April 27, 2009 Tuskegee Airmen address 386th AEW members Four members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen visited with members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing during a multi-base visit April 25. Phillip Broome, retired Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson, retired Lt. Col. James Warren and retired Maj. George Boyd, shook hands, signed autographs, posed for photos
April 27, 2009 SecState visits with 387th Airmen Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met briefly with members of the 387th Air Expeditionary Group before boarding an aircraft bound for Iraq April 25. The Secretary of State shook hands and posed for a group photo before continuing on her trip. The group is no stranger to distinguished
April 27, 2009 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Pablo Herrera Job: C-130 Instructor Loadmaster Home unit: 40th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas How do you support the mission here? As a C-130 loadmaster, I pre-flight, on- and off-load cargo and passengers into OIF and OEF theaters. I compute weight and balance and ensure
April 23, 2009 Barrel nut team gets Rock birds back in the air A team of 30 Airmen across five units helped keep the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's mission effectiveness rates above 98 percent during a nine-day period when the wing had only three flyable C-130 aircraft. The Barrel Nut Time Compliance Technical Order Team, a group of Airmen comprised of members
April 22, 2009 Extension cords: Handle with care One of the most frequently occurring violations cited during a safety and fire inspection is the improper use of extension cords. This problem is common to all areas and a growing concern here in theater supporting contingency operations and back at home stations. Because of its universal nature,
April 21, 2009 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Shaun Michael Bigler Unit: 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Job: Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning technician Home unit: 110th Fighter Wing, Battle Creek, Mich. How do you support the mission here? My job supports the mission by maintaining the HVAC systems that provide
April 17, 2009 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR Staff Sgt. Justin K. Raggio Job: Vehicle NCO and Asst. NCOIC of Logistics Home unit: 30th Security Forces Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. How do you support the mission here? I get supplies and provide the vehicle support our troops need to get their jobs done. I conduct daily
April 16, 2009 Airmen, DVs roll with SET Airmen riding the bus on their way to the Rock for the first time may not realize it, but they're not alone out there. The 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's Security Escort Team, armed and ready, are out there making sure each of those Airmen get to where they need to be safely.