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  • New command chief shares first impressions

    The new 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief arrived here Aug. 18. Chief Master Sgt. Martin K. Smith said it's an honor to be here to serve the 380th AEW Commander, Brig. Gen. H.D. Polumbo, Jr. He said it's twice the honor being here to serve the Airmen, as well. His expectations are simple,

  • Maintainers halve jet-engine swap time

    Maintainers swapped out what they hope is the last of six jet-engine replacements over the course of 120 days here Sunday. Replacing six E-3 Sentry, or AWACS, engines in one deployment rotation is unprecedented, according to Master Sgt. Chuck Ratajczyk, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance

  • Credit-/debit-card fraud hits deployees’ wallets

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is tackling financial crime head-on as some deployees face credit-/debit-card fraud. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing is fighting back through effective data compilation, analysis and education. Staff Sgt. Frank Mamea, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces

  • Band brings 'little bit of Texas' to Southwest Asia

    King Cone and the Tailgate Philharmonic visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here Aug. 13 to "bring a little bit of Texas" to deployed members. King said he volunteered more than a year ago to support the Armed Forces Entertainment's efforts to bring entertainment to deployed military members.

  • Uniform changes come to Southwest Asia

    U.S. Air Force members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here are transitioning from Desert Combat Uniforms to Airman Battle Uniforms to meet newly published AFCENT guidance.United States Air Forces Central issued a memorandum July 31 providing guidance for all pending and current deployers in the

  • Over 40s 10-run rule WSA in deployed softball tourney, 24-14

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Softball Tournament kicked off with the Over 40s taking the authoritative win over Wing Staff Agency, 24-14, at the softball complex here Wednesday.The Over-40s came back from a 7-6 deficit at the top of the second inning to continuously hammer WSA, stretching the

  • O2 gets new housing in deployed location, mitigates threat

    Air Force officials met with local contractors here today for the site survey of a new construction project intended to house liquid and gas oxygen. Expeditionary constraints led to the tanks being stored in a hangar. The construction of a new facility alleviates the exposure of explosive hazards to

  • Tops In Blue wraps up desert tour in Southwest Asia

    Air Force entertainers celebrate 55th anniversary with deployers380th Air Expeditionary Wing deployers attended Tops In Blue's final show of their desert tour in Southwest Asia Sunday. The group was originally scheduled to perform one show at 8 p.m., but added their first-ever 1 a.m. show based on a

  • Warrior of the Week

    Tech. Sgt. Tracy Pete Mission Execution Forecaster Home Unit: 92 OSS, Fairchild AFB, WA Hobbies: Playing with her kids Tech. Sgt. Pete hit the ground running and hasn't slowed a bit. She has provided over 400 Flight Mission Forecasts covering four different airframes, each with their own unique

  • POL fuels airpower

    The 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron employed nearly 20 experts to replace a 3-ton fuel bladder here Thursday. Volunteers from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing joined the experts - members of the Petroleum, Oils, and Lubrications Flight - as they gathered in the POL area at the start