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  • Smart about supplements

    "Ah, deployment. . . I'll finally have time to focus on myself with no distractions. I'm going to work out every day, eat right and drop some weight. I'm going to be so ripped when I get home! The other day I saw a bunch of supplements at the BX and a buddy of mine told me that the pre-workout shake

  • Medics exercise emergency skills

    Members of the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group participated in a mass-casualty exercise held at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location of Southwest Asia on July 13, 2014. The 40-minute event provided the medical professionals the first opportunity to work together as a team

  • Keeping cool in the pool

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing pool has become a destination for Airmen seeking to cool down from the extreme heat of the undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, but the pool manager reminds them to enjoy the activity safely.Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donalin Dover has served as the day-shift NCOIC for

  • Warrior of the Week

    Air Force Brig. Gen. John T. Quintas, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presented three Airmen with warrior of the week certificates at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 9, 2014.Airman 1st Class Isiah Brashears, a 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels storage

  • 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