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386th NEWS

  • 779th EAS perform combat air drops

    The 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron completed one of their last combat airdrops in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility by a C-130H Hercules model as the EAS transitioned to the C-130J Super Hercules model to maintain the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s rapid mobility capabilities.

  • C-130H Hercules completes last mission from ASAB

    The C-130H Hercules completed the last mission from ASAB by an H model as the Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transitioned to the C-130J Super Hercules model to maintain the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's rapid mobility capabilities throughout the area of responsibility.

  • Largest CENTCOM C-130 Squadron hosts coalition partners

    Members from the Italian and Canadian air forces, as well as members from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, received a tour of the Hercules from the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron. The 779th EAS, the largest C-130 squadron in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, is responsible for

  • 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron

    The 779th EAS, deployed to U.S. Air Forces Central Command, is responsible for delivering cargo and passengers to U.S. and coalition forces' bases to enable a constant presence in the area of responsibility.

  • ANG family deployed simultaneously: Sniders’ support 779th EAS

    The term ‘beans and bullets’ was started in the civil war, a time where fathers and sons served together side-by-side. Beans, as in coffee beans, and bullets where items supplied to support the frontlines, similar to the mission here at Ali Al Salem Air Base. For one Illinois family, the tradition