379th Air Expeditionary Wing

2nd Lt. Harry Burdette(top right), 379th Bombardment B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, shown here with his crew at Kimbolton, England, is the grandfather of Capt. Shawn Jensen, a RC-135 Rivet Joint pilot with the 763 More

Maj. Nick Hardeman (center), currently distribution flight commander of the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, and Chief Master Sgt. Nathan McCoy, chief enlisted manager of the 379th ELRS, are pi More

Col. James Dittus, 379th Expeditionary Operations Group and Lt. Col Ronald Schochenmaier, 22d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron commander, unveil the squadron flag during an assumption of command ceremony fo More

A U.S. Air Force Airman stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, plays the bagpipes during a commemorative service, April 25, 2017. The ceremony was held to honor the anniversary of the landing of Australian and More

The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed the newest member of its fleet, Feb. 8, as the first active duty C-130J deployed to the area of responsibility landed in Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Ai More

Tech. Sgt. Chad Beach, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron joint inspector, inspects and makes final adjustments to pallets of water being air dropped from a C-17 Globemaster III supporting Operation Enduring More

An E-3 Sentry, also known as airborne warning and control system or AWACS, from the 960th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron maneuvers into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 340 More

A RC-135 Rivet Joint, assigned to the 763rd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, maneuvers into position behind a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, to be refuele More

Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, U.S. Air Forces Central commander, speaks to Col. Giovanni K. Tuck during remarks at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing change of command June 20 in Southwest Asia. "I know you understand t More

An X-ray of Airman 1st Class Daniel Cherry's left hand depicts where his middle finger was nearly sliced in two by a 4,000 pound pallet. Cherry, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster deployed from Charleston Air Fo More

Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr., Air Mobility Command commander, speaks with airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron during a visit Aug. 17 to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The general, w More

A box is scanned after being unloaded from a cargo truck here Dec. 21, 2011. The 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Mail Control Activity processed more than 48,000 pounds of mail Dec. 19-20, just in t More

Santa Claus, portrayed by Tech. Sgt. Mike Morris, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Loadmaster Flight NCO in charge and native of Charleston, S.C., pushes a pallet of fuel onto a C-17 Globemaster III prior t More

Airmen from the 557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron attach walls to the frame of a new RED HORSE facility here Dec. 27. The facility is the new home of the 1st Expeditionary RED HORSE Group, which oversees a More

Airman 1st Class Jamal Browne, 34th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit avionics specialist and native of Los Angeles, prepares to remove a panel on a B-1B Lancer here Dec. 29. Avionics specialists are trai More

On Jan. 18, 2012, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Sealey, U.S. Air Forces Central Command command chief, visited several units from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, at an undisclosed location in Southw More

Pier, a military working dog, plays with his handler, Staff Sgt. Marque Daniels, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, during a MWD capabilities demonstration here Jan. 19, 2012. Military working dogs d More

Master Sgt. Mark Morris, native of Austin, Texas, helps school children build paper rockets during the school’s Explorers Field Day Jan. 26, 2012. Airmen volunteered their time to help 5th graders learn about m More

Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing perform dips on the bleachers during a new fitness program here Jan. 27, 2012. Staff Sgt. Roberto Salinas created the program for people who wanted to incorporate a More

Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron Cargo Processing Section move a roll of copper wire to a pallet at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 10, 2012. The cargo processing section r More

U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Command Sgt. Maj. Ronnie D. Curry coins U.S. Army Spc. Stephen Wilson, 421st Quartermaster Company Parachute Riggers joint airdrop inspector, during Curry's visit at an undisclosed locat More

Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron carry a simulated victim during an active shooter exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 14, 2012. The exercise tested the defens More

Senior Airman Letichia Blue, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group medical logistics technician and native of Alexandria, Va., explains how to pack an individual first aid kit to volunteers at an undisclosed locati More

Staff Sgt. Zachary Coltey, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron ground defense specialist, checks the body of a simulated active shooter after neutralizing the threat during an active shooter exercise F More

Staff Sgt. Carla Schempp and Airman 1st Class Baron Drinks, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron cable technicians, examine the hookup for a new data line at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb More

Airman 1st Class Bradley Skelton, right, and Staff Sgt. Marcus Smith, 9th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs, walk to a B-1B Lancer to perform maintenance at an undisclosed location in Southwes More

Maintainers from the 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform a home station check on a C-130H3 Hercules at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Feb. 28, 2012. The home station check is an in- More

U.S. soldiers from the Bravo 5-52nd Air and Missile Defense Battery secure a launcher canister to a PAC-2 launcher during a crew drill at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 6, 2012. The soldiers ta More

Airman 1st Class Kevin Castleberry, 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron surveillance technician and native of San Diego, observes activity on his radar at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia March 10, More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Mark Ramsay, 18th Air Force commander, talks to airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron during an all-call held here March 10, 2012. During the all-call Ramsay discussed More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Maria Harris, 422nd Medical Detachment Veterinary Services veterinarian, speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Eckert, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group dentist, about Roy’s dental recor More

Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Material Command commander, speaks to the airmen here March 16. Hoffman visited the base March 15-17 to speak with airmen about the changes in the Air Force budget and how that af More

Gen. Donald Hoffman, Air Force Material Command commander, speaks to the Logistics Officers Association during a meeting here March 17. Hoffman visited the base March 15-17 to speak with airmen about the change More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Wilson, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics supervisor, moves tanks of liquid oxygen in preparation for distribution March 29, 2012. The cryogenics belongs to the 379t More

A new dormitory under construction sits at the Blatchford-Preston Complex before workers arrive to continue building here April 5. The dormitory's estimated completion is April 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff More

Tech. Sgt. Ivan Abudo, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, teaches a self-defense class to attendees at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia April 12, 2012. The self-defense class was held as a pa More

Members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron review medical records before an evacuation mission here April 21, 2012. The team reviews each patient’s situation before transporting them to More

Capt. Carlos Nivia, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares his C-17 Globemaster III for take-off April 27, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathanael Callon)

U.S. Air Force Gen. Raymond Johns, Air Mobility Command commander, speaks with airmen assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing during his visit June 15, 2012 Southwest Asia. Johns visited the "Grand Slam" w More

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua McGonigle competes with two other finalists for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing “The Voice” competition in Southwest Asia, June 23, 2012. For the past four weeks, each singer survived the More

Maj. Debra Sims, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight nurse and Dallas native, and Staff Sgt. Richard Brampton, a 379th EAES medical technician and Camano Island, Wash. native, assemble a More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Levi Hakola (inside) and Senior Airman Cyrus Torres, both assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Communication Squadron, scale the 150-foot-tall communication tower moving two high freque More

(Left to right) Lance Cpl. Clayton Barker, Sgt. Trey Thomasee, and Cpl. Zachary Willard, perform an operational check on an EA-6B Prowler ejection seat during a 364 day inspection in Southwest Asia, Sept. 25, 2 More

Spc. Rafael Campos, 421st Quartermaster Detachment 4 parachute rigger, goes over the correct knot needed on the bottom of the load to Tech. Sgt. Adam Barnes a civil engineer with the 379th Air Expeditionary Win More

Capt. Karl Bolt, a native of Stockton, Calif. and stationed at Al Udeid Air Base, tosses the opening jump ball at an elementary girls’ basketball game at the American School of Doha. Bolt is currently serving a More

Airmen forward deployed from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing assist in a crash damage reclamation and demilitarization project of a C-130J Super Hercules at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, July 3, 201 More

Maj. Michael Korb and Senior Airman Kevin Merritt review survival information for an upcoming C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 15, 2013. Korb is the 746th Exped More

Staff Sgt. Chris poses in front of the RC-135 Rivet Joint at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 16, 2013. Chris is a career enlisted aviator who has flown more than 2,000 hours and more th More

Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Graham inspects the paperwork for a hazardous materials labeled box at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 22, 2013. Graham is the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadro More

Tech. Sgt. Abdul-Ganeu Abdulai unhooks a C-130 Hercules from a tow truck prior to an engine run at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 29, 2013. Abdulai is a 746th Expeditionary Aircraft Ma More

Airman 1st Class Tyler Jones inspects the oil pan on a Tunner 60K aircraft cargo loader at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, July 31, 2013. Jones is a 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness S More

Grand Slam airmen watch an Article 15 process video with discussions lead by Master Sgt. Melissa Somers during a first sergeant symposium at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 8, 2013. The More

Senior Airman Grant Bednar uses a personal digital assistant to access a form used to calculate the weights and balances of the aircraft and the cargo in preparation for a C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Ai More

The 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron’s passenger terminal averages more than 85,000 passengers with 3,200 tons of accompanying baggage and nearly 1,000 distinguished visitors annually at the 379th Air Ex More

Senior Airman Darnell McConnell inspects an aircraft part for cracks by means of a magnetic particle inspection at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 6, 2013. MPI is a nondestructive inspe More

Airman 1st Class Steven Stanfa and Senior Airman Tim Zuendel inspect a tool’s coding as Stanfa returns a tool kit to the consolidated tool kit at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 8, 2013 More

Tech. Sgt. David Burns processes an aircrew member through emigrations at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 8, 2013. Burns is a 379th AEW Host Nation Coordination Cell customs and immigra More

Tech. Sgt. Thomas Miller clears an aircraft for takeoff as Senior Airman Kevin Krippner surveys the flightline at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 13, 2013. Miller is the 379th Expeditio More

Airman 1st Class Jillian Ward issues an M4 carbine assault rifle to Senior Airman Thomas Flowers at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 14, 2013. Ward is a 379th Expeditionary Security Forc More

Capt. Thomas Bratton grabs equipment from aircrew flight equipment prior to departure for a C-130 Hercules mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 14, 2013. Bratton is a 746th Expedi More

Staff Sgt. Erick Hall completes a hand receipt for returned flight equipment at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. Hall is the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron B-1 More

Base honor guardsmen stand ready to learn a new technique during a weekly practice at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 19, 2013. The base honor guard’s primary tasking is to support unit More

Maggie Rose and band performs for Grand Slam Wing service members at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 20, 2013. Rose said she’s extremely thankful for the sacrifices made every day by U. More

The 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron’s mortuary affairs section provides an invaluable service to the nation’s fallen warriors being returned home to their family and friends offering them piece of mi More

In nearly 70 years, airlift operations have come a long way since the early days of the Military Airlift Transport Service and mobility pioneer, Lt. Gen. William Tunner, but one thing has remained the same -- M More

Comedian Dean Edwards tells jokes to a Grand Slam audience during a comedy tour performance at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 24, 2013. Edwards made his big break on Russell Simmons’ “ More

Senior Airman Vikki Flores and Lt. Col. Sirena Morris select which sandwich to eat during the Women’s Equality Day celebration at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2013. Flores is a 3 More

Senior Airman Carlos Mancebo assists U.S. Army Spc. DeMario Jones with a cash transaction at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 26, 2013. Mancebo is a 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squad More

Staff Sgt. Isaiah Puma installs an antenna shield on an electronic countermeasure pod, which protects the individual from radio frequencies and takes readings at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest As More

Chief Master Sgt. Marcus Johnson addresses a Grand Slam audience during a Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Aug. 30, 2013. Johnson was the keynote speaker for More

Airman 1st Class Matthew Carlson prepares an aerosurface assembly to be fitted onto a laser joint directed attack munition during a bomb build at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 2, 201 More

During lightning-fast air combat, every decision makes an impact, and for 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron command and control battle management operators at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest More

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Kertulis sets up a litter prior to a Mobile Field Surgical Team and Expeditionary Critical Care Team exercise at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 6, 2013. Kertulis i More

Members of the base honor guard lower the flag while retreat is played during a 9/11 retreat ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2013. The 379th AEW has been a constant in More

The 2013 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas kicks off at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 16 and runs through Nov. 15, 2013. This year, the 379th AEW’s campaign goal is $155,000. This y More

Capt. Charneice McKenzie poses beside a barrier at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 25, 2013. McKenzie distinguished herself among her peers and was selected to receive a Science, Techn More

Staff Sgt. Eugene Dolor helps a customer mail a package at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 17, 2013. The 379th AEW is the only location in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of r More

Air Force contracting must balance fulfilling the service’s mission with upholding statutory law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and other Air Force policy and guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/ More

Service members deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia render salutes during the singing of the national anthem as part of the wing’s Air Force birthday celebration Sept. 18, 2013. This More

Service members representing the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force participate in a prisoners of war and missing in action remembrance ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. More

Royal Air Force service members bow their heads as Rev. Andrew Wakeham-Dawson, squadron leader, leads the group in prayer during the Battle of Britain Day parade ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in More

Service members deployed to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in the 24-hour prisoners of war and missing in action vigil run at the 379th AEW in Southwest Asia, Sept. 21, 2013. The run began Sept. 2 More

The 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron successfully flew a mission in support of the Remotely Operated Video Enhancement Receiver (ROVER) Internet Protocol Network, or RIPN, project, Sept. 24, 2013. During the dem More

Resiliency is a term describing skill sets for Airmen to bounce back and grow following adversity. The Wingman Culture strengthens airmen by providing them the tools and support to face the challenges of milita More

Tech. Sgt. Derek Woodard smacks a tire with a sledgehammer during a relay race as part of a fire muster event at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Sept. 28, 2013. Woodard is deployed from Robi More

Senior Airman Joshua DeYoung explains a traffic violation to a driver at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. DeYoung is a 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Airman assign More

Staff Sgt. Sarah Sarten uses valves to control the pressure of liquid oxygen while filling a cart at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. Cryogenics technicians work with “compress More

Senior Airman Eugene Philipenko deletes member information from the personnel database at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 10, 2013. Personnel Support for Contingency Operations members More

C-17 Globemaster III aircrew members walk toward their aircraft with equipment in-hand prior to a mission at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 13, 2013. The Globemaster III is capable of More

Airman 1st Class Ryan Peterson volunteers to collect uniform items at one of 15 uniform drop boxes at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 15, 2013. Uniform drop boxes are placed around base More

Chip Harris annotates as local government contractor Ramon Gonzales uses a stick to check for sediments inside a waste fuel drum at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 15, 2013. This proced More

Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Wright IV, speaks to Capt. Natasha Blankenship during a visit at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 22, 2013. Wright, along with his chaplain assistant is assigned More

Senior Airman Jacob Lagodzinski uses a high pressure water spray to clean an air conditioning unit at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 22, 2013. As part of the Recurring Work Program, ai More

Lt. Col. Sirena Morris conducts a walking tour of facilities at memorial plaza to military spouses during a command sponsorship program tour at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 23, 2013. More

Capt. Golden Broughton gives military spouses a B-1B Lancer mission brief during a Command Sponsorship Program tour at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 23, 2013. The CSP leverages resour More

Senior Airman Dustyn White labels testing bottles at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 25, 2013. Random bottles of water are tested for bacteriological contaminants prior to being releas More

Volunteers assist marathon runners with registration documents during the Special Operations Command Central Forward Marine Corps Marathon at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 27, 2013. More

Royal Air Force and U.S. service members shake hands in good sport after playing a friendly soccer match at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 29, 2013. U.S., Royal Air Force and host nati More

U.S. Air Forces Central Band the “Blue Yonders,” perform at a local school in Southwest Asia, Oct. 28, 2013. The AFCENT band’s mission is to positively promote troop morale, diplomacy and outreach to host natio More

Airman 1st Class Matthew Gambal ties a knot to secure a tool to Senior Airman Wong Ly’s safety harness at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, Oct. 30, 2013. Tools are secured to ensure they do n More