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380AEW Article

Expeditionary maintainers: Another day at the office

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  • By Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol
  • 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
SOUTHWEST ASIA --  Maintenance Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron carry their toolboxes across the flightline after completing some work during operations for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia on April 9, 2010.
The 380th EAMXS, as part of the 380th AEW, supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.

The 380th AEW is home to the o the KC-10 Extender, U-2 Dragon Lady, E-3 Sentry and RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft. Maintenance Airmen who work on all four airframes make up the 380th EAMXS.

Deployed Airmen in the squadron come from Beale Air Force Base, Calif., Travis AFB, Calif., Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and Tinker AFB, Okla.