by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 9/25/2013 – SOUTHWEST ASIA — The ability to quickly return battle damaged weapon systems to combat has been a critical and sometimes decisive factor in successful military campaigns. The side that can rapidly reconstitute its forces to an operationally effective state after anContinue reading “Deployed maintainers return damaged aircraft to combat operations”
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Mobility Airmen making a difference down range
by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 8/23/2013 – SOUTHWEST ASIA — 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 — Mobility Airmen areContinue reading “Mobility Airmen making a difference down range”
8th EAMS ramp services load “tons” of cargo
by Senior Airman Benjamin Stratton 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 7/18/2013 – SOUTHWEST ASIA — With one of the most diverse mission sets in the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron handles a “ton” of cargo making the work of the unit’s ramp services Airmen here exponentially important to the joint warContinue reading “8th EAMS ramp services load “tons” of cargo”