Crafty repair: Fabrication Flight fixes B-1B fast

When a B-1B Lancer lost hydraulic pressure in one of its engines while in-flight here Jan. 20, it could have been grounded for weeks until it was repaired.However, due to the skill and resourcefulness of the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, the issue was fixed the next

Cold, wet sensors: Dogs have nose for defense

The U.S. Air Force is the most technologically advanced fighting force in the history of the world. However, some of the sensors used to defend technology and people here date back to the Stone Age: the noses of military working dogs. "Dogs' noses are instinctively more sensitive than that of

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