New fitness construction continues

Construction is progressing on schedule for a new fitness center for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.Airmen from the 557th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable, Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineer, more commonly known as RED HORSE, are working to build the new facility here scheduled to be

CE returns base to normal operations after flooding

As temperatures dropped and the first inch of rain fell in more than five months,  the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing officially welcomed the fall season.Unfortunately, the rainfall caused a flood and several minor issues including electrical outages, heating, ventilation and conditioning issues.The

Trees for Troops brings holiday cheer to 380 AEW team

Many members of the United States armed forces are serving away from home and one organization is determined to deliver them holiday spirit - one tree at a time.The Trees for Troops program brought together FedEx and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation to deliver 50 trees from Dull's Tree Farm in

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Justin Scherer

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Berlin Aniciete

Effective communication: Key to AWACS mission

The E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system aircraft that provides all-weather tactical command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to commanders of U.S. and NATO air defense forces. E-3 crews are experts in communication providing command and control to other

Warrior of the Week: Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bahler

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bahler is an aircraft structural maintenance craftsman with the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. He calls Riverside, Calif., home and is deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

Father, son share deployment to 380 AEW

Military brats live their childhood growing up in a military culture - traveling with the career of their parent or parents from base to base across the globe. While some military brats leave the military life to go on to other things, many join the military following in their parent's footsteps;

Warrior of the Week: Capt. Matthew Mansell

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Mansell is a KC-10 Extender pilot with the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. He calls Universal City, Texas, home and is deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

C-17 pilot reaches 10,000 flight hours

On Oct. 20, in the late afternoon heat of Southern Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stephen Clements and his C-17 Globemaster III crew set off on a milestone flight. Clements logged his 10,000 hours behind the controls of a military aircraft while assisting United States military forces with