day notice, these Airmen

  • Vehicle Maintenance keeps 376th AEW fleet in motion

    With 28 vehicle mechanics deployed from far flung places such as Charleston S.C. and Misawa Air Base, Japan, the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Maintenance flight relies on its global expertise to maintain more than 300 government and 70 leased vehicles. The flight is

  • New testing center opens for servicemembers at Camp Bucca

    Military members on Camp Bucca looking for a place to accommodate their educational needs now have one in a new testing facility recently opened on the camp. The center, run by test control officer Master Sgt. Mark Leuquire, is capable of administering Career Course Development end-of-course tests,

  • Command Post operators serve as Manas 24/7 nerve center

    With a phone in each hand and an ear out for radio chatter, it is essential for controllers within the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing command post to be able to manage the many tasks that fall onto their shoulders at a moment's notice. "The wing command post has a huge responsibility as the nerve

  • Lending their EARS: KC-135 Airmen endure, thrive in high ops tempo

    Fighters and bombers constantly soar over the battlefield supporting the U.S. and Coalition Armed Forces' most valuable asset, the troops, with the reassurance that refueling is never more than a shout away. U.S. and coalition aircraft can rely on the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and

  • July 28 airpower summary: A-10s strike enemy targets

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fired cannon rounds onto

  • Airman breaks Bagram's million gallons fuel record

    In the three months since the current AEF rotation arrived, the 31-member POL shop has pumped nearly 14 million gallons of fuel. Most of the operators have pumped an average of 700,000 gallons each. Only two have surpassed the million-gallon mark - one doing it in record time. Senior Airman Ramon