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  • AFSO 21 wing initiatives save money, increases capability

    A cross-squadron team of Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing have succeeded in another Air Force Smart Operations 21 initiative that will continue to increase combat capability for the wing, and save money which can be diverted into Air Force recapitalization priorities. 1st Lt. Andrew

  • New facility aids transition to enduring presence

    The transition toward an enduring presence requires efficient long-term planning, such as pre-positioning equipment in warehouses similar to home station. This line of thinking has led to increased storage capability for aircraft parts to meet the high operations tempo. Most recently, the 379th

  • 340th EARS keeps aircraft in the fight 24-7

    Despite the age of the KC-135 - the Air Force's top recapitalization priority - the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron Stratotanker's role in delivering air power has proven itself critical to the wing mission and to U.S. Central Command.  As enablers, the refuelers make every other air

  • Squadron facilitates transport of servicemembers, supplies

    Tech. Sgt. Lee Fletcher wipes the sweat off his brow halfway through his shift at the wing's Aerial Port. His radio crackles with notification that a shipment of blood is on its way for a critically injured servicemember in Iraq. Sergeant Fletcher gives out the word and a flurry of activity quickly

  • Joint STARS: Soldiers team with combat aircrews to engage enemy

    Joint combat environments don't just exist on the ground - but also in the skies above Iraq. U.S. Army soldiers serve as crewmembers on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System aircraft. An Army Deputy Mission Crew Commander and two enlisted personnel form a team of three soldiers on

  • Wing serves theater-wide mission needs

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing directly supports the Global War on Terrorism on many different levels. Combat sorties are flown daily, and multitudes of U.S. servicemembers and Coalition partners, equipment and supplies are transported in and out of theater. Other missions are not quite as

  • RED HORSE logistical hub supports Airmen uprange

    United States military operations worldwide have reaped the benefits from a highly mobile, self-sufficient civil engineer mobile force known as the "Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadrons Engineer," or simply RED HORSE. However, all of the accolades received and infrastructure

  • C-17s, KC-135s train to airlift wounded to U.S.

    When transporting wounded military members out of the combat zone, every second counts. Stopping to refuel during medical air evacuations takes time that some patients don't have. In response, the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron worked together

  • Unavailable parts not a problem for metals shop

    Aircraft maintenance success in a deployed environment often depends on the availability of the parts and equipment needed to get aircraft back into the fight. Oftentimes, crew chiefs look no further than 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron backshops for support when aircraft parts or other

  • New hydrant vehicle increases POL capability

    The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Flight recently received three R-12 Hydrant Servicing Vehicles that will significantly increase refueling capabilities. In conjunction with the recently commissioned hydrant fueling system and arrival of the HSVs, the hydrant fueling