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  • Exercise Desert Flag wraps up in Southwest Asia

     U.S. and coalition personnel wrapped up their participation in Exercise Desert Flag, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 30.Desert Flag, also known as Exercise IRON FALCON 16-2, is a three-week long joint and multilateral U.S. Air Forces Central Command-led exercise held

  • HVAC Airmen winning on deployed frontier: one a/c unit at a time

    No matter the job, each Airman provides a vital service – engaging issues on their own battlefront to ensure the mission goes as smoothly as possible, from the Soldiers who oversee the Patriot missile batteries to the services Airmen who ensure personnel have meals to eat and a place to sleep.

  • 380th AEW welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, met with more than 1,000 service members assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and their coalition partners from five nations at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 7, 2016.  Brig. Gen. Daniel Orcutt, 380th AEW

  • Dudette reaches 1,000 combat flight hours

    Maj. “Swat” received a hero’s welcome from members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing as she surpassed the 1,000 combat hour milestone in the F-15E Strike Eagle fighter at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 13, 2016. Swat, a weapon systems officer assigned to the 391st Expeditionary

  • 380th AEW awarded AF Meritorious Unit Award

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing received the Meritorious Unit Award for outstanding service and support of combat operations during a ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 18.The award recognizes Air Force active duty, Reserve and Guard units for exceptionally meritorious

  • 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

  • Dancing with a Dragon: a physiologist’s tale

    The following article is part two of a three-part series about the men and women behind the operation of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Several attendants gather in a corner office before dawn to begin the process of testing a suit, designed with both functionality and comfort in mind,

  • Disney awakens the force at an undisclosed location

    More than thirteen hundred Airmen, Soldiers, and coalition partners had their inner force awoken during a free screening of Disney’s new film, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 21, 2015.   Ken Caldwell, Disney Senior Vice President and General Sales

  • 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

  • Hawk spots its prey

    Soaring through the atmosphere over 11 miles above the ground, a hawk glides nearly effortlessly, training its razor-sharp eyesight on its prey. The hawk circles and monitors the activity below, in anticipation of the right time to strike. However, instead of acting alone, this particular hawk sheds