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  • 8th EAMS: Deployed controllers delivering hope

    Mortar explosions rattle a forward operating base in Afghanistan and it's all service members hear as they rush for cover. Gradually, the dust settles and in the distance a fleeing U.S. convoy is spotted. The FOB's gates open just long enough for the crew to find safety in the base's heavily

  • K-9 Airmen deploy with ‘best friend’

    One of the most difficult parts of a deployment for some service members is leaving behind friends and family while they support the mission in the area of responsibility. Security forces Airmen in the military working dog section, however, have a unique opportunity when they deploy. "We get to

  • Grand Slam service members compete in local basketball tourney

    Grand Slam service members formed a women's basketball team to take on local team during a basketball tournament here June 28.Eight service members from the Army camp and air base participated in the tournament, interacting with the local public and strengthening the base's partnership with the

  • Wing leadership visits Eskan Village

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing top officer and enlisted leaders visited the 64th Air Expeditionary Group here June 18 and 19 to meet with Airmen from across the group and see first-hand how their missions uniquely contribute to continuing operations in the U.S. Central Command's area of

  • Deployed engineers keep service members cool

    For many deployed service members, long days in extreme temperatures are the norm, and an air-conditioned room at the end of the day is not taken for granted. The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron horizontal heavy repairs shop helps keep the cool air flowing by supporting installation and

  • Deployed coalition forces celebrate Canada Day

    With Canadian flags strung from corner to corner, maple syrup candies on every table, and Canadian paraphernalia at every turn, Canadian, U.S., Australian, coalition and mission partners celebrated Canada's birthday July 1 during an event hosted by the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron here in

  • Deployed Airmen reach milestone, selected for E-6

    Seventy-four staff sergeants were selected here for promotion to the rank of technical sergeant June 27.According to Air Force Instruction 36-2618, "Enlisted Force Structure," technical sergeants are their organization's technical experts and they operate at the tactical expertise level of

  • Academy cadets deploy, experience expeditionary life

    More than 40 U.S. Air Force Academy cadets visited the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here in June observing deployed operations first-hand and interacting with deployed U.S. and coalition forces."Being out here really broadens our horizons allowing us to truly take in what it means to be an Airman,"

  • Flight safety informs pilots, maintainers of potential flying hazards

    Cruising at nearly 30,000 feet and traveling at speeds topping more than 500 mph with supplies intended for the joint-war fighter, a C-17 Globemaster III crew encounters another aircraft directly in their flight path.Events like this are easily avoided through proper planning, training and flight

  • Deployed service members share meaning of July Fourth

    When the initial battles in the Revolutionary War broke out in April 1775, few colonists sought total independence from Great Britain, and those who did were considered radicals. On June 7, 1776, the Continental Congress appointed a five-man committee to draft a formal statement justifying the break