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  • 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron Airmen, deployed from the Utah Air National Guard, provide UTANG leadership a tour of Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Mar. 14, 2019. UTANG was founded on November 18, 1946, and consists of nearly 1,500 trained men and women who defend the United States of America. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    UTANG Airmen far from home, bringing the fight

    Far from home in a deployed environment, many components make up the complex, yet dynamic mission. Members of the Utah National Guard, also known as UTANG, are one of those key components here at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
  • Airman 1st Class Darien Samson, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics technician, reads a technical order at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Mar. 6, 2019. The U-2 has served in every American War since the Cold War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    The Flight Line at ADAB

    Airmen from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing execute the mission from the flight line at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Mar. 5-6, 2019.
  • Staff Sgt. Eugene Eudy, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions craftsman, secures guidance sections for joint direct attack munitions at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 15, 2019. Munitions systems specialists perform and manage munitions production and material tasks and activities; identify munitions and equipment requirements; operate and maintain automated data processing equipment (ADPE) to perform munitions accounting, computations, and research; stores, maintains, assembles, issues, and delivers assembled nonnuclear munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    Ammo Flight: more than building bombs

    Aircraft have a multitude of capabilities. One of the most vital is dropping bombs and other munitions. Whether it’s for joint-force training or in combat, there are Airmen on the ground responsible for getting those munitions where they need to be.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mike Kealty, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight EOD member, dons a bomb suit helmet during proficiency training at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 12, 2019. EOD Airmen serve as a member of base emergency response team and provide the ability to detect, monitor, evaluate, and decontaminate explosive, radioactive, chemical, or biological ordnance hazards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    EOD sticking together to protect others

    The Airmen in the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron EOD flight execute precision by using constant training to keep up their skills and protect personnel at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Anthony Castro and Master Sgt. Jonathan Herrera, assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight, pose for a photo at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 13, 2018. Castro is on his first deployment, while Herrera is potentially on his last deployment, as he’s nearing retirement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    Father & Son’s first and last deployment

    From father and son, to Senior NCO and Airman, Master Sgt. Jonathan Herrera and Senior Airman Anthony Castro, both assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight, are experiencing their first and last deployments together at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Sarah Howell, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, dons a Level-A suit during a hazardous materials exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 4, 2019. The 380th ECES Fire Department and Emergency Management flights conducted a joint-agency hazardous material exercise for training purposes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    EM, Fire Dawgs stay ready through HAZMAT Exercise

    The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department and Emergency Management flights conducted an outdoor hazardous material exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, Jan. 4.
  • The 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group maintenance operations center poses in front of KC-10 Extender at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9, 2018. The 380th EMXG MOC support approximately 520 personnel and 24 aircraft including an additional influx of transient aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    The Flight Line’s Melting Pot

    A “Melting Pot” is defined as a process of blending that often results in invigoration or novelty or a place where a variety of individuals assimilate into a cohesive whole. The 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group maintenance operations center ensures fast and effective ways of communicating everything from flying schedules, weather notifications and aircraft engine status and availability throughout Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Courtnee Grafton, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron metal technician, welds a piece of metal at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9, 2018. The 380th EMXS fabrication flight is in charge of identifying and repairing aircraft structural damage. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    The American Chopper of Aircraft Maintenance

    With the eight-13 hour flights the aircraft of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing have on a daily basis, some parts of the aircraft can wear down, crack or break over periods of time. The 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight, also known as “Fab Flight” or the “American Chopper” of aircraft maintenance at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, is in charge of identifying and repairing aircraft structural damage. They fix whatever can be broken, from a metal panel off the side of a KC-10 Extender to a tiny cracked screw the size of a fingernail.
  • A role player simulating an injured pilot is loaded onto a stretcher during a joint agency exercise here, May 2. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Erica Rodriguez)

    Joint exercise builds stronger emergency response teams

    Members from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in a joint foreign nation exercise here, May 2. The exercise simulated a midair collision between two foreign nation aircraft to which 380th AEW emergency response personnel is called to support. “The point of the exercise was going through how do we communicate as US forces with our host
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