Memorial Day look-back: 380th Air Expeditionary Wing honors fallen heroes

Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing held a special Memorial Day retreat ceremony May 31, 2010, at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Memorial Day, which falls on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the American military. Originally known as

380th Honor Guard and Memorial Day

Airmen take 10,000 steps for love -- of health

But I would walk 5,000 steps, and I would walk 5,000 more just to be the man who walked 10,000 steps to fall down.....at your door? Well that's sort of how the Scottish pop band, the Proclaimers sang the chorus of their song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)." But in their 1980s pop song, they're singing

Photo essay: Faces of the 380th security forces

Security forces Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron supports all security and force protection efforts for a deployed wing, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, of more than 1,900 people and for billions of dollars worth of Air Force equipment and assets. To do this, it takes a

Security forces Airmen protect Southwest Asia base

KC-10 flight engineer reaches 400 combat sorties in Southwest Asia

It took 11 deployments of working on two different airframes and more than 1,900 flying hours to achieve, but Master Sgt. Clifford C. Hughes surpassed more than 400 combat missions as a flight engineer May 21, 2010, at a non-disclosed base here.Sergeant Hughes, a KC-10 Extender instructor flight

Photo essay: Dragon Lady takes to the skies

A pilot guides a U-2 Dragon Lady from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron up into the air onward to a combat mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility from a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on May 19, 2010. In the first three months of 2010, Airmen supporting the

Photo essay: Wing staff Airmen lead deployed retreat ceremony

Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing staff served as the lead unit for a retreat ceremony for the wing at a non-disclosed base here on May 21, 2010. Every week the 380th AEW holds a retreat ceremony honoring the American flag as part of a continuing military tradition.Air Force protocol

Dual mobility: Extender and Globemaster III

AWACS Airmen return home from combat mission

Maintenance Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Sentry aircraft maintenance unit recovered an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control system aircraft after it completed a combat mission from a non-disclosed base here May 19, 2010.E-3 Sentry maintenance Airmen support