Photo essay: Phantom Sentry

Airmen preparing to launch an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft were working amidst a thick fog on the flightline at a non-disclosed base here Feb. 16, 2010.  The flight eventually left without a problem after the fog lifted.The E-3 Sentry is deployed with the 965th

Photo essay: Sunset mobility in Southwest Asia

Aircraft and Airmen from the mobility air forces of U.S. Central Command's Air Forces Central have a busy evening at AFCENT's 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on Feb. 12, 2010.  KC-10 Extender aircraft, the Air Force's largest air refueling plane, and the

AMC vice commander visits 380th AEW in Southwest Asia

As part of a visit through the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Lt. Gen. Vern M. "Rusty" Findley II, Air Mobility Command vice commander, stopped at a non-disclosed base here Feb. 10 to 11 to visit with deployed mobility Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Air mobility assets at

Deployed Global Hawks surpass 30,000 combat flying hours, 1,500 sorties

One of the largest unmanned aerial vehicles operating in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility -- the RQ-4 Global Hawk -- surpassed 30,000 combat flying hours and 1,500 combat sorties recently at a non-disclosed base here.The Global Hawks are assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing

Deployed tanker ops: Maintainers ready to recover returning KC-10

Inspired by Colonel Archer: Deployed Airmen honor Tuskegee great with nose art

In honor of Lt. Col. Lee Archer, a World War II fighter pilot with the Tuskegee Airmen, some members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing took an initiative to honor the fighter ace recently with the creation of a nose art display on an RQ-4 Global Hawk.Tech. Sgt. Jason Aucoin, 380th Air

Deployed AWACS Airmen take control of the sky for avalanche air rescue in Afghanistan

Chaos results when the world changes faster than people. A blizzard in the Afghanistan war zone Feb. 8 swiftly effected that change causing a series of 17 avalanches in the Parwan Province killing dozens and leaving hundreds more injured and stranded.While Afghan National Army and International

Photo essay: 380th sunset aircraft

Aircraft from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing prepare for missons across the area of responsibility during sunset at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 12, 2010. Aircraft featured include the E-3 Sentry, KC-10 Extender and the RQ-4 Global Hawk which supports operations Iraqi Freedom

'Extending the fight:' Multi-faceted effort keeps KC-10s on the move for deployed operations

The number is 2,756. That's how many times KC-10 Extenders and their flight crews from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at a non-disclosed base here supported "troops in contact" in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2009.That number, courtesy of Mr. Ralph Jackson of

Photo essay: Mobility, maintenance and motion on a Southwest Asia flightline

In the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, activity on the flightline never stops -- it just keeps going 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. In this photo essay, see how air mobility aircraft and maintnenance Airmen with units like the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the