8 Mar 2007

Visiting warrior spirit and Airmen pride

Lt. Gen. Gary North, Commander U.S. Central Command Air Forces, paid a visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing during his tour of the CENTAF Area of Responsibility. During the evening visit, Gen. North spent some time getting to know some of the service members here, men and woman of all ranks and branches. Gen. North began his tour at the

7 Mar 2007

Rock Solid Warrior

Senior Airman Troy D. Hoskins Senior Airman Troy D. Hoskins 424th Medium Truck Detachment 2T151 Vehicle Operator/DispatcherHome unit/base: 366 LRS, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho How do you support the mission here? Here at Arifjan, we do line haul convoys throughout Iraq and local missions as well throughout Kuwait. I'm the Lead Vehicle Commander (LVC,

23 Feb 2007

Chief of staff: Warrior Airmen new culture of Air Force

Today's Airmen are in the fight.As the war on terrorism continues in the Middle East and the war on drugs continues in South and Central America, Airmen are engaged in struggles across the globe."We are warfighters," said Gen. T. Michael Moseley, the Air Force chief of staff. "From the pilots who drop bombs on target in Iraq and Afghanistan, to the

23 Feb 2007

Decorated Vietnam vet back at war

It may be surprising to hear that the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has a Vietnam era Purple Heart recipient working at the wing.It is even more surprising to hear that the combat veteran is actually a C-130 Hercules deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.On the flight deck of aircraft 63-7865 is a plaque telling the story of one of the hardest

23 Feb 2007

Deployed wing transports its 1 millionth passenger

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing lived up to its motto of "Boots on the Ground" when it recently transported its 1millionth passenger in a little more than two years.The wing reached this historic milestone when they transported 10 Army soldiers to their final destination within the area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom."The

23 Feb 2007

Airmen wrap up airdrop campaign

The Air Force C-130 Hercules team Dec. 14 wrapped up its six-day campaign of airdropping more than 211,000 pounds of supplies into the flood-ravaged Dadaab region of eastern Kenya.But to children on the ground, it was the last 60 pounds that maybe made the most difference.As a way to say goodbye and good luck, the Air Force parachuted four boxes of

23 Feb 2007

Air Force delivers much needed supplies to Kenya

After weeks of a deluge that seemingly had no end in sight, something besides rain finally fell from the Eastern Kenya sky -- compliments of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing based in Southwest Asia.What began as a normal storm in late October in the Dadaab region, about 290 miles northeast of the capital

23 Feb 2007

386th AEW wing slated as next generation of fuels mobility equipment

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing will become the test wing for the next generation of fuels mobility support equipment.The fuels operational resources capability equipment is scheduled to be installed by Jan. 3 with an operational utility evaluation immediately following.The equipment is designed to improve fuel throughput capability and reduce the

23 Feb 2007

4th Corps Soldiers get lift from 386th AEW

Pvt. 1st Class Michael Sirrine is on his first deployment but knows plenty about being in the desert. A native of Tuscon, Ariz., he noticed as soon as he arrived in Kuwait, "it's just like home, with less cactus."Before boarding an Air Force C-130 Hercules in early September for Balad, Iraq, Private Sirrine and fellow Soldiers from the 4th Corps