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  • POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing is the largest expeditionary wing in the world. At the heart of the Wing is a team of Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, who work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to make sure that the aircraft assigned here are

  • Giving back: 340th EARS refuels morale

    Seventeen Airmen look around themselves with excitement and curiosity, taking in the sheer volume of equipment and technology around them as they climb into the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratofortress. Most of them have never seen the inside of a military aircraft, despite the fact that they are members

  • 340th EARS boom operator supports OIR, refueling legacies

    After being re-activated in 2003 and now part of one of the largest air campaigns in world history, the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and their fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers are relied upon by U.S. and coalition aircraft.  But planes can’t refuel themselves, can they?   A small percent

  • Fini flight for 379th AEW commander makes a splash

    Technical Sgt. Anthony Atoigue, 340th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, waits for the KC-135 Stratotanker flown by the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander during his fini-flight to be directed for parking June 6, 2015 Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 340th is composed of Airmen and aircraft from more than