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  • Deployed contracting Airmen takes on big job at Dubai Airshow 2011

    When Tech. Sgt. Ian Black was en route to his deployment to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, he got the message that he would be the lead contracting officer for all U.S. Department of Defense personnel working at the Dubai Airshow 2011. Within a week of his arrival to his deployed location, he

  • Commander issues Veterans Day message to deployed personnel

    Commander of 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Brig. Gen. Jeff Lofgren sends the following Veterans Day message to the deployed men and women at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing:The roots of Veterans Day go back to when the major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th

  • Deployed maintenance officer fills big shoes at Dubai Air Show 2011

    A forward deployed maintenance officer from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is playing a major role in one of the largest air shows in the world.Capt Julia Palmer, the maintenance operations officer for the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, is in charge of all maintenance for U.S. Air Force

  • Expanded recycling program better for environment, deployed troops

    An expanded recycling program at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing offers deployed troops more opportunities to be better stewards of the earth, while also benefitting morale, welfare and recreation programs at the deployed wing. Officials awarded a new comprehensive contract Oct. 1 that expands the

  • Deployed Airmen, Soldiers conduct joint convoy training

    Deployed security forces Airmen provided tactical convoy training for Army personnel here Oct. 28, giving the Soldiers the opportunity to learn from Airmen with first-hand experience.Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted a tactical convoy training battle drill with

  • Deployed location goes green with solar lighting

    Civil engineer Airmen at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing are taking advantage of an abundant resource here, the sun. The wing is going green by installing 24 solar-powered lights in the munitions storage area that will save money and reduce dependency on fossil fuels."This part of the world has an

  • AFCENT band rocks it out for 380th AEW

    The U.S. Air Force Central Command band Top Cover rocked it out for the deployed men and women at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during a visit to the base Oct. 19-21."We're kind of morale on a pallet," said Staff Sgt. Shane Spanier, Top Cover's musical director and keyboardist. "We go around and

  • NFL players, cheerleaders visit deployed troops

    Often in America, sports stars are viewed as heroes. For several days in Southwest Asia, however, the roles were reversed as a group of players and cheerleaders showed their support for the men and women of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and its mission partners.NFL players Marco Rivera and R.W.