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  • Deflector shield improves quality of life

    A maintenance unit here recently developed a piece of equipment that improves the quality of life of its maintainers and saves the Air Force money. The 34th AMU professionals identified, researched and eradicated an operational risk management hazard in the work area of the B-1 aft weapons bay

  • ‘Incredibles’ respond to injuries across AOR

    A 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron Critical Care Transport Team (CCATT) responded to two Soldiers who were critically injured by a vehicle borne improvised explosive device July 9. The CCATT accompanies the 379th EAES on missions to care for patients throughout the AOR and

  • Sailors help bridge comm gap for Soldiers in Baghdad

    A TACAMO crew from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing flew over Iraq and acted as a communication liaison between ground personnel Monday. In the Middle East, the "Take Charge And Move Out" flies over Iraq to serve as the last means of communication between ground forces. "On a larger scale, our job

  • TACAMO mission evolves to support GWOT operations

    Some people might say you can't teach old dogs new tricks, but they've probably never met the Sailors who make up Task Force 124 here. The men and women with the Navy who comprise the unit here fly and operate an E-6B Mercury in support of Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen on the ground in and

  • Air tactics evolve to ‘achieve effects’ in AOR

    Achieving airpower objectives more effectively is what more than 200 of the most proficient expeditionary Airmen gathered recently to discuss at the quarterly Weapons and Tactics conference in Bahrain - taking airpower to new heights is what they accomplished. The Weapons and Tactics conference, or

  • Circumventing network security bad for career, wallet

    Once only harnessed by the technically savvy, the use of proxy-bypass Web sites, also known as anonymizers, has become common place. These Web sites claim to allow users to stealthily visit Web sites that are prohibited to view on the host network, by bypassing firewalls. Make no mistake: using

  • VSAT helps EOD save lives, time

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams deployed to the areas of responsibility have one more tool to help them fight the Global War on Terrorism. The Very Small Aperture Terminal is a computer system which gives EOD teams the capability to make DSN calls and send and receive information to and from

  • Combat Weather Team keeps tabs on Mother Nature

    The 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Combat Weather Flight helps forecast weather for the Desert Eagle Team and transient units passing through. "The CWF's meteorologist and weather technicians operate 24/7 a week to ensure continuous weather support to U.S. Central Command combat

  • Crash and recovery team responds under pressure

    The Crash Recovery Unit is responsible for all aircraft crash recovery actions of any service or nationality for the entire AOR, with the exception of Iraq. According to Tech. Sgt. Gregory Nichols, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, crash recovery is defined as any aircraft ground or air

  • Mobility team answers call for critically injured Soldier

    379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen turned a typical transport mission into a lifesaving effort for a critically injured Soldier when time was of the essence and he had no room for error. Airmen from across the area of responsibility -- a C-17 Globemaster III aircrew, two KC-135 Stratotankers and