380th EAMXS keeps mission moving

Records Are Meant to Be Broken: AWACS Crews Fly Record Sorties

On Aug. 3, 2020, the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron flew their 34th consecutive combat mission, breaking their previous record for sequential flights.

F-35A Lightning IIs Conduct Mission with Full Loadout

Two F-35A Lightning IIs conduct a mission with a full loadout of six GBU-49 small glide munitions and two AIM-9x Sidewinder missiles in May. The 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group Airmen built and loaded the munitions onto the fifth-generation fighter.

Controlling Aircraft ‘Beyond Line of Sight’

One of the assets flying missions from Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, is the EQ-4 Global Hawk. This remotely piloted aircraft required coordination with other bases to control it in air but, by utilizing technology this process can now be conducted locally.

Pushing the Pace for Three O-5s

While deployed at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, many Airmen make personal goals to improve themselves, such as taking classes, volunteering, working on physical fitness and nutrition, among others. This was the case for three Airmen who have challenged themselves with improving their

Deployed maintenance Airmen enable 40-year-old AWACS mission

Airmen in the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron E-3 Sentry Aircraft Maintenance Unit enable the Air Force core Command and Control mission through constant upkeep of the E-3 Sentry aircraft.