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.

386th EMXS Combat metals flight: fabricating parts, saving Air Force money

The combat metals flight combines multiple Air Force specialties, including aircraft structural maintenance and aircraft metals technology technicians. This flight tends to be exclusive to deployed environments, allowing the utilization and optimization of available resources.

SFS puts an eye in the sky

Sortie Support team delivers decisive air power

The 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Sortie Support Flight is made up of four flightline occupations, or Air Force Specialty Codes, that contribute to Operation Inherent Resolve. The team issues, maintains, and inspects required repair tools and support equipment needed to deliver decisive

U.S. Air Forces Central Command realigns aircraft and airmen to Kandahar Airfield

U.S. Air Forces Central Command has realigned aircraft, Airmen and assets to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to support increased airpower requirements of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and U.S. forces tasked to carry out the South Asia Policy under Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and the

Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt.Joshua McClain

The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for their positive impact and commitment to the mission.

Kandahar weather flight forecasters keep skies safe

Countless factors contribute to the outcome of a mission, including something as seemingly simple as the weather. It’s the job of weather specialists of the 451st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron to keep a constant watch over the forecast and conditions that can affect the safety of

386th Civil Engineers repair runway to keep mission flying

Earlier this month, the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron accomplished construction repairs on the primary landing runway of their airfield.

386th Enlisted Leaders Host ‘Real Talk’ Forum for Deployment Reintegration

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Top III council recently organized a "real talk" forum to Airmen preparing to return home from deployment for the first time. The event was an opportunity to hear candid, first-hand accounts of reintegration deployment experiences from a panel of senior