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  • Kal Penn, Kate Walsh visit Grand Slam Wing

    American Actors Kal Penn and Kate Walsh visited the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here May 26 during a USO Handshake Tour with stops including the Intra-theater Care Program, a B-1B Lancer facility, military working dogs demonstration and a Patriot missile facility, as well as, a meet-and-greet at

  • Grand Slam Wing observes Memorial Day

    U.S. and coalition forces deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing came together May 27 here during a Memorial Day retreat ceremony at Memorial Plaza.The ceremony included a few words from the 379th AEW commander, Brig. Gen. Roger H. Watkins, an invocation and prayer by the wing chaplain, Col.

  • Listen to your buds: Preventing hearing loss

    After a long day of work, the last thing you might want to hear is your neighbor's favorite screaming rock band, but when fellow Airmen use their earbuds on the highest volume setting, no one gets to enjoy the silence.Music technology came a long way since Edison's first phonograph -- from loud,

  • 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