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  • Airman 1st Class Scott Talley (left) and Senior Airman Sadarius Wright (right), both with 379th Expeditionary Services Squadron PERSCO team, review personal infomration files for accuracy. The PERSCO team here is responsible for transitioning any Airmen, Soldier, Sailor, Marine or coalition serviceman coming into or out of the Operation Iraqi Freedom theater, including any wounded personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clark Staehle)

    PERSCO merges with 379th Expeditionary Services Squadron

    The Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team (PERSCO) recently merged with the 379th Expeditionary Services Squadron here, which is designed to better provide services to troops here. The move is in conjunction with the Air Force-wide initiative to merge the personnel and services career fields and to better provide the wide-range of
  • The Desert Eagle Team honor guard lowers the flag during reveille at the flag poles near Memorial Plaza in Coalition Compound. The base participated in several activities throughout the day to include; a triathalon, barbecue, darts, limbo and live entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Tyler)

    Expeditionary Wing celebrates Independence Day in Middle East

    Just a few miles off the Persian Gulf, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing bustled with more than 8,000 servicemembers hard at work, but also taking the time to honor America's Independence. For a moment, expeditionary Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and civilians felt like they were back home, where everyone enjoyed a change of routine. Service
  • Airman 1st Class Matthew Mokler, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, provides security at a construction sight in Coalition Compound. Airman Mokler and other Airmen with the 379th ECES monitor the third country nationals here while doing their jobs to make sure the tasks are being carried out in a secure fashion. (U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Cassandra Locke)

    Airmen escort third country nationals

    About 150 Airmen are deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing to monitor 450 to 600 TCNs who are critical to many of our daily activities. "We provide quality control over the TCNs and ensure they don't do anything they aren't supposed to," said Staff Sgt. April Cooper, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, TCN escort. Sergeant Cooper
  • Col. Jeff Fraser, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander (right) and Capt. Mike Crooks, 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, prepare a KC-135R for a refueling mission Wednesday. Colonel Fraser is a command pilot, having logged more than 5,100 hours of flying time. (U.S. Air Force Senior Aiman Clark Staehle)

    Vice commander says goodbye to base

    As Col. Jeff Fraser, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, leaves the base for a tour on the Air Staff we asked him if he'd like to provide the wing with a few parting thoughts. Desert Eagle: What did you do to improve yourself during your tenure here? Col. Jeff Fraser, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander: I worked on my physical
  • Airmen from the 1st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Engineer Group work at a construction site at a forward-deployed location in the AOR. About 120 RED HORSE Airmen from the group based here deploy to various locations throughout the Southwest Asia to support ongoing missions. (U.S Air Force photo)

    RED HORSE gallops through AOR

    The 1st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer Group, based out of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, is responsible for facility, airfield and roadway construction throughout the AOR. The 150-person group performs construction projects with equipment and personnel based on requirements identified by CENTAF
  • An Airman from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron prepares liquid oxygen equipment. LOX has a variety of uses here, including breathing and fire-surpression systems, aircraft struts and tires, and several medical applications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

    Expeditionary is enduring: Airmen prepare Desert Eagle Team for lasting presence

    The base's continued development toward an enduring presence requires efficient long-term planning and improvements throughout everything being accomplished. There are several projects in various stages of completion to help facilitate the presence. The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Force Protection
  • When servicemembers deploy, they often go through four distinct phases that mark their time away from home. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. William Reynard)

    AEF rotation hits deployment Phase 2

    Most of us recall arriving on base last month, ready to hit the ground running hard with the challenge of a new assignment. Many Airmen were ready for action; some were a little afraid of the unknown. According to the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Mental Health Clinic, these reactions are part of the first of four general phases that help
  • Senior Master Sgt. Robert Forrest, Combined Air Operations Center, takes advantage of his free time here to study for his promotion exam. Sergeant Forrest has deployed here twice and is currently stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force by Senior Airman Clark Staehle)

    AF deployment veterans develop, experience enduring progress

    Airmen of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing have become true deployment veterans witnessing progress, change and discovering personal keys to success while in the combat theater. The Air Force has been engaged in combat air operations for the past 16 years and three Airmen from the 379th AEW have contributed to that total by being deployed 10 times
  • The Defense Biometric Identification System here is the first of its kind to be implemented in U.S. Central Command Air Forces. The new system allows for tighter security while processing people on and off base more quickly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Clark Staehle)

    379th ESFS implements DBIDS

    The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron recently stood up a process that will help make the Desert Eagle Team safer and more secure. The squadron implemented the first Defense Biometric Identification Database System in U.S. Central Command Air Forces here June 22. "DBIDS enhances a security system, such as entry control to an

  • AF/A1 visits 379th AEW, hosts Airmen’s call

    Lt. Gen. Roger A. Brady, Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Washington, visited members of the Desert Eagle Team June 16. While here, the general interacted with Airmen and hosted an Airmen's call at the base theater, where he briefed Airmen about his position and his role in issues directly affecting
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