Setting up communications at 30,000 feet

Getting access to a phone, the internet and e-mail can sometimes be a difficult feat while traveling, but getting access to it at 30,000 feet in the air is a whole other animal - a viper to be exact. The 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Viper Team is responsible for setting up non-secure

Training key to fire fighter success

Fire fighters can have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world - to run into a burning structure, save lives and find a way to put that fire out. The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron fire fighters handle structural fires, crash fires and medical first response capabilities for more

Battlespace command, control center protects region

The Air Force's newest Battlespace, Command and Control Center officially opened during a ceremony here Feb. 26, adding new systems and upgraded capabilities for the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, as well as becoming their permanent new home. The center allows persistent command and

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Flightline Repair

A Bright Fix

All Secure

Escort flight vigilant for threats

Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's escort flight keep a vigilant eye throughout the base interior 24-hours a day, seven days a week to protect the base's operational security and everyone's safety. Often seen and overlooked the flight of more than 180 Airmen, many who

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Physical therapy keeps Airman fit to fight

A person passing by the base's physical therapy office might not notice it exists, because much of the recovery equipment found in stateside clinics isn't there. But Maj. Jesse Richardson, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group physical therapist, said this allows him to get out and see exactly what