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  • Communications Focal Point: first stop for comm issues

    Good communication is key to mission success, which is apparent in how quickly many people's jobs grind to a halt when they lose access to a communications system they use on a daily basis. While most offices on base have an information system administrator nearby for simple problems, all of the

  • Plans, Programs support new, temporary missions

    Incoming units looking to bring their capabilities and become part of the base first make contact with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Plans and Programs office which ensures the transition becomes a functional reality. A three-member basing branch and the single metal-movements member assist new

  • Airmen take over C-21 maintenance mission

    For the first time in the history of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility the C-21s stationed here are being maintained by Airmen rather than contractors. The 119th Aircraft Maintenance Unit stood up May 30 after 25 Airmen deployed here for 60 days from the North Dakota Air National Guard

  • Navy P-3C Orion watches over land, sea

    Originally designed during the cold war to hunt enemy submarines, the P-3C Orion has become somewhat of a jack of all trades, monitoring both the land and maritime domains throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. "Out of here, we really have two primary mission sets," said Cmdr.

  • Flightline Fest 2009 enhances wing vision, mission, vector

    Early morning May 29, Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and coalition servicemembers manned positions on the flightline prepared to apply their expertise and experience for a successful day. They were not preparing to launch aircraft but fully engaging to take a slightly new approach in supporting the Grand

  • Fire safety is everyone's business

    Recently, the fire department responded to a 9-1-1 call in Coalition Compound living facilities, but unlike many of the calls they receive, it wasn't a false alarm; a device had begun smoking and would have eventually caught fire. The culprit was a transformer, which overloaded because it had been