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  • Chief shares deployed experience with nephew

    Navy Chief Petty Officer Glen Gartley poses alongside his nephew, Senior Airman Ross Gartley Aug. 9 at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here. The two were coincidentally deployed together supporting missions at the 379th AEW here and the Chief said he enjoyed the shared deployment experience as it

  • C-130 ops: ‘Bullets, beans’ to forward deployed troops

    Unique to the C-130 Hercules, its capability to operate from rough dirt strips makes it the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas. Its multifunctional design enables configuration for many different missions, allowing a single aircraft to perform the role of many,

  • Deployed refuelers achieve max effectiveness

    Providing overwatch for ground forces to get much needed rest, airborne forces to include B-1B Lancers are their eyes in the sky. Enabling these to complete their missions by providing necessary air-refueling capabilities are the Airmen of the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron deployed to

  • Nondestructive inspection: Finding the cracks

    While playing football during physical training, an Airman hurts his arm. Thinking nothing of it, he brushes it off and continues playing. Though after weeks of excruciating pain and a visit to the medical group's radiology section, an x-ray finds his ulna is fractured. Aircraft undergo similar

  • Consolidated tool kit enables deployed maintainers, aircraft

    There is no acceptable margin of error when it comes to launching aircraft in a safe, secure and reliable manner. In order for jets deployed at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing to get off the ground, they require highly trained maintainers ... and their tools."Without tools they can't fix the

  • Seven deployments, five years: Linguist tells story

    Seven deployments in five years, a feat not many can claim, but Staff Sgt. Chris can. Serving as a career enlisted aviator on the RC-135 Rivet Joint, Chris has spent nearly 735 days deployed flying more than 2,000 hours with more than 400 combat sorties. The Nashville, Tenn., native joined the

  • American ambassadors: Diplomats in blue

    Upon arrival at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, deployed U.S. service members are immediately informed, "We are guests in this country," and as such, responsible for respecting and operating in accordance with the host nation's rules. The Host Nation Coordination Cell serves a crucial role

  • Command chief offers deployed Airmen leadership advice

    The wing's highest ranking enlisted member visited with 64th Air Expeditionary Group service members to discuss the pivotal role professional organizations play in developing today's Airmen here recently.Chief Master Sgt. Rory Wicks, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, expressed high

  • C-130 loadmasters: A deployed balancing act

    Who can balance an aircraft with passengers and cargo thousands of feet in the air?C-130 Hercules loadmasters can! In fact, loadmasters assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., are responsible for properly configuring the plane for its

  • 8th EAMS mobility Airmen process deployed personnel for travel

    While ramp services loads cargo on cargo jets, passenger services loads ... You caught that? Yes, they load passengers and their baggage!The 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron's passenger services section averages more than 85,000 passengers with 3,200 tons of accompanying baggage and nearly