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  • Airman 1st Class Benny Rutledge, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron crew chief, assists a 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot with his safety equipment Friday.

    494th EFS accomplishes significant firsts

    Nine hundred seventy combat sorties and approximately 6,500 total flying hours would be a significant milestone for some fighter squadrons. However, the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England accomplished some significant feats and firsts during its deployment to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. An example of
  • Lt. Col. Doug Sachs and 1st Lt. Beth Brockshus monitor equipment that scans the earth to detect, identify and geolocate signals throughout the electromagnetic spectrum on board an RC-135 Rivet Joint. The two are electronic warfare officers and are two of 34 crew members who fly aboard the RC-135. The crew can forward information in a variety of formats to a wide range of consumers via the plane's extensive communications suite. Colonel Sachs is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan, as the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, and Lieutenant Brockshus is deployed from Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Scott Wagers)

    763rd ERS surpasses 6,000 consecutive days in AOR

    Now there are streaks. And there are streaks. Cal Ripken Jr's 2,632 consecutive games for the Baltimore Orioles -- please! Brett Favre's 237 consecutive starts for the Green Bay Packers -- yawn! Ninety-nine years and counting for the Lovable Losers from Chicago's north side -- next! 6,000 consecutive days deployed to the AOR for the RC-15V/W Rivet
  • Capt. David Grasso, a B-1B Lancer pilot performs a pre-fight check recently before flying a 12-hour nighttime close-air support mission over Afghanistan. Captain Grasso is assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, part of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ricky Best)

    'Showing force': B-1 bomber crews' airpower keeps enemy in check

    Capt. Craig Morrison tucks himself into the bottom bunk around 9 a.m. as the bright sunlight bounces off the desert rocks and sand outside his dorm. The 29-year-old weapon systems officer sleeps almost 12 hours. That evening, he reports to duty with the rest of the B-1B Lancer crew from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at the squadron
  • Airman 1st Class David Bramall and Senior Airman Joseph Dillard write letters to Florida school children. Nearly 90 Airmen have joined in the letter-writing campaign to spread the holiday spirit by corresponding with students who wrote to them during the holiday season. Airmen Bramall and Dillard are deployed with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Steve Staedler)

    Letter exchange cheers Airmen away from home

    Since Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron here can't be home for the holidays, a group of elementary students from Florida have been sending season's greetings by exchanging letters. "It started with 10 letters, and the school in Orlando called up, asking if we could get 10 people to respond," said Master Sgt. John Turner
  • Staff Sgt. Patrick Delselva (left) and Senior Airman Chris Elder roll a miniature pallet of candy off thecargo ramp of a C-130 Hercules Dec. 14 to children in the Dadaab region of northeastern Kenya. Both Airmen are deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Wing from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Stephen Staedler)

    A sweet finish to Kenyan airdrop campaign

    The Air Force C-130 Hercules team recently wrapped up its six-day campaign of airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya.But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference. As a way to say goodbye and good luck, the Air Force parachuted four boxes
  • Army Capt. Eugene Hunt and Capt. Charles Carter review an aeronautical chart used by 379th Air Expeditionary Wing aircrews. Captain Hunt is a ground liaison officer with and Captain Carter is an intelligence weapons officer, both assigned to the 379th AEW. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky Best)

    Behind the "green door" - Demystifying the mystique of Intel

    They work behind locked doors, in a building with no windows. They are closely integrated into the flying operations and force protection aspects of every Air Force Wing, but most of us know very little about what they do. "That's part of the mystique surrounding Intel," said 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Intelligence Officer Maj. Ed "Tornado"
  • Airman 1st Class Joshua Hurley and Airman 1st Class Ashley-Marie Wilson, both with the 379th Security Forces Squadron, maintain watch somewhere in the deserts of Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ricky Best)

    Today's security forces are expeditionary combat Airmen

    They work 12-hour patrols in 100-plus degree temperatures, sandstorms whipping into their faces. They drive convoy operations across the desert. They provide personal security details for four-star generals. Today's security forces career barely resembles its own Air Force specialty code from a decade ago. "In the last 10 years we've gone from a
  • A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 746th Air Expeditionary Flight from Southwest Asia flies missions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. The unit was tasked to deliver relief and humanitarian supplies to Ethiopia following a flood. (U.S. Navy photo/Chief Petty Officer Phil Fortnam)

    379th AEW supports flood relief operations in Ethiopia

    For Airman 1st Class Daniel Stone, it was an amazing adventure. "Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be flying into the heart of Africa, helping flood victims," said the loadmaster assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here. "It's something I'll never forget." Deployed to the desert for the first time, the loadmaster from
  • Senior Airman Creg Kinkead tests a pair of night-vision goggles, using a kit to mount it on an M4. The "Vital 2," located in front of the weapon, shoots out an infrared laser invisible to the eye. Airman Kinkead is a 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron armory room attendant. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Steve Staedler)

    Section keeps security forces equipped, rolling

    They're not your typical cops packing heat and patrolling the flightline. Without them, the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron mission would screech to a halt. The 379th ESFS training and resources section, better known as S-4, provides critical support to the security forces Airmen serving on the first lines of defense. "Team unity is
  • Airman 1st Class Christina Anderson seals a registration packet during a bone marrow donor registration drive at a forward operating base in Southwest Asia. The drive was organized by a deployed Airman in memory of her son, who lost his battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last September. The drive drew 685 new registrants to the national donor registry. Airman Anderson is with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Douglas Lingefelt)

    Deployed Airmen register for marrow program

    The faces on posters that call attention to a number of worthwhile volunteer causes are often lost in the hustle of accomplishing the daily mission. However, the association of one poster to a deployed Airman at a recent drive in Southwest Asia put a face on the critical need for all to register as bone marrow donors. The base-wide campaign drew
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