Cooper River Bridge Run in SWA mirrors 10K in S.C.

Thousands of miles away from the state of "Smiling Faces, Beautiful Places," more than 80 servicemembers from around the air base gathered April 5 for the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's deployed version of the annual "Cooper River Bridge 10K Run." The squadron organized the event, which

Airborne ambulances evac wounded warriors

Miles high, aircraft of all kinds hover 24/7, flying missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf, and the Horn of Africa. Some are fighters. Some are bombers. Some are cargo aircraft. And some carry medics who are trained to provide aeromedical evacuation for patients in harm's way. The 379th

Services hosts "Strongest in the AOR" competition

"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the strongest one of all?"Fifteen competitors from across the installation who came together March 29 to see who could bench the most weight. The finalists' results will be forwarded to Air Forces Central to compete against other installations in the

B-1 involved in ground incident after landing

A B-1B Lancer, while taxiing after landing at an air base in Southwest Asia, was involved in a ground incident and caught fire at 9:10 p.m. local on April 4. The crew evacuated the aircraft and is safe. The fire was contained. A board of inquiry has been appointed and will investigate the incident.

Award winners announced

In a ceremony at the base theater March 31, award winners from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and associate units were announced. The award winners are: Honor Guard Airman of the Month SrA David C. Salvagnini, 379th EMXS Honor Guard NCO of the Month SSgt Lucian J. Blake, 379th ECES 379th AEW

Training for the War on Fire

Deployed daddy watches his son's birth via webcam

Imagine finding out that you are not only about to be deployed, but you also have a baby on the way. This is the situation Staff Sgt. Nicholas Todd, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron, found himself in when, four months into his wife's pregnancy, he was informed of his upcoming

Memorial marathon commemorates the Bataan Death March

More than 250 deployed service members participated in the Bataan Death March Memorial Marathon in Southwest Asia March 29, to commemorate servicemembers who suffered the trek more than 60 years ago during World War II. The memorial march was held in conjunction with the 19th Annual Bataan Memorial

379th EMDG ensures servicemembers are fit to bite

Trained to numb pains and extract dental problems, a pair of specialists here help keep servicemembers' teeth healthy and strong. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group dental clinic helps to soothe the pain and provide servicemembers temporary dental support. Averaging five to seven patients a day,

RED HORSE group paves the way

No project is too heavy to handle for the 1st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer Group, a group that specializes in making something out of nothing. While building bare bases is one of the primary missions of the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group, they also assess,