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  • Quality Assurance: Maintenance commander's "eyes and ears"

    Aircraft maintenance requires a high level of proficiency and job knowledge to fulfill mission requirements prepared by combatant and coalition commanders. These skills are monitored and inspected regularly by some of the career field's most knowledgeable maintainers found in the 379th Expeditionary

  • Choose to avoid the booze: Wind Cave National Park

    (Editor's Note: This feature story is part of the "Choose to avoid the booze" series that focuses on the numerous activities in the Black Hills area that are available to Airmen as an alternative to irresponsible drinking.)From the outside, Wind Cave National Park appears to be an ordinary natural

  • Safe summer driving key to enjoying season

    High temperatures, long weekends and a break from school all combine to make summer one of the seasons best-suited for travel.Making smart decisions behind the wheel and taking the time to ensure their vehicles are ready to handle the rigors of summer can help drivers take full advantage of

  • Victim Advocate Files: Staff Sgt. Janet Schreiber

    (Editor's Note: This feature story is part of the "Victim Advocate Files" series that focuses on the Airmen who provide support to sexual assault victims and do their part to prevent future incidents among Ellsworth Airmen.)Ellsworth is currently home to 32 victim advocates - men and women who

  • MICT integral to new AF Inspection System

    The Management Internal Control Toolset is playing a vital role in the way Air Force compliance is monitored thanks to the new concept in the Air Force Inspection System.Through unit inspections administered by subject matter experts, squadron and group commanders, and monthly meetings with wing

  • VTC gives leaders quick, effective communication capabilities

    For years, the Air Force has used a number of avenues to better inform its Airmen about suicide, fatalities and safety issues. One method that has recently gained popularity is video teleconferencing. VTC gives participants the ability to communicate verbally and visually with other participants

  • Bomber units fly flags for the Fourth

    What's more patriotic than an American flag on the Fourth of July? Since 2008, units within the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group and the 379th Expeditionary Operations Group here have supported year-round flag flying programs to raise money for different organizations and each year Independence

  • On the flightline with maintainers - Offensive avionics systems Airmen

    (Editor's Note: This feature story is part of the "On the Flightline with Maintainers" series that focuses on the Airmen who maintain B-1 bombers and the impact they have on the Air Force mission.)Ellsworth B-1 bombers have provided the U.S. with ground and air superiority for more than two decades

  • Forged in fire - wing schedulers

    Joint and allied forces in Southwest Asia rest easier knowing a B-1 bomber aircrew is providing around-the-clock support for them, poised to answer any calls for support.To hone their skills and ensure they are ready to respond, aircrews conduct numerous training sorties - in the cockpit and during

  • Avionics puts bombs on target, keeps Airmen safe

    Combat search and rescue operations, supply drops to forward forces, calculated strategic bomb runs and an array of countless other missions around the world, would not be possible without the tireless efforts of avionics specialists deployed here to the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron."We