FAST ensures aircraft remain safe in austere conditions

Traveling with aircraft to places where there are no local U.S. military personnel, special security members protect the planes until they return to home station. The Fly Away Security Team, a group of eight security forces members from the wing here, were selected from squadrons at their home

Clinicians help clear the smoke

While there are many reasons people choose to smoke, the mental health clinic here can help those who chose to stop. The clinic offers individual and group sessions and/or medication for members looking to wean off their nicotine habits. "The group session is [best]," said Master Sgt. John Steege,

Aircrew flight equipment members inspect, ensure flyer survivability

The life support and survival equipment shops merged to give aircrews a single point of contact for all of their Aircrew Flight Equipment needs. An Air Force-wide move, but a first in the U.S. Air Forces Central area of responsibility, the merge reflects the base's move from expeditionary to

Deployed maintainers get their hands dirty and the job done

‘Operation 3rd Lt.’ gives cadets a chance to experience real-world deployment

Nineteen cadets from the senior class of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., are visiting the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing during the month of June to experience an active-duty deployment as part of the academy's Operation Air Force program, which allows students to visit bases around

746th AMU keep Herks flying

379 EAES, 746 EAS airlift wounded warriors

Treading the AOR: maintenance flight the ‘wheel’ heroes

While one Airman rolls a C-130 wheel and tire assembly across the room another starts the process of breaking his down. Bit by bit, he separates the two halves as pieces crumble off onto the floor; trying to keep up with customer demands, he wheels on. Day in and day out, the two, four-member teams

101 Critical Days of Summer - 365 days a year

In the states, Air Force bases have started the full swing of "101 Critical Days of Summer" safety campaigning. In the desert, however, those 101 days turn into 365. Here in Southwest Asia, temperatures reach 100 degrees in March and continue to rise through October. Sandstorms, high humidity, and

Deployed fathers find ways to keep in touch with families

This Father's Day, many deployed servicemembers have mixed feelings about being away from their children and having their "area of responsibility" shift from the home front to the war front. But many fathers in the AOR feel their commitment to their families is also a big part of their identity as