Deployed 142nd ANG vehicle technician keeps 380th AEW wheels rolling
Staff Sgt. Andrew Parten, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle technician, fixes an air conditiontioning system on a van at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 27, 2010. Sergeant Parten is deployed from the 142nd LRS Portland, Air National Guard and hails from Portland Oregon. The 380th AEW is comprised of four groups and 12 squadrons and the wing's deployed mission includes air refueling, surveillance and reconnaissance in support of overseas contingency operations in Southwest Asia. The wing supports operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jenifer H. Calhoun/Released)