July 28, 2017 Chaplains go into harm’s way, provide spiritual support for all Thousands of feet above Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, two Airmen, riding in a helicopter, wearing more than 75 pounds of gear, hover around the city before landing. These Airmen are not pararescuemen or a tactical air control party—they’re a chaplain and chaplain assistant.
July 27, 2017 387th AEG adapts to support SecState AOR visit Preparation, training, agility and teamwork came together here recently when an inbound mission, transporting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other State Department staff, was received by the 387th Air Expeditionary Group during Tillerson’s recent visit to the AOR.
July 26, 2017 386 AEW C-130 units change guard, maintain readiness in AOR Air National Guardsmen and their aircraft, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, execute daily airlift missions out of one of the busiest air bases in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility.
July 26, 2017 Al Udeid Air Base launches Chief shadowing program A group of Airmen are sitting together and this question is asked: “Who knows what the Chief does?” With a blank look on each of their faces, a few vague answers, an idea for a new program is born.
July 25, 2017 Fueling the AOR The 340th and the 22nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Units work together around the clock here to inspect, repair, service, launch and recover the fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.
July 22, 2017 JET/IA Airmen support partners, Afghanistan Throughout Afghanistan there are Airmen and civilians who tout the “JET/IA” patch on their uniform.
July 21, 2017 386 PERSCO team sustains deployed force across AFCENT AOR Providing 100 percent accountability of personnel spread across more than 70 geographical locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at any given time is no small feat. The complexity of that task only increases when there is an influx of personnel coming into theater to
July 21, 2017 Family values: Mother and son reunite while deployed The routine of Senior Airman Colt, currently deployed with the 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recently took a departure from the norm when his mother paid him a surprise visit.
July 20, 2017 908 EARS refuels B-52s, F-15Es, A-10s The 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled several aircraft July 19, 2017, in support of Operation Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve in the skies over southwest Asia.
July 19, 2017 Ammo builds the boom F-15E Strike Eagle pilots and weapon systems officers assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing fly sorties around the clock conducting air-to-air and deep interdiction missions to combat ISIS and bring stability to the region.