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  • A friend in Balad

    Standing on all four paws, he weighs just a few pounds, but his energy and affinity to get people to smile is immeasurable. Trained therapy dog, "Balad", makes his rounds visiting service members across the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing since November. His "parents," Melvin and Melissa DeVane, wanted

  • Motor Madness “March”es In

    In just five months, 166 vehicles were damaged through general mishaps, and that's just in the deployment off-season. With the arrival of vehicle safety month, remembering vehicle safety can go a long way to reducing mishaps ahead. The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing supervises and hosts a number of

  • Brains lead the brawn from the MOC

    One aircraft maintenance squadron, five airframes, and six aircraft maintenance units all vie for resources and time at the largest flight operation in the U.S. Central Command's area of responsibility, and it takes just one room full of trained professionals to keep those operations running on time

  • Airmen mentor cadets eight thousand miles a second

    The image was small but the smiles were big as four deployed service members connected to a classroom full of Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets in North Carolina, more than 8,000 miles away.Video conferencing with Piedmont High School AFJROTC NC-955 in Monroe, N.C., Feb. 25,

  • Not just a fashion statement, Mustache March rooted in Air Force history

    A number of women don't like them, some children are even scared by them, and yet, Airmen still grow them every year. Mustache March is here.The tradition of growing mustaches in March isn't as clear as one would think from stories told."I suppose the first thing to consider with the topic of

  • Check Six offers combatives class for beginners

    A basic-level, weekly combatives course is being offered by Check Six faclitators.Split into two days, the classes will build upon each other. The weekly classes are on Wednesdays and Fridays from 7-9 p.m. in the Coalition Compound Gym."Check Six combatives is a voluntary self-defense oriented