The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia (not Iraq or Afghanistan) has been supporting war on terror operations for years. For about the same length of time, Air Force officials have been working to improve living and working conditions, and, come April, they plan a big move into what they term the Temporary Containment Area. But the TCA, officials say, will be a vast improvement over the existing tent city, where 13-year-old tents housed six to eight people. The hard walls of the new rooms will afford quite hours, so air and ground crews can get some well-earned rest. The move to new quarters, say officials, will not disrupt the 380th’s mission of aerial refueling and intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance operations.
Work Has Begun to Adapt Qatari 747 to Fly as Air Force One
Sept. 15, 2025
The Air Force has started modifying a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar for "executive airlift," a spokesperson said Sept. 15. President Donald Trump has said he wants to fly the jet as “Air Force One” since new presidential transports, held up by delays, won't be ready until after his term…
