USAFCENT Command Chief visits 379 AEW

Having wit, being fit: Warrior Challenge tests four pillars

The first team arrived at the gym, sweating from the mile-long dash from Memorial Plaza. The team, made up of four Airmen with different ranks, skills and backgrounds, grabbed a basketball and furiously tried to sink shots in order to move on to the next task.  The Airmen were determined to beat the

Maintainers repair bomber, enable mission readiness

"Dirt Boyz" bring grit to base construction

When deployed, members of a civil engineer squadron are often responsible for an array of duties to help build and maintain the infrastructure of a base. Everything from buildings to sidewalks are built and laid out from the ground up by these construction experts.However, one small group stands out

Bad to the Bone: Maintainers prep Lancers for flight

RED HORSE Airmen build new home to sustain deployed operations

Twenty Airmen from the 557th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer, better known as the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron, are accustomed to sawing, drilling, paving and building from the ground up; but, unlike other projects RED HORSE is working on

Air Force couple refuels their holiday spirit

A little more than a year ago if you asked Timothy and Victoria McBride what they would be doing around the holidays they probably would have answered with the usual holiday traditions - making cookies, decorating the Christmas tree or opening presents. Normal newlywed couples would have been able

Under Santa's watch: C-17 delivers fuel to remote bases in Afghanistan

Santa Claus paid a surprise visit to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here Dec. 23 to assist in an airdrop delivery to remote forward operating bases in Afghanistan."I just wanted to bring a little holiday cheer to the men and women of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and help out with a

Mission essential: Communications key to success

We've all been there - a thunderstorm knocks out communication lines and life comes to a complete stop. Minutes go by like days as we wait for the network to be repaired, sitting-often literally--in the dark. Without communications, military orders, threats or even emergency situations may not be

AGE matters: Airmen highlight maintenance capabilities