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Jan. 18, 2018
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
Jan. 15, 2018
Pushing Cargo: 386th LRS, special handle

The importance of this mission is equivalently clear for the men and women who serve the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron.
Jan. 5, 2018
Delivering MRAPs safely downrange

The process that the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron goes through to send MRAP vehicles throughout the area of responsibility is designed to ensure the vehicle makes its destination and operates properly when it gets there.
Dec. 29, 2017
Air National Guard director visits AOR

Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, Air National Guard director and Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Anderson, ANG command chief, paid a visit to Guardsmen currently attached to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing on Christmas day at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.
Nov. 3, 2017
Brother’s in life, brother’s in-arms reunite downrange

Saying goodbye to family members before a deployment can be stressful. But rarely does a service member cross paths with a sibling while downrange; this recent uplifting experience was the case for two brothers on separate paths.
Oct. 16, 2017
Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Sets 3-year Record Mission Capability Rate

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Blue Aircraft Maintenance Unit, achieved a three-year high mission-capable rate of 95.8 percent during September.This accomplishment comes at a time when the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing flew the most C-130H Hercules sorties in
Oct. 12, 2017
386 ESFS trains for high risk response

SOUTHWEST ASIA – At any given moment, the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron stands ready to protect, defend and fight against all threats to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Among those men and women who guard the wing’s high valued assets and people, is a newly formed group of defenders
Oct. 5, 2017
POL troops fuel the fight against ISIS

Much like day-to-day life in modern society, the military relies on fuels to power its ground and air operations. The fuels management section of the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron is tasked with the control, distribution and testing of the mission essential fuels that keep the
Sept. 20, 2017
Twin brothers compete for rank as they serve, deploy to Iraq together

Throughout the history of the military it has remained common for generations of men and women to follow in their family members’ footsteps and serve their country proudly. It’s also not unheard of for siblings to join together and serve together.
Sept. 15, 2017
Deployed med group keeps Airmen, Coalition members in the fight

For military members assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and their Coalition joint partners, they seek medical assistance through the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group. Whether sick or injured, the 386th EMDG works to keep service members in the fight.