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  • Deployed U-2 pilot achieves rare feat of 100 combat missions

    For Maj. William Gottenberg, he's been helping the Dragon Lady breathe a lot of fire lately. The 16-and-a-half-year Air Force veteran and pilot recently achieved 100 combat missions in the U-2 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility."It's a good feeling because it's an awesome mission and

  • U.S. Defense Secretary thanks 380th AEW deployed Airmen for a job well done

    The U.S. Secretary of Defense, Mr. Robert M. Gates, took time out to visit deployed service members at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia March 11 for a job well done.After a brief introduction by 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Bryan J. Benson, Secretary Gates stepped up to

  • "Flat Joe" meets Secretary Gates

    New York elementary school kids will be getting a big surpise to find out a class project they started ended up in front of the U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates. During his visit to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on March 11, 2010, Senior Airman

  • Photo essay: Sentry maintainers prepare aircraft at Southwest Asia base

    Maintenance Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron's Sentry aircraft maintenance unit work on an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft during flightline operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on March 8, 2010. The E-3 Sentry operates in the

  • Defense Secretary Gates discusses Iraq, Afghanistan with deployed troops

    Service members quizzed Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates about Afghanistan, the elections in Iraq and the Iran situation during a question-and-answer period at a non-disclosed air base in Southwest Asia March 11. Secretary Gates spoke to members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. The wing has

  • Secretary Gates shares insights from years of service

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has served eight presidents, and he shared some of his insights into that experience today with U.S. servicemembers at a non-disclosed base here. Secretary Gates spoke to members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and attached units during a town hall-style

  • KC-10 Extender: On the 'March' to a combat mission

    A flight crew drive a KC-10 Extender from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron down the taxiway en route to a mission during operations on the flightline for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on March 1, 2010. According to Mr. Ralph Jackson of the