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386th NEWS

  • Airmen seek solutions for suicide prevention

    “I hope that all of you remember me fondly, I hope all of you will live a long and happy life. As I fade from your memories, please know this was nobody’s fault. The stress life has given me, finally broke my will to live.”

  • U.S. Airmen share insight on crisis comms at Kuwaiti conference

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Barger, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing chief of public affairs, center, discusses elements of social media and crisis communication with Master Sgt. Daniel Ward, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent of emergency management, right, and a communications

  • Airman saves Kuwaiti man’s life

    In a small restaurant in the heart of Kuwait City, Staff Sgt. Melissa Richardson was enjoying a meal with her small group of Airmen when the screams of a woman interrupted the loud, bustling atmosphere. The back door busted open, and like that, confusion and chaos ensued.

  • Your Ticket to the AOR: Aerial Porters Welcome You to ASAB

    As of this summer, more than 55,000 service members and civilians have made their way to and from Ali Al Salem – the busiest port in the U.S. Central Command theater of operations. Ensuring safe and vital passenger transportation and cargo movement is just one critical role performed by aerial

  • Safety: all in a day’s work

    What do aircraft maintainers, dining facility staff, security forces, civil engineers and all other military personnel have in common? If you guessed that their contribution toward mission success depends on the safety measures they apply to their jobs, give yourself 10 points.

  • 'Tanks' for the lift

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron review paperwork before loading a U.S. Army M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 30, 2019. Airmen and Soldiers coordinated efforts to transport the

  • Kuwaiti army medics host Airmen medical staff

    Kuwait army Col. Nawaf Jandoul Al-Dousari, North Military Medical Complex director, talks with Kuwaiti army Col. Homoud Alenezi, North Military Medical Complex assistant director, and U.S. Air Force Col. Courtney Finkbeiner, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group commander, while giving a tour of the

  • Mission runs better with AGE

    Maintainer’s work around the clock across the U.S. Air Force to keep aircraft and vehicles ready to go at a moment’s notice. Aerospace ground equipment Airmen have a significant role in the maintenance career path to ensure warfighters can deliver combat air power when needed.

  • ACC cyber boss visits with comm Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Chad Raduege, Air Combat Command director of cyberspace and information dominance, and chief information officer, listens to 1st Lt. Earl Brown, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, while visiting Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 2, 2019. Raduege visited Airmen