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  • CFACC pays visit to 380th AEW

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Command Commander, Lt. Gen. Charles Brown Jr. made a brief visit here to see U.S. and coalition forces, Feb. 11, 2016. Brown oversees contingency plans and air operations for the AFCENT area of responsibility covering Central and Southwest Asia. As part of AFCENT, the

  • Defenders, K9 embrace deep blue

    U.S. and coalition service members participated in annual water-based aggression training with their K-9 partners at the base pool here, Jan. 18. The purpose of the training, hosted by 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog Section alongside their Australian counterparts,

  • 380th AEW awarded AF Meritorious Unit Award

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing received the Meritorious Unit Award for outstanding service and support of combat operations during a ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 18.The award recognizes Air Force active duty, Reserve and Guard units for exceptionally meritorious

  • 380th AEW conducts major accident response exercise

    Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in a major accident response exercise, simulating an on-base aircraft mishap Jan. 5, 2016, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. A major accident response exercise or MARE is designed to test a wing’s ability to respond to a

  • 380th firefighters honor departed, former AF Fire Chief

    Firefighters from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department paid their final respects for departed former Air Force Fire Chief Donald Warner, during a Firefighter Last Call Ceremony an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 30, 2015. Warner, who passed away Dec. 22, 2015,

  • Dancing with a Dragon: a pilot’s tale

    The following article is the final part of a three-part series about the men and women behind the operation of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Gliding more than 13 miles above the earth’s surface, the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft flies unnoticed and silent to all, but a

  • Force Protection, defenders execute dorm makeover

    Residents of Bay A, Dorm 200, completed a month-long dorm renovation  project on Dec. 21., 2015 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The dorm renovations are part of an effort to make the living areas within their facility, primarily the hallways, more homelike for its residents, which is

  • Dancing with a Dragon: a physiologist’s tale

    The following article is part two of a three-part series about the men and women behind the operation of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Several attendants gather in a corner office before dawn to begin the process of testing a suit, designed with both functionality and comfort in mind,

  • Disney awakens the force at an undisclosed location

    More than thirteen hundred Airmen, Soldiers, and coalition partners had their inner force awoken during a free screening of Disney’s new film, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 21, 2015.   Ken Caldwell, Disney Senior Vice President and General Sales

  • The Farm brings the house down on the Thirsty Camel

    Two thirds of The Farm, a music trio from Nashville Tenn., performed for U.S. and coalition partners during the Thanksgiving weekend at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.  Nick Hoffman and Damien Horne, the two original members, were joined by up and coming country star Natalie Murphy for