380th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

Captain Ross Franquemont, a U-2 Dragon Lady Pilot, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, shakes the hands of the crew chiefs, 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, who prepare his jet, before he launches, South More

Capt. Ross Franquemont, a U-2 Dragon Lady Pilot, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, shakes the hands of the crew chiefs, 99th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, who prepare his jet, before he launches, Southwe More

Brig. Gen. Cecil Richardson, Air Force deputy chief of chaplains, tours the flightline complex during a visit to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, March 14, 2008.

Members of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron coordinate to remove an engine from an RQ-4A Global Hawk during a non-destructive inspection (NDI) at a base in Southwest Asia, March 16. An NDI More

Capt. Heather Fox, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron U-2 Dragon Lady pilot, stands while Senior Airman Roric Ongaco (right) and Staff Sgt. Lisa Tetrick, 99th ERS physiological support division technici More

Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Robert Fisher, 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron flight engineer, steps off a KC-10 Extender after his landmark flight surpassing 10,000 flight hours for his career on March 29.

The Honorable Craig Duehring, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Washington, D.C. talks to a group of Airman during a visit to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a base in S More

Members of the 380 Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, work as a team to spread out a new fuel bladder July 24, 2008. The fuel bladder weighs approximately 2.5 tons empty and it can hold 200,000 gallons More

Tech. Sgt. Lee Meyers from the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, takes a fuel sample so he can inspect it and ensure the fuel is within standards before it goes into any aircraft. Sgt. Meyers pe More

Representatives from the 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Contracting Squadron, Civil Engineer Squadron and the U.S. government-contracted design team met with local contractors for a site survey of a More

King Cone Band plays various country music medleys for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in the night heat at the Thirsty Camel Pavilion Aug 13, 2008. The band is performing as part of the Armed Forces Entertain More

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing's Maj. Peter Zalewski, priest, puts his hand upon Airman 1st Class Jorge Flores-Vazquez, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during a confirmation ceremony at the More

Bojar, a military working dog with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, has a tube placed in his throat to help him breath at a local veterinarian's office. Bojar required X-rays of the teeth he in More

Staff Sgt. Justin Taydus from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron test his oxygen mask during Air Refeuling Operators station preflight checks Sept. 16, 2008. The 908th EARS fly numerous refueling so More

Tech. Sgt. Sara Vena and Staff Sgt. Sonja Parks from the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group apply their medical expertise to an unusual patient at the clinic Sept. 19, 2008. Ggrant, a military working dog from t More

Roy's Diner is isolated around all hardened facilties, Sept. 24, 2008. Roy's was named after the boyfriend of the first non-commissioned officer in charge of the facility, back in 2004.

Senior Airman Alexander Williams, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron journeyman, challenges Airman 1st Class Robert Sosa of the fire team during a room-clearing exercise. The Airmen are performing fir More

Linda Pantoja ran the 13.1-mile "half-marathon" held at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing today with a time of 2:04:12. The event is an official extension of the U.S. Air Force Marathon that was held at Wright-P More

First responders take quick action to aid a simulated burn victim Sept. 30, 2008. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing exercise controllers have designed a variety of scenarios to aid in the wing's emergency prepar More

Australian Flt. Lt. Troy Roempke conducts an operations check on an oxygen mask during a preflight inspection on the E-3B Sentry, Oct. 4, 2008. Members of four coalition countries are united in one U.S. Air For More

Airman 1st Class Lidia Berezhnaya from the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron uses a black grease pen to outline letters on a wall, Oct. 4, 2008. Airman Berezhnaya is using her creative drawing talent More

Rabbi (Capt.) Gary Davidson reviews the Torah at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Chapel, Oct. 6, 2008. Rabbi Davidson deployed for one month to the Area of Operations to perform religious services for deployed More

Members of four coalition countries who are united in one deployed U.S. Air Force unit make their way downstairs after a debrief, Oct. 7, 2008. Americans, Australians, British and Canadians are flying operation More

Airman 1st Class Stephen Lucero spends part of the long desert night waiting to provide transportation to about 25 E-3 Sentry air crew members, Oct. 7, 2008. Lucero, deployed from Yokota Air Base, Japan, is a v More

Capt. Jason Seelhorst from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing runs with a victim through an obstacle course during a fire muster. The event had each member run with a victim solo, followed by a team litter obstac More

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing record holiday greetings Oct. 10, 2008. The greetings will be sent to local media outlets to be aired during the upcoming holidays so family members and friends can s More

A Verse Unsung put on a good show Oct. 12, 2008. The band from Minneapolis toured Southwest Asia and performed some rock 'n' roll for the troops to bring a little taste of home to the desert.

Lt. Col. Vincent Catich shows Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley the cockpit of a U-2 Dragonlady during Secretary's visit to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Oct. 12, 2008. The Secretary visited the 3 More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley discusses a variety of topics at a breakfast with 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen Oct. 22, 2008.

Maj. Robert Matlock (right), 12th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, and Col. Kyle Garland, 380th Expeditionary Operations Group commander, roll the guide-on and place the cover on it as part of t More

Staff Sgt. Regina Kelly from the 380th Air Expeditionary Force Support Squadron replaces a DVD to its proper shelf. She manages over 2,500 DVDs, 1,700 books and 300 CDs to include CLEP and DANTES study material More

Senior Master Sgt. Edgar Newell, 380th Expeditionary Force Protection superintendent, addressed a formation after they paid tribute to him at a shift change Nov. 8, 2008. Newell is ending his last deployment pr More

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing pay tribute to all veterans by running with a prisoner of war/missing in action flag, Nov. 11, 2008. The 380th is celebrating Veterans Day with a 24 hour memorial run More

Capt. Rick Jones, pilot, looks to Staff Sgt. Mike Membrilla for directions to safely maneuver his F-15 onto the runway Nov. 13. Jones and Membrilla are members of the 58th Fighter Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base More

Tech. Sgt. Joshua Ashton from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer fire department removes the pendant (cable) from an F-15 tail-hook and gives a signal to raise the hook Nov. 19. The fire department was cond More

An F-15 hooks a barrier cable on the runway here Wednesday while 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency service members stand watch. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing took advantage of vi More

Senior Airman Stephanie Robinson from the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron briefs personnel at their initial in-processing briefing Nov. 21. Personnel Support for Contingency Operations manages the tr More

Airman 1st Class Carlos Suarez from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron shovels final grade, Nov. 25. He is replacing the dirt from a trench dug to get to feeder circuits. The electric shop had to g More

Maj. John Merten, a member of the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, completes a successful U-2 mission in Southwest Asia. Maj. Merten passed 1,000 hours of flying in a U-2 during this mission. He is d More

Tech. Sgt. Jerrod Selman from the 380th Expeditonary Logistics Readiness Squadron checks on an R-18 transfer pump, Dec. 5. The R-18 can transfer fuel from one location to another. Sgt. Selman was STEP promoted More

Oneris Barett inspects packages delivered to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing for damage Dec. 8. Oneris works for Alutiiq International Solutions, LCC. This company is contracted to provide personnel and servic More

The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kent Smith, addresses a crowd of about 400 during the warfighter briefing Dec. 10. The chief directed his comments toward the health and well-be More

Staff Sgt. Keith Green, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Explosive Ordnance Flight technician, collects pieces of a simulated improvised explosive device after a simulated terrorist attack, Dec. 12. The deplo More

A member of the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron is the first to respond to simulated victims at the scene of a simulated terrorist attack, Dec. 12. Make up is applied to the simulated, or moulage, More

Staff Sgt. Tiffany Keepler from the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron inventories some frozen food. EFSS receives approximately 28 pallets of rations three times a week to feed the 380th. Sgt. Keepler More

A vehicle sits with one wheel in a vehicle inspection pit after an accident here. A minor vehicle accident can result in seven to 12 hours of additional work for 380th Air Expeditionary Wing personnel and a maj More

Airman 1st Class Ryan Nolan from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron surveys land around a recently moved building. Airman Nolan is using a Trimble Survey Rover to perform this operation. The rover More

Staff Sgt. Andres Madera from the 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron relocates a telephone line on the cable distribution panel with a copper wire. He is relocating a phone line for emergency managemen More

The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron's receiver, DeAndreas Crawford, owns the corner of the end zone as he goes up for the short pass from quarterback Justin Miller for a touchdown with 29 seconds le More

Airman 1st Class Richard Fails from the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron monitors the rate of fuel going into a KC-10 Extender here. The average fuel transfer rate is 600 gallons per minute. Th More

Airman 1st Class Amanda Boehne, 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, gets a congratulatory hug after completing the Firefighter Challenge, Dec. 20. The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Fire and Emergen More

Tech. Sgt. Jack Hartman (right) and Senior Airman Andrew Vaughan, pose in front of the Ray Rangel Memorial at Fire Station 1, Dec. 21. The two Airmen from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Fire and Emergen More

Staff Sgts. Arturo Castro (left) and Jamie Lugo (right) discuss plans with a contractor while third-country nationals begin the initial stages of construction on a liquid- and gas-oxygen storage facility, Dec. More

Staff Sgts. Arturo Castro (right) and Jamie Lugo (left) discuss construction plans with a contractor and third-country nationals as they begin the initial stages of construction on a liquid- and gas-oxygen stor More

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing pose for a group photo at the end of the Holiday parade, Dec. 25. The 380th celebrated the holidays with a variety of events Dec. 21 through 25 to bring some holiday More

Tech. Sgt. Christopher Ramakka, flight chief from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Explosive Ordnance Flight, goes for an early-morning run on Dec. 24. The Richland, Wash., native is serving his debut dep More

Master Sgt. Clifford Hughes from the 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron performs a preflight scan, Jan. 3. This is an outside the aircraft scan to ensure there is nothing abnormal with the aircraft. He More

A host of U.S. Army vehicles, including a Patriot Battery communication vehicle, flatbed trailers and generator trucks, flank the Patriot launchers at the Air Force base beneath the desert sunset Jan. 2. The ve More

Maj. Thomas Ryan, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, mission pilot, adjusts in the cockpit before take-off on his 2000 hour flight at the helm of a U-2 Dragon Lady, Jan. 9. Maj. Ryan is the 25th pilot More

An E-3 Sentry prepares for take- off from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Jan. 15. Maj. Jon Williams, 963rd Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron, mission crew commander was aboard making his one-year's More

Maj. Stephen Titus, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group surgeon general of the clinic, adjusts a cold compress on a severe ankle sprain with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Edwardson Aquino, 380th EMDG independent d More

Staff Sgt. Joshua Schubert, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron distribution supervisor straightens the hose on an R-11 6,000 gallon fuel truck, Jan 21. Sergeant Schubert was assisting during a ref More

Senior Airman Jaclyn Laws, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator hooks up an R-11 fuel truck to a fillstand, Jan. 21. The fillstand gets fuel from the storage facility to More

Tech. Sgt. Louis Dutra, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintainer, checks the number on a Humvee part, July 7, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The maintainers are respons More

Airman 1st Class Jordan Silvertooth Dugas, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, sits in the turret of a reconditioned Humvee, July 9, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Humvee was of 13 More

Senior Airman David Morris, 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, works on a MA-3D air conditioner, June 25, at an undisclosed location is Southwest Asia. This type of ai More

Maj. Ron Johnson , of mental health services at the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group, poses outside his office at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, June 21.

Staff Sgt. Tommy Dailey, security forces craftsman with the 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, poses near the perimeter of this nondisclosed base in Southwest Asia, June 21. Bushby is deployed from t More

Staff Sgt. Damon Williams, 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Force Protection airman, trains with Staff Sgt. Kevin Hannah, ESFS security forces craftsman, July 16, at an undisclosed location in South More

A U2 Dragon Lady, piloted by Capt. James Bartran, is parked on the flight line after the captain completed his 1000th flying hour and 69th combat sortie in the U2 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, J More

A 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Airman clears his weapon during a shift change July 22 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Security Forces Airmen are responsible for securing more than 300 acres of land.

Brig. Gen. Mike Minahan, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, leads retreat at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia.

Senior Airman Sheri Nolen and Senior Airman Donald Nolen hold hands during their wedding ceremony, Aug. 4, at an air base in Southwest Asia. The Nolens are members of the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenanc More

Staff Sgt. Paige Greene, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Air Terminal Operations Center flight supervisor, and Sr. Airman Russell Chamblee, 30th ELRS Air Terminal Operations Center flight speci More

Senior Airman Tyler Schmidt, an aerospace ground equipment journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, poses for a picture at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 31. Schmidt is deploy More

A 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-10 Extender taxis on the flightline at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia, Aug. 31, 2010.

The 94th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's F-22 Raptors stand in the foreground as the 67th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s F-15Cs taxied in recently. The 67th EFS is deployed from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charlie Eng, electrician's mate, takes instruction toward his forklift certification training from a 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron airman. Five U.S. Navy personne More

Senior Airman Robert McCallon, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department, rings the bell during a "Last Alarm" memorial ceremony for Airman 1st Class Derek V. Kozorosky, 18th Civil Engineer Sq More

Senior Master Sgt. Katherine Mathew, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group dental technician, has taken her latest mentee, Airman 1st Class Tera Roberts, 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, to a new level. Eve More

Senior Airman Adrian Gonzales, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, guides the forklift towards host nation cargo that arrived March 10, 2011, in Southwest Asia. This is the first time in the air t More

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer James Walker, Maritime Civil Affairs Team 208 hospital corpsman talks to Vera Hamena, nurse in charge at the Maziwa Health Dispensary, April 19. The MCAT 208 is conducting assessme More

One of four stained glass windows sits in the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Chapel after being transferred from Sather Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2011. They were originally created in Tucson, Ariz., in 2008 by Rog More

One of four stained glass windows sits in the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Chapel after being transferred from Sather Air Base, Iraq, Nov. 11, 2011. They were originally created in Tucson, Ariz., in 2008 by Rog More

Maintenance airmen prepare an E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control systems aircraft for takeoff while an F-15C Eagle flies by Jan. 5, 2012. The E-3 is deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing from Tinker More

Airmen at the fabrication flight work with various types of machinery that all play a vital part in keeping aircraft serviceable. The 35 members of the fabrication flight are divided into the nondestructive ins More

Staff Sgt. Jason Steele mounts a fan blade to the central motor of a fan at the Chapman Activity Center Pavilion Jan. 17, 2012. The fan was one of four installed at the pavilion, which 380th Air Expeditionary W More

Firefighters arrive on the scene for the initial response to kick off the exercise on the flightline Jan. 18, 2012. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing airmen participated in a major accident response exercise to More

Rap artist Paul Wall entertains troops from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at the Chapman Activity Center Pavilion Jan 18 2012. Wall have supported five USO turns so far but this has been his first tour to th More

Afterburner, the AFCENT band, performs next to the Chapman Activity Center Pavilion Jan. 20, 2012. During their three-day tour at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, they entertained airmen and soldiers at nine d More

Army Sgt. Amin Cannon moves around the patriot launching station to ensure it is clear and ready to engage targets during a mobility exercise at the patriot site Jan. 23, 2012. Charlie Battery, 3rd Battalion, 4 More

Senior Airman Walter Massey performs an original rap during a basewide talent competition at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Jan. 28 2012. Massey, a security forces specialist, separates from the Air Force thi More

Chief Master Sgt. James Roy meets members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at the passenger terminal Feb. 3, 2012. Roy, the chief master sergeant of the Air Force, stopped through on a tour of several deploy More

Army Spc. Colyn Somol puts World Wrestling Entertainment superstar John Cena in a head lock as fellow wrestlers Chris Jericho and Kofi Kingston look on Feb. 10, 2012. WWE superstars met with members from the 38 More

U.S. Ambassador, Michael Corbin welcomes government officials and guess before the Air Forces Central band Afterburner entertains during a dinner at the Emirates Palace, Feb. 15, 2012. The U.S. Embassy hosted a More

A fourship of F-15s prepares to take off for a training sortie Feb. 22, 2012. The 44th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan, flies with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southw More

Senior Master Sgts. Paul Turner and Todd Joiner cut a cake Feb. 24, 2012. The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing celebrated their promotion to chief master sergeant with a recognition ceremony.

Members of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participate in sports day Feb. 25, 2012. The airmen and soldiers played softball, volleyball, basketball, horseshoes and kickball. Hundreds gathered to enjoy the day More

An airman fits a support beam in place as part of a basewide effort to construct a new tent city Feb. 27, 2012. Airmen and soldiers from around the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing pitched in to help build 48 structures.

An F-15 Eagle taxis prior to refueling on the flightline March 2, 2012. Hot pit refueling is conducted to fuel aircraft while they are still running to reduce ground time and get aircraft back up in the air as More