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  • Soldier’s test their limits through Best Warrior Competition

    U.S. Army Soldiers from the 5-52 Air Defense Artillery deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to compete in a quarterly Best Warrior Competition, June 18-20, 2018. The Best Warrior Competition is an eight part event during which Soldiers learn and develop leadership skills through exposure to adverse

  • AFCENT A1 gives time back to pre-deploying Airmen

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Manpower, Personnel and Services Directorate (A1) began the second phase of decreasing pre-deployment requirements for Airmen preparing to enter AFCENT’s area of responsibility.  AFCENT Deployment Streamlining version 2.0 was released and became effective June

  • Life-saving act molds Airman’s future

    Three years ago, Tech. Sgt. Julian Tayag was closing the pharmacy for the duty day with his wingman when tragedy nearly struck. Three years later, this event would culminate in his acceptance into the Interservice Physician Assistant Program.“My wingman and I were just about to lock the doors for

  • AFCENT Airmen Kept Pressure on Taliban, ISIS in May

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command published its monthly Airpower Summary today, highlighting U.S. and Coalition airpower operations in May 2018 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.  In Afghanistan, U.S. Airmen are involved in combat operations as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel,

  • 386 AEW Command Chief receives a special Father’s Day gift

    When a family member gets tasked with a deployment, one of the most difficult things to do is say goodbye to his or her loved ones.With Father’s Day quickly approaching, this ‘goodbye’ was made just a little more difficult as Chief Master Sgt. Chad Welch, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief,

  • Multinational first responder’s extinguish fire

    U.S. Air Force and Kuwaiti firefighters recently joined forces to put out a hangar fire, here.The fire, which was caused by an electrical failure, engulfed a hangar and destroyed a Kuwaiti Air Police AS356-(MOI) 03 Dolphin helicopter.The Kuwaiti firefighters worked side-by-side with the American

  • A ‘simple fix’ will save the Air Force a lot of money

    In early May, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Tech. Sgt. Chance Cole, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight line expediter, came up with an idea – and it’s going to save the Air Force a lot of money.“We were wrapping up a twelve-hour shift, and two of my guys just

  • Afghan Air Force Conducts First Emergency Combat Airdrop

    Afghan Air Force (AAF) C-208 air crew members conducted their first emergency combat airdrop mission bringing ammunition to Afghan National Police (ANP) and citizens fighting the Taliban in Badakshan province, June 1.Afghan aircrew members conducted mission planning, prepared nearly 1,000 pounds of

  • Well trained Marauders respond to real-world HAZMAT material

    The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management team responded to unknown chemicals in unmarked barrels, May 29 and 30 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.When the 19 unmarked barrels were found, 13 were at one site and six at another across base, emergency management