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  • Deployed Airman attends brother's promotion from afar

    An Airman at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing used communication technology to ensure distance did not  keep her from attending a family member's promotion ceremonyFor Capt. Capri Baptiste, the comptroller for the 380 AEW, her older brother's promotion ceremony could not be missed. When Gunn, of

  • Deployed Airmen overhaul emergency braking system

    Deployed Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron performed a massive maintenance overhaul of the mobile aircraft arresting system at the flightline at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia Aug. 18-27.The overhual is due every 10 years and took two weeks to

  • Deployed Airmen honor fallen TACP brothers

    Three Tactical Air Control Party members and their air liaison officer pause to pay respect to their fallen brothers at a ceremony Aug. 25, 2011, at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia. Their ceremony mirrored the TACP Memorial Ceremony held annually at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Airmen

  • AFCENT band brings total force integration on tour

    For the members of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, Sidewinder, their deployment to the area of responsibility has shown what total force integration is all about. The current group is part of the Missouri Air National Guard's 571st Air Force Band; but no one would know by listening to them

  • Chiefs show hard work pays off during combined cultural sporting event

    A group of senior NCOs competing in a combined sporting event at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, known as the Ramadan Games, proved hard work and being fit to fight pays off at any age, and helped showcase teamwork and mutual respect at the same time.When the chiefs' group at the 380th AEW signed

  • Viral video sensation coming soon to 380th AEW

    Newfound Internet celebrity band Sidewinder, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command band, is coming to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to entertain the troops here Aug 20-22.A video of the band performing an acoustic cover of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" went viral Aug. 9 after a fan posted it to

  • New fitness tent expands workout options for deployed Airmen, Soldiers

    Force Support officials here opened a new fitness facility Aug. 12 that will give deployed Airmen and Soldiers more options for their workouts 24/7."The new facility will offer more workout space, and will help alleviate some of the overcrowding in the current facilities," said Senior Master Sgt.

  • Deployed Airmen, Soldiers honor fallen comrades from downed Chinook

    More than 200 Airmen, Soldiers and civilian personnel at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing attended a taps ceremony Aug.11, in honor of the victims of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan, killing 38 U.S. and Afghan service members.The base Company Grade Officers' Council here