Deployed technicians maintain life-saving equipment

Operating over dangerous territories, aircrews at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here accomplishing U.S. Air Forces Central Command air tasking orders have a lot on their plates. They depend on special equipment to not only perform missions, but to survive and facilitate recovery in the event

Air Force bombers participate in Navy exercise Spartan Kopis

Mortuary affairs sends fallen warriors home

A solemn dignified transfer of remains is conducted upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del., from the aircraft to a transfer vehicle to honor those who have given their lives in service to America. These fallen warriors, however, have stops along the way including the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing

Controllers keep combat sorties cruising

With the busiest airfield in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility for joint and coalition forces, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing depends on a team of skilled air traffic controllers to ensure safe, smooth airfield operations. "The main priority of an air traffic controller here is to

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