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  • The Stoks standard: 8th EAMS Airman breaks AMC, 379th AEW APEX records

    In six months Staff Sgt. Ryan Stoks expedited more than 413 missions and moved more than 18 million pounds of cargo to set new aerial port expeditor records for Air Mobility Command and the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. What began as a simple challenge with his fellow 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility

  • Fear to ask for help is shrinking

    Walking to the restroom in the middle of the night, someone blindsides you, drags you into a bunker and forces themself upon you. In your head, there is so much confusion. I think I know who...it couldn't be, could it? What-how-why did that just happen to me? Why couldn't anyone hear me? What do I

  • Legal: Military Justice

    Under Uniform Code of Military Justice, commanders have the authority to impose nonjudicial punishment known as Article 15s. Before doing so, commanders rely on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing legal office's military justice section for their expertise. "My job is to assist the attorney, along with

  • Consider the consequence: Injury possible anywhere, anytime

    It doesn't take much to get hurt at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Simple mishaps injure members and diminish their ability to perform their mission. There are a few common injuries members should know while supporting operations in the area of responsibility.Defined as "an unplanned occurrence,

  • New runway rubber removal system debuts in Southwest Asia

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center in conjunction with Air Force Research Laboratories recently introduced a first-of-its-kind runway rubber removal system for use at remote airfields.The device, which uses a retrofitted Unimog designed for transport to airfields in austere areas of Southwest Asia,

  • Medics Keep 64 AEG Healthy, On Task

    In the 64th Air Expeditionary Group, four medics work hard to keep the populace of the base healthy and on the job."The Medical Liaison Flight is tasked with a variety of missions," said Master Sgt. Heather Hodge, flight NCOIC. "These include serving as a liaison between the 64th AEG and a mission

  • Grand Slam Wing commemorates 50th Anniversary of March on Washington

    Members of the Grand Slam community marched to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the march on Washington and mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Arriving at Memorial Plaza, the participants listened to a speech by the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief master sergeant.During his speech,

  • These Marines deliver

    When important Marines have a requirement to be somewhere in the area of responsibility, they call the Fixed Wing Marine Transport Squadron Detachment Andrews Forward.The VMR Det. Andrews FWD primary mission is to transport Marines and other service's leadership, who have critical mission needs in