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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Airmen put C-130 back in the fight

    When a 379th Air Expeditionary Wing C-130 team went out on a transport mission recently, they never thought they'd end up changing an engine on a deserted strip of land outside Shindand, Afghanistan. The C-130 was en route to Shindand on a combat mission when they began having engine trouble. The