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

380th AEW aircraft art

Hang time

Photo essay: Deployed firefighter portraits

Firefighters with the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department move equipment on the flightline of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during operations at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on March 1, 2010.The firefighters and the 380th ECES, as part of the 380th AEW, support

Photo essay: Security forces Airmen guard Southwest Asia flightline

Security forces Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron watch over the flightline of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on March 1, 2010.Airmen from the 380th ESFS support all security and force protection efforts for a deployed wing of

Military tradition in Southwest Asia

Defenders on duty: Deployed security forces protect Southwest Asia base 24-7-365

Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, Airmen in the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron are charged with security and force protection of more than 1,900 deployed personnel and billions of dollars worth of deployed assets, equipment and aircraft at a non-disclosed