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  • Deployed members reaffirm commitment at 9/11 commemoration

    More than 200 people gathered at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Circle of Honor memorial for the Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony here Thursday.The ceremony began at 9:43 a.m. Eastern Standard Time - 5:43 p.m. Local - a poignant reminder of the moment a Boeing 757 crashed into the Pentagon seven

  • AFCENT commander presents 380th AEW Airman with combat action medal

    A 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron noncommissioned officer received the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a ceremony here Aug. 31. Lt. Gen. Gary North, commander of 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central, presented the medal to Staff Sgt. Virginia Ganus, a tactical automated security

  • Air component commander leads by walking around

    Lt. Gen. Gary North visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 to see what the Airmen here are up to first-hand. General North, 9th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Central commander, who also serves as the United States Central Command's Combined Force Air Component Commander, said

  • Deputy CFACC reminisces at 380th AEW

    Maj. Gen. Douglas L. Raaberg, the Deputy Combined Force Air Component Commander for United States Central Command, visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing here Aug. 28. The general and the wing are old acquaintances. He served as a FB-111A pilot, instructor pilot and an evaluator pilot for the

  • 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