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  • Independence--home and away

    The 4th of July makes me think about how the beach feels on my toes, how good BBQ smells and the wonderful sight of fireworks. Most of all, it makes me think of my family and how much I miss them. In my 17 years in the military, seven of those were spent overseas. How many times have you spent the

  • Faces of Patriotism

    On a quiet, starlit night blessed with a warm breeze that gently ruffles the flag's edges, I stand alone. I gaze upward through tear-filled eyes at our flag and see a kaleidoscope of faces--faces both past and present.I catch a glimpse of a small boat tediously transversing the half- frozen Delaware

  • 380th Airmen selected for promotion to technical sergeant

    The rank of technical sergeant is said to be one of the hardest to make. This year, with competition at an ultimate high, was no different for Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.June 26, 2014, was a day of accomplishment for many staff sergeants as they were given the

  • A virtual reenlistment

    Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Newsom, Jr. raised his right hand, repeated the oath of enlistment administered by a commissioned officer and then began his next term of service with the United States Air Force June 27, 2014. Newsom's reenlistment ceremony took place in a maintenance group conference

  • Warrior of the Week

    Col. James Copher, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, presents Airman 1st Class Cody Campbell, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, a warrior of the week certificate at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 25, 2014. Campbell, a native of Mesa, Ariz., is deployed

  • Photo Essay: Raptor Maintenance

    F-22A Raptor maintainers provide combat-ready aircraft in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The Raptor Aircraft Maintenance Unit is comprised of more than 100 maintainers from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The Airmen are tasked with the

  • Much more than a "giant voice"

    Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's command post said their jobs require self-motivation, critical thinking, time-management skills and teamwork to help keep information flowing correctly at their base situated at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 380th AEW command post

  • Acclimatizing to this heat

    Congratulations, fellow ADAB-ers, for taking on the challenge of surviving one of the hottest deployed environments most of us will ever experience. As the daunting summer looms before us, I think it's important that we focus on the acclimatization process so our bodies are better equipped and less

  • New leader commands 380AEW

    Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing formed up in the Phantom Center auditorium to participate in the change of command ceremony held at the wing's undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 18.Air Force Brig. Gen. John Quintas assumed command of the wing from Brig. Gen. Kevin Schneider in a

  • Warrior of the Week

    Col. James Copher, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing vice commander, presented Staff Sgt. Jeffery Echeverry, 968 Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, a warrior of the week certificate at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 28, 2014. Echeverry, a native of Ocala, Fla., is deployed from