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  • Patriot batteries host key leaders

    The 1-43 Air Defense Artillery Battalion gave host to Lt. Gens. David L. Goldfein and John W. Hesterman during a routine training exercise here May 22.While on site, the 69th ADA Brigade commander, Col. Randall A. McIntire, and 1-43 ADA BN commander, Lt. Col. David E. Shank, gave the generals a

  • Oldest jet in AF operated, maintained by youngest crews

    For more than 50 years Airmen have flown the KC-135 Stratotanker to more places and supported more missions than most people experience in three, even four, life times. One such refueler, "57-1419," recently visited the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing en route to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM."We

  • Eskan Village observes National Police Week

    Members of the 64th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron participated in activities observing National Police Week here May 15.Tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converged on Washington, D.C., to participate in a number of planned events honoring those who have

  • Day on the Job: Rivet Joint maintainers

    Airmen from the 763rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit catch a RC-135 Rivet Joint after the aircraft returns from a mission here May 22.This airframe is the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing's primary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform; picking up real-time information on the coalition's

  • Maintenance chaplain makes big impact

    With the blinding sun baking down on the hot tarmac, maintenance crews strive to keep aircraft strategically poised to support troops on the ground in the area of operations. The work isn't easy, the days are long and nerves can be frayed. That is until the maintenance group chaplain rolls up with a

  • Memorial Day: Remember our veterans

    The Civil War ended nearly 150 years ago on May 9, 1865, marking the beginning to a new era. However, many lives were lost during the more than four-year war; and, as a result, the Grand Army of the Republic established what was then called "Decoration Day" three years later on May 5, 1868.It wasn't

  • Day on the Job: Vehicle Operations

    A vehicle operator from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing returns home and as he makes his way to the gym, he notices several Airmen at the bus stop waiting for their ride to work. He feels a sense of pride, for it is this bus and many like it across the wing, that provide Airmen a cool ride 24/7 to

  • Deployment managers maintain mission readiness

    When thousands of maintenance troops are called up to serve in Southwest Asia, it takes the work of skilled Airmen to get them trained, equipped and ready to fight. Getting them into the theater of operations and back home, however, is a task for the specialized few; enter the deployed maintenance

  • Operational cyber warriors maintain information systems

    For more than a decade, U.S. servicemembers deploy in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM with troops completing their mission on the ground, by sea and in the air.Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing can't support these operations without the information provided by the RC-135V/W Rivet

  • MARE strengthens host nation relations

    Host nation and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing emergency personnel participated in the first joint host nation and U.S. major accident response exercise here May 6. The MARE showcased how host nation and U.S. military work together in an emergency response event.