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  • Network Infrastructure keeps 379th AEW totally wired

    Some people get visibly upset when their network fails and they can't surf the web. Now imagine how frustrating it would be for a down-range commander if it resulted in total mission failure."We have a saying in the communications community, 'no comm, no bomb,'" said Master Sgt. Gregory Kahl, 379th

  • 379th EMXG, 8th EAMS, 379th ELRS hit MMSAV out of the park

    A Multi-Major Command Staff Assistance Visit recently completed more than 1,800 evaluations of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron and the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron in an effort to assess and improve expeditionary logistics

  • Deployed father controls airspace over son in Afghanistan

    Air Force Major Christopher Gering worries like any other parent whose child deploys downrange. It can be gut wrenching knowing his child operates outside the wire, working to clear and dispose of improvised explosive devices.Since August, this proud parent has had an advantage most parents are not

  • Aussies don't rest in Southwest Asia

    They have been here since the beginning. They fly under the radar with a 22-person team, but their mission is of immeasurable importance toward the ongoing operations in the area of responsibility.Members of the Royal Australian Air Force are assigned to the Combined Air and Space Operations Center,

  • Grand Slam honor guard keeps tradition of commitment alive

    Pride, somber moments, love for country, attention to detail and doing it 'till it's done right - these are just a few of the things people think of when the words honor guard are mentioned.The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Honor guard; while all those things, is unique in that any U.S. Service

  • 8th EAMS Airmen save aircraft from enemy mortars

    A seven-man mission recovery team assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron forward deployed to a remote forward operating base in Afghanistan to repair and recover a downed C-17 Globemaster III.The team headed to FOB Shank, located in the Logar province of Eastern Afghanistan, knowing