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  • Staff Sgt. Derek Howard, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron evaluator loadmaster, watches cargo bundles fall over a drop zone in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Precision airdrops deliver on target and out of danger using JPADS

    Water, food and ammunition are only useful if they make it to the people who need them. Fortunately for battlefield Airmen, Soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan these supplies are flown in using the Joint Precision Airdrop System. C-17 Globemaster IIIs at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing are employing JPADS enabling them to drop cargo with
  • Firefighters with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services Flight respond to an emergency on the flightline involving a B-1B Lancer May 31. Their efforts helped save the multi-million-dollar jet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ken Stephens)

    Expeditionary firefighters save B-1B Lancer

    The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services flight here proved they are ready for action at a moment's notice when they responded to a fire on the flight line May 31. A B-1B Lancer about to take off reported a hot-brake emergency on the flight line, which means its brakes became overheated and were in danger of
  • The sun sets on the first year of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's time at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. The 816th EAS has flown about 370,000 passengers, 370 million pounds of cargo on 80,000 pallets and about 20,000 of flying. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Looking back on one year: Expeditionary airlifters fly ‘air convoys’ in GWOT

    Over the past year the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron has carried the load for the Global War on Terrorism transporting the equivalent of the population of Colorado Springs, each person carrying a million pounds, flying to the Middle East and back 700 times. To say they've been busy supporting the war effort would be an understatement. The
  • An F-16 from the 13th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Balad Air Base, Iraq, gets fuel from a KC-135 June 3. The aircraft was providing close air support for ground forces in Iraq. (Photo by Senior Airman Clark Staehle)

    Quenching the battle with JP-8

    Providing around the clock responsive, flexible, and dependable air refueling is their mission -- delivering JP-8 to combat aircraft in colossal amounts is what they do. The 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron here offloads more than 40 million pounds of fuel in a single month. This equates to about six times as much gas the average service
  • Lt. Gen. Gary North, U.S. Central Command Air Force commander (left), passes the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing guidon to incoming commander Brig. Gen. Charlie Lyon. General Lyon assumed command of the 379th AEW Tuesday.

    General Lyon takes reigns as newest 379th AEW commander

    Brig. Gen. Charles Lyon assumed command of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in a ceremony June 5. Ninth Air Force and U.S. Central Command Air Forces commander Lt. Gen. Gary North ceremonially passed the guidon from outgoing commander Brig. Gen. Charles Shugg to General Lyon as dictated in upholding military tradition. The wing is responsible for
  • Tech. Sgt. John Kiniry, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, checks to make sure a fuel bladder is properly fastened. Fuel bladders hold about 200,000 gallons each and there are 38 bladders here. About 15 million gallons of fuel are stored on base and 1 million gallons are delivered by day.

    Airmen fuel flight at record pace

    With the operations tempo and amount of aircraft sorties being flown a day, how do the flight crews stop for gas? The volume of fuel moved at this base between receiving it, transferring it and issuing it is more than any other base in the Air Force and the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron is doing it with innovation in an

  • Security as important as ever in deployed environment

    Some people might say loose lips sink ships, and they'd be right. The phrase was created by the Navy during World War II to remind servicemembers and their families that releasing tidbits of information that might seem harmless can actually cause quite a bit of damage. The enemy can glean knowledge from information many people might consider of

  • Customs, courtesies display of respect

    As we go about our daily lives, we get busy and, at times, forget who we are dealing with on the receiving end of our conversations - people, leaders, Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. We've all suffered bouts of selective amnesia, so I'd like to offer a quick thought ... common courtesies start with me. It's people, who care a great deal
  • Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Leader Buzz Lawson, Task Group 633.4 A3-A5 C-130 air operations and planning, works out flying schedules using a map of the area of responsibility.

    Australian military fills role vital to GWOT

    Most tasks wouldn't happen without teamwork, and the same holds true for the Global War on Terrorism. Many countries comprise the coalition forces that augment the U.S. military's presence in Southwest Asia, including the Australian military. Here, the Royal Australian Air Force contributes planes and personnel, which are used to support other RAAF
  • Tech. Sgt. Steve Neith, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron search pit flight chief, demonstrates how a handprint scanner will work once the new Defense Biometric Identification Database System is complete.

    High-tech search pit operations keep American, Coalition forces secure

    To ensure the safety and security of personnel on base, Airmen search about 900 personnel and 500 vehicles on a daily basis using high-tech equipment and canine assistance. The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron ensures all vehicles entering the base are secure. They also ensure the third country nationals coming onto base are free of
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