Medical group supports theaterwide mission

Getting warriors back in the fight is a duty medical professionals in the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group take very seriously. The percentage of wounded warriors returned to duty shows not only that they are good at what they do, but also that they provide critical support to the theaterwide

Agency certifies new instrument landing system

A new instrument landing system aiding flight safety at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing was certified by Air Force Flight Standards Agency Tuesday, completing a collaborative project in the works since 2005. The instrument landing system is a precision approach system serving as the pilot's eyes

Loadmaster surpasses 10,000 hours

An 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster now wears a badge of distinction that very few loadmasters receive throughout their careers - an Air Mobility Command custom patch displaying the number 10,000. After 25 years of service, Master Sgt. Joseph Maxey surpassed 10,000 flying hours

Joint STARS exceeds 23,000 flight hours

The 128th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron, one of three operational Joint Surveillance Target Attacks Radar System squadrons, recently reached a milestone of 23,000 flight-hours by flying missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Beginning on Jan. 16, 2003, the JSTARS

ECONS builds toward enduring presence in AOR

As the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing builds an enduring presence in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, a group of Airmen are assisting the effort by purchasing everything from salt shakers for the dining facility to tons of concrete used to build and repair base taxiways. Behind the

Base provides theaterwide surge support

Squadrons across the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing have increased operations to provide theaterwide support during the current surge in Iraq and Afghanistan. One such example is the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, a 379th AEW tenant unit that links air mobility operations together to

763rd ERS keeps a step ahead of enemy

They don't talk much about what they do, at least to those outside the small, secure compound in Ops Town. But, they do listen to what others have to say - mostly enemy ground forces. The 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron maintains a constant presence in the Central Command area of

Preparing for wounded warriors

Wing Airmen tackle increased operations tempo

Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing continue to maintain increased operations, both in the air and on the ground, in support of ground forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. This week, bombers assigned to the 379th AEW saw an increase in combat sorties on the Combined Forces Air Component

Airman battled cancer, returns to fly missions

"Before I was diagnosed, I was like everybody else, I thought I was bulletproof," said Lt. Col. Kurt Barry, 128th Expeditionary Air Command and Control Squadron, E-8C mission crew commander. In October 2004, while serving a staff tour in Europe, Colonel Barry had his annual physical and was