Wing Creates New Designated Tobacco Areas

By the end of March, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing will have new designated tobacco areas. The change is directed by AFI 40-102 and includes all tobacco products (e.g. cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars, stem pipes, hookahs, smokeless products that are chewed, dipped or sniffed). The new rules

Painting faces in foreign places

Some might see the desert as brown, dusty and generally void of life. But while they may fail to see much color in the desert skyline, one maintenance NCO sees a landscape full of potential.It all started a few months ago when Tech. Sgt. Christopher Carr was kicking around some rocks like so many

First sergeants looking for “Diamond Sharp” individuals

The First Sergeants of the Desert Diamond Council recently created the Diamond Sharp Award to formally recognize joint service members for excellence in the ranks of E-1 through E-6 and their civilian counterparts. "The first sergeants are looking for individuals who truly stand out amongst their

No milk stool, no mission: ECES Airman makes it happen

Most Airmen would never know a few blocks of wood, commonly known as a milk stool in the C-130 community, can be all that stands in the way of a C-130 being able to perform its mission. Those blocks of wood are officially called "ramp support," and they must be used when cargo weighing more than

HVAC shop keeps base cool

379th EOSS Weather Flight keeps birds out of stormy conditions

Many may not think much of rain, fog or mostly sunny days here, but to a base that conducts 30 percent of U.S. Air Forces Central Command's air tasking order sorties, weather monitoring is no simple matter. The 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight conducts around-the-clock

Not forgotten: Airman refurbishes 9/11 memorial

Chipped away and neglected, a barrier painted as a memorial for 9/11 has the words, "Not Forgotten" emblazoned on it just outside the Coalition Compound Theater where hundreds to thousands of people walk by it every day.After noticing the mural became more of an eyesore than a memorial, a

A Day on the Job: 763rd EAMU

TA done for now, education options still available

Sequestration's unpopular cuts have reached Southwest Asia, where deployed American service members now have one less option to pay for their higher education, but there is more to education than tuition assistance.Recent reductions in military expenditures have temporarily suspended the

Have space? Share a ride

Got some room to spare in your vehicle? Why not give someone a ride?The share-a-ride program at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing allows service members and civilian employees coordinate ride shares by signaling where they would like to go at the bus stop."Most of the main bus stops have slide-out