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  • 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

  • '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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • USO opens in 8th EAMS passenger terminal

    Officials opened a $14,600 USO in the passenger terminal Monday for those transiting through AUAB during their travel in and out of the AOR.The 24-hour-a-day facility, located in the passenger terminal, has several amenities available for personnel and more are on the way, said 1st Lt. Mitchell