Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Eberlin, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, speaks to Red Tails University director Master Sgt. LaDonna Ford during a graduation ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 6, 2023. The latest RTU graduating class included Airmen from units across the 332d AEW. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel O’Brien)
Airmen from the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing executed a first-of-its-kind Forward Arming and Refueling Point operation at a cluster base in a combat area of responsibility.
The latest class of Airpower Leadership Academy has graduated. More than 80 Airmen from units across the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing participated in the eight-week program, attending two hours of classes per week. Students were selected by nomination from their unit leadership to learn more about making difficult decisions, leadership vs. management and teamwork.
You see them every time you come to the gate. You see their patrol vehicles rolling down the road. You may even see the K-9 teams out sometimes. But the 332d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron’s most important tasks may be the one you don’t even notice.
The Aircraft Arresting System is a cable that runs across the flight line which is caught by an aircraft’s tail hook in the event of an emergency where the aircraft has lost the ability to stop under its own power.
