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  • Joint service participation in Dubai Airshow 2017

    Airmen, Sailors and Marines across U.S. Central Command displayed 10 Airframes and eight different weapons systems during the 2017 Dubai Airshow. The U.S. participated in the Dubai Airshow, a biennial event, to demonstrate a commitment to regional security, highlight the flexibility of airpower, and

  • KC-10 support USS Nimitz (CVN 68)

    As part of Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve 908th EARS-assigned KC-10s routinely refuel coalition and sister service aircraft, including F/A-18C Super Hornets from the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the skies over Iraq and Syria. The 908 EARS, part of the 380 Air Expeditionary Wing, is hosted

  • The Airmen behind the Global Hawk

    If anyone were to look inside an RQ-4 Global Hawk they would see nothing but an inorganic mix of hardware and wires, with no seat for a pilot. Measuring 130 feet in width, this remotely piloted aircraft is capable of traversing 12,300 nautical miles in a single mission. The Global Hawk can fly up to

  • 380th AEW conducts major accident response exercise

    Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in a major accident response exercise, simulating an on-base aircraft mishap Jan. 5, 2016, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. A major accident response exercise or MARE is designed to test a wing’s ability to respond to a

  • 380th firefighters honor departed, former AF Fire Chief

    Firefighters from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department paid their final respects for departed former Air Force Fire Chief Donald Warner, during a Firefighter Last Call Ceremony an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 30, 2015. Warner, who passed away Dec. 22, 2015,

  • The Farm brings the house down on the Thirsty Camel

    Two thirds of The Farm, a music trio from Nashville Tenn., performed for U.S. and coalition partners during the Thanksgiving weekend at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.  Nick Hoffman and Damien Horne, the two original members, were joined by up and coming country star Natalie Murphy for

  • Striking the heart of the enemy

    Since November 2014, ISIL has suffered the loss of at least a dozen senior leaders to Coalition airstrikes. Airmen in the Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit are doing their part to remind the world that arguably no one performs these missions better than the F-15E Strike Eagle.The F-15E Strike Eagle

  • Guardians of the battlefield

    Airmen in the Sentry Aircraft Maintenance Unit may not wear bracelets that allow for cross-universe teleportation or maintain interstellar starships or have laser weapons like the heroes in the Guardians of the Galaxy. However, these Airmen maintain the E-3 Sentry, which makes them heroes to the