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  • Airman Jesse Meraz, 380th EOSS airfield management operations coordinator, watches as KC-10s taxi down the runway, Jan. 8, 2019 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

    Managing the Airfield

    The airfield can be a very busy place. Multiple planes take off and land daily, vehicles transport Airmen and equipment to various locations, and even the runway itself can become a task with the maintenance it requires to maintain it. Charged with maintaining the accountability of everything on the airfield is the 380th Expeditionary Operational Support Squadron’s Airfield Managers at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
  • A maintenance crew removes excessive rubber buildup off of an active runway at an undisclosed in Southwest Asia, Dec. 15, 2016. Maintenance crews had roughly 5 minutes to evacuate the runways when aircraft were landing or departing. The strategic operation successfully enabled the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to maintain its current level of support in Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

    Expeditionary Airmen collaborate to repair active runway, continue fight to defeat ISIL

    Over the span of 15 days 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron members successfully coordinated the removal of accumulated rubber build-up off of 560,000 square feet of an active runway at an undisclosed location Dec. 19.
  • Staff Sgt. Matt, air traffic control liaison, scans the flightline from the air traffic control tower at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 3, 2015. The duties of an air traffic controller liaison include making an automated terminal information service, which is a continuous broadcast of recorded weather and any other pertinent information for the pilots that they listen to before they go out. Matt is currently deployed from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Marie Brown/RELEASED)

    Referees of the airfield

    What does it take to support multiple U.S. and coalition aircraft on a 12,012-foot runway while keeping safety as the primary concern 24-hours a day, seven days a week?Airmen of airfield operations, composed of airfield management and air traffic control, ensure safe air and ground operations for assigned and transient aircraft, along with
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