Photo By Tech. Sgt. Michelle Larche | Service members tour a PAC3 Patriot missile launcher as part of a "Weapons System of...... read more read more
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Most everyone serving at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing can tell by their workload alone that they're supporting one of the largest, most diverse expeditionary wings in the Air Force, but from an isolated work center, it may be difficult to grasp what that really means.
Officials here offer members a program to remedy that — the Weapons System of the Week.
"The Weapons System of the Week showcases all of the different units at this location in Southwest Asia and lets them explain what they do, to other personnel serving here," said Maj. Joseph Siberski, 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron senior mission director and Weapons System of the Week project officer.
Each week, the program features a different weapons system — from Air Force tanker aircraft to an Army Patriot Missile battery.
"There's a 20-minute briefing, where people will learn about the featured weapons system — its capability, background and its role here," Siberski said. "Then, we travel to the location on base where the system operates, and they'll get to see, first-hand, what the system is and how it works.
The secret-classified briefing, open to military and civilian U.S., British, Australian and Canadian personnel with proper security clearance, is scheduled every Friday at 11 a.m. in the Aircrew Briefing Room, Bldg. 3925, in Ops Town. Joint Personnel Acountability System certificates, or Coalition equivalent, are checked to verify clearance. A tour follows the brief, and transportation is provided to and from the tour site. The nearest bus stop to the briefing location is the Red Line, stop 18.
The weapons system featured each week is posted in the Daily Dispatch.
"We do this to educate personnel who might not know all the things that are going on here to support [Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom] and [Horn of Africa] operations," said the major.
| Date Taken: | 02.27.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 02.27.2010 04:24 |
| Story ID: | 45919 |
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