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  • Windy's, a 'well-known tent' in deployed region

    From the outside, the dining facility looks like many of the other large, dusty, beige tents typical of a deployed environment.Then you open the door to '70s and '80s funky, R&B music blaring from a radio, while laughter and upbeat conversation from the people packed at the tables in the room hovers

  • CENTCOM senior enlisted leader speaks to 380th AEW

    The U.S. Central Command's senior enlisted leader spoke to Airmen and Soldiers at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing during a visit Oct. 11.Army Command Sergeant Major Frank Grippe gave an overview of what military forces here bring to the CENTCOM mission and answered questions from the audience

  • Global Hawk mission success relies on teamwork

    (Editor's note: The last name of one person in this story was withheld due to operational security concerns.)Aircraft deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing can carry a crew sized anywhere from one to more than 20 people.The crew for one of the wing's frames however, isn't actually carried by

  • Medical group ‘maintains’ 380th AEW’s primary asset

    Pilots execute missions, logisticians prepare the base for operations, security forces members defend the base and maintainers keep aircraft and equipment operational.None of these operations could take place without the military's primary asset - its people.The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's people

  • Finance, contracting close out fiscal 2012 for 380th AEW

    Typically, a wing's contracting squadron and finance office has members working until the final hours of Sept. 30 each year, waiting for any last-minute end-of-fiscal year money to potentially come from its major command.Airmen of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Comptroller Flight and 380th

  • PERSCO accounts for wing manpower

    Upon arrival at a deployed location, most military members know one thing stands between them and food, a hot shower and a bed - checking in to the base.The office responsible for checking military members in to a deployed location is the personnel support for contingency operations, or PERSCO,

  • 380th ELRS equipment provides individual protection

    Being individually prepared for the possible threats in a deployed region is an important part of inprocessing upon arriving. Airmen deploying to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing are issued individual protective equipment by the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's IPE section.Airman

  • 82nd EASOS Airmen support 380th AEW from afar

    Though they live and operate in a geographically-separated location, Airmen of the 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron are a crucial part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing.The 82nd EASOS is comprised of tactical air control party (TACP) and battlefield weather Airmen, who provide

  • 908th EARS refuels aircraft in fight

    It's 4:30 a.m., and the four Airmen have already had breakfast and a pre-flight briefing as they leave their squadron, grabbing water and more food before heading to their aircraft.Music and friendly banter wafts within the cockpit as the crew performs pre-flight checks with their ground crew.But

  • Doppler radar improves 380th AEW weather forecasting

    Thunderstorms -- in the desert?They happen more often than most people realize, and are just as important to watch as sandstorms.The 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Weather flight will soon be able to better monitor for the potential for these storms with the recent installation of a