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  • 386th World War II Airman Remains Recovered

    Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. John H. Canty was one of eight crewmembers aboard a B-26 Maurader on a nighttime bombing mission from Easton Lodge-Essex, England, against targets near Caen, France. His B-26 was shot down between the villages of Baron-sur-Odon and Gavrus, France on June 22, 1944.

  • 451 EOSS Airman enable Kandahar ops, no matter the task

    The base command post is the central command and control point for mission operations at every U.S. Air Force base. At Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, it is the job of Tech. Sgt. Steven Thompson, 451st Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron command and control operations NCOIC, to ensure

  • 100th EFS redeploys back to Alabama

    The 100th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron redeployed from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia beginning Jan. 20.This marks the end of a three month deployment that started in October.“Our mission has been to execute combat air power for Operation Inherent Resolve, primarily in the

  • HH-60 Pave Hawk Arrival

    An HH-60 Pave Hawk, assigned to the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, arrives on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, via C-17 Globemaster, Jan. 26, 2018.The HH-60, along with other U.S. Air Force assets, have been realigned to Kandahar Airfield for increased airpower requirements in support of

  • 455 ELRS and 455 ECS drastically reduce check-in times at PAX terminal

    The wait time for check-in at the passenger terminal at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan is going to be substantially shorter, thanks to a couple of Airmen that recognized a flawed process and decided to do something about it. The newly designed “Virtual Check-In” sharepoint site allows BAF unit travel

  • CJTH Airman keeps medical equipment tickin’

    With today’s technology, providing top-notch healthcare at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan means having top-rate equipment to support medical missions around  the operating theater. So when medical devices need repairing and/or replacing, it’s the job of Airmen like Tech. Sgt. Richard Smith, 455th

  • CENTCOMs senior enlisted leader visits the “Rock”

    The purpose of the visit was for Thetford to meet with Airmen and to gain a better understanding of what the men and women of the 386th bring to the fight. He also provided leadership with his perspective on the CENTCOM mission with updated guidance from the honorable James Mattis, the U.S.