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  • Backyard Innovation

    Today’s Air Force hinges a large portion of its success on innovation from the ground level. Airmen are encouraged to find creative ways to improve existing processes that may not be on the radar of higher-level leadership. One Airman from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing did that in a big way, but

  • AFE: The last to let you down

    In the world of combat aviation, there is no room for error. Everyone in a long line of maintainers, engineers, planners and flight crew must execute their piece of the mission flawlessly in order to make sure the mission is successful. With everything handled perfectly, however, emergencies can

  • Two milestones with one bird

    When the announcement came through the radio that F-15E Strike Eagle #89-0487 would land in 10 minutes, Airmen of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance and 335th Expeditionary Fighter squadrons prepared to celebrate a historic moment, Aug. 16, 2016.The F-15E was the first to achieve 12,000

  • Arming the air war

    Supporting Operation Inherent Resolve and the 20-nation air coalition working diligently to rid the Middle East, Central Asia and Northern Africa of extremist violence, the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing has employed over 2,000 weapons since the beginning of 2016. A flight of roughly 100 munitions

  • Teamwork powers mission success

    The 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, also known as Kingpin, experienced a commercial power outage at an undisclosed location, July 22, 2016.Kingpin is responsible for monitoring airspace and managing aircraft within an Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, and without

  • Airpower from the ground up

    Placing a bomb on an adversary takes much more than the members operating the aircraft; it takes the integrated efforts of several agencies to ensure every aspect of the mission is planned for and coordinated before, during and after a strike. Airpower is ultimately dependent on the ability of the

  • New AFCENT commander provides mission focus

    Less than two weeks into his new role as the leader of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian visited the men and women of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location, August 1.  “The best part about this job is getting back with Airmen and seeing the energy,

  • Fueling the Coalition

    High above the desert, Airman 1st Class Mallory, of the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, settles into her chair and begins flipping switches and checking gauges, preparing for the upcoming rendezvous. From her rear-facing seat in the back of a KC-10 Extender, she opens the rear refueling

  • Coalition leader talks airpower effects

    Lt. Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, took time to discuss the impact airpower has had in the fight against Da’esh and throughout the region during a visit with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, June 28. “Airpower allows us to apply pressure, to execute the