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A Day on the Job with: Air Traffic Controllers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - From left to right, Senior Airman Nicholas Pane, Senior Airman John Stoke, Staff Sgt. Luke Hightower and William Wright are all air traffic controllers assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. In order to be certified as a controller, the Airmen had to attend a four month technical school and then approximately another year of on-the-job training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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A Day on the Job with: Air Traffic Controllers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman William Wright, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, updates the strip bay for an inbound aircraft Dec. 12. The strip bay helps the controllers keep track of air traffic by listing their call sign, requested altitude and other air management information. The left side of the bay keeps track of all inbound and the right all outbound aircraft. Wright is deployed from the 49th OSS at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., and is a native of Houston. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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A Day on the Job with: Air Traffic Controllers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Air traffic controllers assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron keep track of all aircraft in the vicinity of the airport Dec. 12. The air traffic control tower maintains operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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A Day on the Job with: Air Traffic Controllers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Staff Sgt. Luke Hightower, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller watch supervisor, inputs weather information into the airfield advisory system Dec. 12. Controllers provide all in and outbound aircraft the weather conditions in the area. Hightower is deployed from the 436th OSS at Dover Air Force Base, Del., and is a native of New Orleans. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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A Day on the Job with: Air Traffic Controllers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman John Stoke, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, visually inspects the runway to ensure it is clear of vehicles and personnel. All obstructions can hinder an aircraft's ability to land. Stoke is deployed from the 19th OSS at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., and is a native of Jacksonville, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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A Day on the Job with: Air Traffic Controllers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Nicholas Pane, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, issues traffic advisories between inbound aircraft in the vicinity of the airfield Dec. 12. Controllers use the tower display as a situational awareness tool to assist in and outbound aircraft. Pane is deployed from the 366th OSS at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and is a native of Fort Calhoun, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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CFACC visits the Grand Slam Wing

SOUTHWEST ASIA – Technical Sgt. Brandon Roel, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, shows Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, the equipment they use before they put aircraft tires back on to their wheel assembly, during the general’s visit to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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CFACC visits the Grand Slam Wing

SOUTHWEST ASIA – First Lieutenant Kristina Stewart, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse, takes care of Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, during a mock C-130 medical evacuation drill Dec. 9. The general volunteered to be a patient to better understand how the squadron works. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease)
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Warrior of the Week: Senior Airman Cody Haynes

Senior Airman Cody Haynes is a KC-135 Stratotanker crew chief with the 376th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Haynes is deployed from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., and is a native of Woodbridge, Va. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rachel Martinez)
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Warrior of the Week

Senior Airman Ashley Nolan is a passenger services representative with the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrygzstan and is deployed from Dover Air Force Base, Del., and is a native of Mantua, OH.
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Operation: Chow Down

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Husein Khan, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Public Heath technician, briefs taste-test volunteers on how to inspect Meals Ready to Eat during Operation: Chowdown. Chowdown is the quarterly inspection of random lots of MREs that insures the vital supplies are still good for use by coalition forces throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt Brendan Kavanaugh)
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Operation: Chow Down

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Volunteers from 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Public Heath office, inspect Meals Ready to Eat during Operation: Chowdown. Chowdown is the quarterly inspection of random lots of MREs that insures the vital supplies are still good for use by coalition forces throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt Brendan Kavanaugh)
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Operation: Chow Down

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Airman Husein Khan, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Public Heath technician, calculates the potential calories consumed by the Meals Ready to Eat inspectors during Operation: Chowdown. If the volunteer inspectors had eaten everything in each of the 10 MREs during the quarterly inpection, they would have eaten 27,000 calories. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt Brendan Kavanaugh)
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Operation: Chow Down

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Senior Master Sgt Dawn Kolczinski, a 379th Expeditionary Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering technician, fills out a Meals Ready to Eat inspection form during Operation: Chowdown. Chowdown is the quarterly inspection of random lots of MREs that insures the vital supplies are still good for use by coalition forces throughout Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Master Sgt Brendan Kavanaugh)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army Spc. Victor Waters, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 airdrop specialist, uses a power saw to cut through layers of plywood to make the base of the load Dec. 4. The plywood is used as a stabilizer to distribute the weight of the load evenly upon impact. Each load weighs between 1,200 and 1,800 pounds, so proper distribution of the weight upon impact is vital to preserving the contents of the load. Waters, a native of Warner Robins, Ga., is deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army Spc. Adrian Thomas, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 airdrop specialist, works a forklift Dec. 4, to move airdrop loads to the staging area so they can be arranged properly according to the load plan. Many factors play into the development of the load plan based on the weight and size of the loads. The overall goal is to drop all the loads within seconds out of the back of the C-17 Globemaster III and have them land as close as possible together for the ground troops in Afghanistan. Thomas, a native of Columbus, Ga., is deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - (Left to right)Army Spc. Vacito Gumbs, Spc. Chimdi Ogbeka and Spc. Frank Bebbs, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 airdrop specialists, lift the 200-pound parachute to place on top of a bundle Dec. 4. The 24-man team rigs, drops and constructs approximately 670 bundles a month, which primarily containing food, water, fuel, building materials and wood. Gumbs, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ogbeka, a native of Powder Springs, Ga., and Bebbs, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., are deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army Spc. Neilon Burton, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 airdrop specialist, wraps the stacked bundle in plastic before securing the low-cost, low-altitude airdrop cargo assembly Dec. 4. The detachment has airdropped more than 7,400 bundles, weighing more than 12 million pounds to ground troops in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2012. Burton, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army Spc. Tammy Bradley, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 supply specialist, uses a handsaw to cut through layers of honeycomb cardboard Dec. 4. The honeycomb is cut to exact measurements and placed at the base of the load, which will be airdropped to support ground troops in Afghanistan. Honeycomb acts as a buffer to absorb the impact after the load is falling between 28 and 49 feet per second when it hits the ground. Bradley, a native of Valdosta, Ga., is deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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A day on the job with the 421st Quartermaster Company riggers

SOUTHWEST ASIA - Army Sgt. Jack Arnold, 421st Quartermaster Company Detachment 4 shop foreman, secures the low-cost, low-altitude airdrop cargo sling Dec. 4. The detachment’s mission is to create and build airdrop loads to resupply ground troops in Afghanistan. The 24-man team rigs and drops bundles mainly containing food, water, fuel, building materials and wood. On average, the detachment constructs approximately 670 bundles a month. Arnold, a native of Warner Robins, Ga., is deployed from Fort Valley, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bryan Swink)
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