America's birthday celebrated in Southwest Asia

When you think about birthday celebrations, you might envision balloons, cake, presents and ice cream ... or maybe a 5k? For the Airmen and coalition partners here at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, the 5k is how they started off their day. What better way to kick of America's 236th birthday than

'Nitty Gritty Bones' Maintainers

379th ELRS SNCO wins top SDDC award

Senior Master Sgt. Olando T. Watt, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment and Distribution Flight superintendent, was recently recognized as the Air Force's 2011 Surface Deployment and Distribution Command Excellence in Traffic Management winner.The Excellence in Traffic

Chief's Shadow Day gives Airmen new perspective

With breakfast in hand, an airman and chief head to an open table and sit across from each other in the dining facility.As they begin eating, the airman has no idea that Chief Master Sgt. Nathan Peachey, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Operations Group Superintendent, has twenty-two years of aviation

Airmen provide 'customer service with a smile' one package at a time

Letters, parcels and care packages arrive on a daily basis for service members. Most packages are filled with goodies, entertainment and a piece of home that family, friends and loved ones want to share. When these packages are received, morale is boosted, smiles are generated and the deployment

Propulsion Flight improves maintenance process on C-130s

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Propulsion Flight have implemented a new process that reduces the propeller maintenance repair cycle time for the C-130 Hercules. "We are really excited about this process because the new two- and three-day flow processes we implemented have

Annual Confined Space Extraction Exercise

379th Air Expeditionary Wing 'The Voice'

379th AEW provides Father's Day T-bones for deployed service members

Army celebrates 237th birthday in Southwest Asia

Soldiers worldwide celebrated the 237th birthday of the U.S. Army by cutting cakes and having dinners to honor their service June 14.The day-long celebration here began with Soldiers and Airmen assembling at the base gym to participate in a five kilometer run in the Army's honor, braving three-digit