435th AEW NEWS ARTICLES

  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garison Dollar, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron structural specialist, cuts a wall template for a tent March 23, 2021, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The 786th CES provided Camp Simba with building new structures, water systems and maintenance so the base can provide continued vigilance to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa area of responsibility.

    Cuttin’ up with 786 CES

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Garison Dollar, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron structural specialist, cuts a wall template for a tent March 23, 2021, at Camp Simba, Kenya. The 786th CES provided Camp Simba with building new structures, water systems and maintenance so the base can provide continued vigilance to the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa
  • U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Alicia and 1st Lt. Jordan Paecth, 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron safety officers, pose for a photo in their flight suits during pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. Safety representatives help ensure agencies within the Air Force maintain the proper safety techniques in the workplace to ensure mission success.

    75 EAS boosts safety program

    “Mission first, safety always” is an ethos all safety offices across the Air Force embody. At Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, this responsibility belongs to the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron safety team to make sure that everyone on camp is just that, safe.
  • Members of the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron discuss last minute mission plans prior to boarding a HH-60G Pave Hawk during an exercise at Camp Simba, Kenya, March 24, 2021.

    303 ERQS: Lean, mean, jolly green

    Members of the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron discuss last minute mission plans prior to boarding a HH-60G Pave Hawk during an exercise at Camp Simba, Kenya, March 24, 2021. The 303rd ERQS conducts training exercises day and night to maintain the ability to provide casualty evacuation, close air support, as well as personnel recovery. (U.S>
  • The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron acquisition team poses for a photo at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, April 6, 2021. The acquisition flight supports the AB 201 mission by providing full-range financial management assistance and being the acquisitions focal point for commodities, services and construction requirements. (Courtesy Photo)

    CONS, finance team deliver enduring support

    The 724th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron acquisition team at Nigerien Air Base 201, Agadez, Niger, supports the mission by providing full-range financial management assistance and being the acquisitions focal point for commodities, services and construction requirements.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jada Oliver, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing personnel support for contingency operations team member, poses for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23, 2021. Oliver’s main job duties with PERSCO entail maintaining accountability for members in transit. Some additional duties she has taken on while deployed include tracking members that arrive to Ramstein for medical purposes, and handling most of the Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments operations involving movement. A personal goal for Oliver is to become a school counselor, while her military goals are to inspire others and to be dependable no matter what rank or position she is given. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Winn)

    Women's History Month Feature

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jada Oliver, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing personnel support for contingency operations team member, poses for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23, 2021. Oliver’s main job duties with PERSCO entail maintaining accountability for members in transit. Some additional duties she has taken on while deployed include
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Tracy Bennett, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing senior enlisted leader and superintendent of expeditionary manpower and organization, poses in an official photo, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23, 2021. Bennett’s duties include evaluating expeditionary organization structures for effectiveness and efficiency by studying the organization’s mission, structure and workload. As a senior enlisted leader, Bennett is the liaison between the enlisted force and the director of staff. Her goals are to finish her Masters of Business Administration, retire from the Air Force and travel the world. (Courtesy Photo)

    Women's History Month Feature

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Tracy Bennett, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing senior enlisted leader and superintendent of expeditionary manpower and organization, poses in an official photo, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23, 2021. Bennett’s duties include evaluating expeditionary organization structures for effectiveness and efficiency by
  • A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron checks the view on a MQ-9 sensor before takeoff at Chabelley Airfield, March 19, 2021. RPA pilots provide close air support, intelligence gathering and can conduct strategic airstrikes for mission partners at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

    12 ESOS provides eyes in the sky

    A U.S. Air Force remotely piloted aircraft pilot assigned to the 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron checks the view on a MQ-9 sensor before takeoff at Chabelley Airfield, March 19, 2021. RPA pilots provide close air support, intelligence gathering and can conduct strategic airstrikes for mission partners at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air
  • Patches for the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing are displayed on a table at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Mar. 19, 2021. Members of the 435 AEW are deployed throughout Africa supporting the U.S. Africa Command theater objectives. The 435 AEW is committed to protecting, developing and caring for Airmen. These Airmen are the reason the wing continues to succeed in accomplishing the mission better than its adversaries. (Courtesy illustration)

    Deployed commander sets example, provides feedback to retain, develop Airmen

    The commander of the 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron, Lt. Col. Nicholas R. Wabeke, is taking care of Airmen by providing deployment performance feedback directly to home station commanders prior to static close out dates of enlisted performance reports.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Barron, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron postmaster, ensures the broken bed frames are secure to the back of a pickup truck at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, Feb. 17, 2021. Bunk beds are replacing cots to better the quality of life for transient members coming to Air Base 101. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gabrielle Winn)

    Air Base 101: Improving the quality of life one bed at a time

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Barron, 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron postmaster, ensures the broken bed frames are secure to the back of a pickup truck at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Niger, Feb. 17, 2021. Bunk beds are replacing cots to better the quality of life for transient members coming to Air Base 101. (U.S. Air Force photo by
  • A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepares to land after a tandem jump at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, March 16, 2021.

    82 ERQS practices jump training

    The 82 Expeditionary Rescue Squadron practiced high altitude low opening training, as well as static line jump training to maintain their readiness and jumping qualifications.
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