Deployed aerial porters load American buses on Russian-made transport bound for Afghanistan

Air transportation Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here are trained in loading all types of airlift aircraft in the Air Force fleet. C-17 Globemaster III -- no problem. C-5 Galaxy -- no problem. C-130 Hercules -- no problem. But what do they do when a Russian-built

Photo essay: Senior enlisted mentorship in Southwest Asia

Senior Master Sgt. Dianne Jones, co-chairperson of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Top 3 Mentorship Committee at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, reviews Airman 1st Class Shannon Shaw's college credits and other career information and educational opportunities Dec. 30, 2009. The Top 3

Photo essay: Deployed Airman coordinates maintenance in Southwest Asia

Senior Airman Stephen Babayco, 380th Expeditionary Equipment Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations controller, coordinates support activity on the flightline at a non-disclosed location in Southwest Asia on Dec. 28, 2009. Airman Babayco is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., and his

Photo essay: Deployed KC-10s

A KC-10 Extender is parked on the flightline in a non-disclosed location Dec. 27, 2009. KC-10 Extenders are one of the airframes deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing providing air refueling support for Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The

Photo essay: Hoops in Southwest Asia

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron morale basketball tournament at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Dec. 26, 2009. The basketball tournament is one of the ways deployed forces spend their down time, but it is also a

Christmas Day drill

Photo essay: Security always, Christmas Day

Securing Satellites

380th AEW Airmen compete for strongest in AOR

After proving themselves worthy the week before in the preliminaries, five 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen competed in the "Strongest in the AOR" Dec. 18, 2009. The weight-lifting competitors performed squats and bench presses with their heaviest lift being put into the Schwartz/Malone Formula.

Warrior of the Week

Name: Steven FletcherRank: Tech. Sgt. Squadron: 380 Expeditionary Security Forces SquadronDuty Title: NCOIC, TrainingHome Unit & Base: 72 Security Forces Squadron/Tinker Air Force BaseHometown: Tyler, TexasAs noncommissioned officer-in-charge of Training, Tech. Sgt. Fletcher trained 150 new Security