Story by Master Sgt. Patrick O'Reilly | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.03.2020
AL DHAFRA AIR BASE, United Arab Emirates – On Aug. 3, 2020, the 968th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron flew their 34th consecutive combat mission, breaking their previous record for sequential flights....
Story by Staff Sgt. Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 10.16.2017
As part of Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve 908th EARS-assigned KC-10s routinely refuel coalition and sister service aircraft, including F/A-18C Super Hornets from the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the skies over Iraq and Syria....
Story by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.27.2017
An Airman from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing was recently recognized as one of the Air Force’s Journeymen of the Year. Staff Sgt. Dionta Bolding, 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron deputy airfield manager, was named as the Journeyman of the Year in the Airfield Management category, after being nominated from a previous deployment nearly two years ago....
Story by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 09.15.2017
Deployments can be rough. Airmen, alongside other service members, often go without basic amenities for the sake of defending their home. However, Al Dhafra Air Base has a much higher quality of life compared to some other deployed locations thanks to the continuous efforts of men and women with the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron....
Story by Senior Airman Preston Webb | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.25.2017
Hustle and bustle are an everyday part of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing’s tempo as Airmen constantly contribute to execute the mission. Behind every movement, and enabling every success by physically providing personnel means of reaching their daily duties, is the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operations shop....
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 12.13.2016
LATHAM, N.Y.--After forty years in the Army – 27 in the New York Army National Guard—Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Wold figured he’d earned the right to cut the cake during the New York National Guard headquarters’ celebration of the National Guard birthday on Tuesday, Dec. 13. “I am lucky to have been around and had the length of career that I have been afforded, pretty......
Story by Master Sgt. Julie Briden-Garcia | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | 03.08.2011
A mentor offers knowledge, insight, perspective, or wisdom that is helpful to another person in a relationship that goes beyond duty or obligation. One can also construe this as a parental-style relationship. However, in the United States Armed Forces, when you consider that a majority of the lower ranking military troops range from 18-24 years of age, educating these individuals can at times......
Courtesy Story | Office of the Secretary of Defense Public Affairs | 04.22.2010
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Miller, an Air National Guardsman who's deployed here as the first sergeant for the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, takes the core value of "service before self" very seriously....
