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386th NEWS

  • 43rd EECS EC-130H Compass Call departs after inactivation

    A U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft lifts off to depart Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 2, 2019. The aircraft's departure coincides with the inactivation of the 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron on Sept. 30, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

  • U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen team up for joint MEDEVAC exercise

    Military working dog liaison officers with the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, Airmen with the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Soldiers from the 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation Battalion deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, conducted medical evacuation and UH-60 Black

  • ETDC supplying Airmen with right gear for mission

    Expeditionary theater distribution centers, more commonly known as ETDCs, maintain gear necessary for all U.S. Central Command personnel. They provide troops with a variety of items including personal armor, advanced combat helmets, chemical warfare and cold weather gear.

  • Joint inspections ensure safety of cargo

    U.S. Airmen and Soldiers prepare to perform a joint inspection on two U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 9, 2019. Service members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion inspect the Black

  • AFCENT leadership discusses the mission, resiliency

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph T. Guastella, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, addresses base personnel about their contribution to the mission and resiliency during a visit to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 8, 2019. AFCENT leadership visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing to discuss

  • PERSCO: Gateway to the AOR

    Behind every Air Force mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility are highly skilled Airmen ready to expertly execute their assigned tasks, and it’s all in part to the Personnel Support for Contingency Operations (PERSCO) team that Airmen get where they need to be.

  • Scores of reservists join Total Force effort

    About 200 Air Force reservists from the 439th Airlift Wing are deployed to a pair of undisclosed locations here as well as in Baghdad. Capt. Kristin Montville and Tech Sgt. Jonathan Colwell are among these Airmen, whose home station is Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., and they make up two-thirds of

  • Vehicle maintenance keeps mission rolling in support of OIR

    Staff Sgt. Joseph Petrie, 386th Vehicle Management Flight, mission generation vehicular equipment maintenance journeyman, replaces a vehicle injection control pump at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 4, 2016 supporting Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. The 386th vehicle management flight