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  • Joint STARS hits 70,000-hour mark in AOR

    A squadron deployed from the 116th Air Control Wing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., recently reached 70,000 flight hours in support of operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron reached the milestone Sept. 25 in an E-8C

  • AFCENT commander visits Airmen of the 379 AEW

    The new U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander visited with deployed Airmen, Sept. 17, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Lt. Gen. David Goldfein, AFCENT commander, began the day with a commander's call before touring various units in the 379th AEW. The general, who is responsible for

  • “Bikes over Baghdad” rolls through Southwest Asia

    Crowds clapped and cheered as extreme sports stars flew from ramps and performed mid-air stunts during "Bikes over Baghdad," Sept. 24-25, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. For more than an hour at each performance eight of the best bicycle motocross or BMX athletes in the world amazed

  • Deployed servicemembers celebrate 64 years of Air Force heritage

    Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing celebrated the Air Force's 64th birthday in grand style, Sept. 18, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.More than 200 servicemembers attended an Air Force birthday celebration dinner where Chaplain (Col.) Dondi Costin, U.S. Air Forces Central

  • Ruck to remember

    What started out as a ruck march from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to ground zero turned into an international affair  when Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron made their own sacrifice in honor of those who passed away Sept. 11, 2001. "It's an initiative to remember the

  • Deployed troops remember the fallen of Sept. 11

    'Ding.' The sound of a bell can be heard breaking the ominous silence across the room. 'Ding.' The bell is heard again as the audience focuses on the source and the ringer steps back into the shadows. The mournful crowd listens to the ringing eight more times, before it is finally halted. Each ring