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379th Air Expeditionary Wing Photos

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Accurate Test 22 Fire Safety Partnership

U.S. Air Force Airmen assemble for an aircraft fire safety brief with firefighters from the Royal Air Force of Oman at Thumrait Air Base, Oman, May 18, 2022. The information shared during exercise Accurate Test 22 from both RAFO and U.S. Airmen helped ensure both forces operate with the best safety practices. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

A Royal Air Force of Oman helicopter lifts off from the desert in Oman during a Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape training exercise for Accurate Test 22, May 17, 2022. The RAFO helicopter crew loaded a patient during a simulated combat search and rescue operation and airlifted the patient to the nearest medical facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

Members of the Royal Air Force of Oman carry a pilot across the open desert in Oman while simulating combat search and rescue operations during Accurate Test 22, May 17, 2022. The RAFO crew signaled the waiting helicopter pilot on their way back to the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

A Royal Air Force of Oman pilot receives simulated medical care in the Oman desert prior to being moved to a waiting rescue helicopter as part of a survival training exercise conducted with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jones, a survival evasion resistance and escape instructor from Air Force Central Command, A3, during Accurate Test 22, May 17, 2022. Jones looked on as simulated medical care was provided and the helicopter remained ready to airlift the pilot and rescue crew away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

A Royal Air Force of Oman helicopter flight engineer runs up to assess a RAFO pilot during a survival evasion resistance and escape training scenario in the Oman desert during Accurate Test 22, May 17, 2022. The pilot was simulating having a broken leg and severe dehydration associated with being stranded in the desert.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

A Royal Air Force of Oman pilot, center, uses a smoke flare to indicate his position of retrieval to a rescue helicopter with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jones, right, a survival evasion resistance and escape instructor from U.S. Air Forces Central A3 Operations, while performing a survival training scenario in the Oman desert during Accurate Test 22, May 17, 2022. This joint force training helped streamline processes and provided both forces a better understanding of mutually beneficial combat search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

A Royal Air Force of Oman pilot calls in a rescue aircraft while training with a U.S. Air Force survival evasion resistance and escape instructor during a survival training scenario in the Oman desert as part of Accurate Test 22, May 17, 2022. During the rescue, a RAFO C-130 aircraft flew overhead shortly after the pilot radioed for help and soon thereafter a RAFO rescue helicopter became visible on the horizon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Accurate Test 22 pilot rescue training

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jones, left, a survival evasion resistance and escape instructor from U.S. Air Forces Central A3 Operations, works with a Royal Air Force of Oman pilot on a survival training scenario during Accurate Test 22, in the Oman desert, May 17, 2022. This joint force training created a greater partnership between the two forces and improved the accuracy of combat search and rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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Changes in Leadership a cause for ceremony at ADAB

Maj. Steven M. Draughon, the new commander of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, is congratulated by Brig. Gen. Andy Clark, commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, after a change of command ceremony June 2, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Prior to his new assignment, Draughon was the Aircraft Maintenance Assignments Team Chief, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
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Changes in Leadership a cause for ceremony at ADAB

Maj. Steven M. Draughon, the new commander of the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, assumes command from Brig. Gen. Andy Clark, commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, during a change of command ceremony June 2, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Prior to his new assignment, Draughon was the Aircraft Maintenance Assignments Team Chief, Air Force Personnel Center, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.
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Changes in Leadership a cause for ceremony at ADAB

(From left) Brig. Gen. Andy Clark, the commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Col. Brian H. Neese, the previous commander of the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group, furl the colors of the 380th EMDG during an inactivation ceremony June 1, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The inactivation of the 380th EMDG is part of the Department of Defense's strategic realignment which removes an echelon of leadership between the wing and squadron commanders.
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Changes in Leadership a cause for ceremony at ADAB

Col. Brian H. Neese, the commander of the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group relinquishes command to Brig. Gen. Andy Clark, the commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during an inactivation ceremony June 1, 2022 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The inactivation of the 380th EMDG is part of the Department of Defense's strategic realignment which removes an echelon of leadership between the wing and squadron commanders.
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Changes in Leadership a cause for ceremony at ADAB

(From left) Brig. Gen. Andy Clark, the commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, and Col. Michael J. Lake, the previous commander of the 380th Expeditionary Operations Group, furl the colors of the 380th EOG during an inactivation ceremony June 3, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The inactivation of the 380th EOG is part of the Department of Defense's strategic realignment, removing an echelon of leadership between the wing and squadron commanders.
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Accurate Test 22 C2 Operations

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Edward Cartossa, command and control (C2) operations specialist assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, sits in the AUAB C2 office in the Wing Operation Center to talk about his mission, during Accurate Test 22 at Thumrait Air Base, Oman, June 4, 2022. Cartossa’s C2 operations team employed missile strike early warning capabilities, for the first time, in a combat environment while forward deployed to Oman in May 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Tourtellotte)
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UAE and U.S. Force’s join in semi-annual HAWKEX

U.S. Army Maj. Michael D. Lewis, the director of the Hawk Exercise, debriefs HAWKEX participants May 19, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Having completed its 15th iteration, HAWKEX is scheduled to resume later this year and continue to foster UAE and U.S. partnerships through integration and team building.
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UAE and U.S. Force’s join in semi-annual HAWKEX

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kari Frazier, the non-commissioned officer in charge of the Hawk Exercise’s fire direction center, manages U.S. Patriot Missile defense fire, May 19, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Frazier’s role was to ensure that there was deconfliction between U.S. and Emirati assets to ensure U.S. forces were not over-engaging.
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UAE and U.S. Force’s join in semi-annual HAWKEX

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cassaundra Winfrey, a communications specialist with 9th Air Force (Air Forces Central) Air Warfare Center, operates a computer terminal during the Hawk Exercise, May 19, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Utilizing communications specialists, like Winfrey, is one way the U.S. Air Force ensures it is coordinating effectively with their Emirati partners.
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UAE and U.S. Force’s join in semi-annual HAWKEX

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Charles Spears, a ballistic missile defense specialist with U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, operates a computer terminal while coordinating with Cmdr. Ed Schweighardt and Lt. Cmdr. John Tatro, BMD operation officers with NAVCENT respectively, during the Hawk Exercise, May 19, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Having completed its 15th iteration, HAWKEX is scheduled to resume later this year and continue to foster UAE and U.S. partnerships through integration and team building.
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Brig. Gen. David “Shotgun” Lopez assumed command from Brig. Gen. Andy “Spoo” Clark, the previous commander of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, June 7, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

Al Dhafra Air Base’s Honor Guard performs a color guard during the wing change of command ceremony June 7, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Brig. Gen. David “Shotgun” Lopez assumed command from Brig. Gen. Andy “Spoo” Clark, the previous commander of the 380 Air Expeditionary Wing.
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Brig. Gen. Lopez takes command of the 380th AEW

Maj. Scott Allen, the Chief of Public Affairs with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, delivers a baritone narration during the wing’s change of command ceremony June 7, Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Brig. Gen. David “Shotgun” Lopez assumed command from Brig. Gen. Andy “Spoo” Clark, the previous commander of the 380th AEW.
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