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  • Combat Metals builds on partnership with Kuwait

    Even in deployed environments, where more rudimentary tools and equipment can be found, an Airman’s ability to adapt and overcome obstacles is still a highly respected and sought after trait.Since every machine requires regular maintenance or repairs, the Airmen’s capability to work on aircraft from

  • ASAB Bound: K9 Team wins AFCENT Defender of the Month

    Staff Sgt. Joseph Burke, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, and his K9, Riki, showcase their day-to-day routine at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 2020. Burke and Riki won Air Force Central Command Defender of the Month for their work responding to

  • AFCENT hosts first Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference

    For the very first time, the most senior enlisted leaders from 10 allied country’s Air Forces gathered in Sumter, South Carolina, to participate in a Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, command chief of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Jan. 6 – 9,

  • AFCENT hosts first Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference

    For the very first time, the most senior enlisted leaders from 10 allied country’s Air Forces gathered in Sumter, South Carolina, to participate in a Senior Enlisted Leaders Conference hosted by Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, command chief of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, Jan. 6 – 9,

  • Eye in the sky: Prepping the MQ-9 Reaper

    Maintainers from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 23, 2019.

  • 387th AEG develops Cargo City to maintain operations

    Construction is currently underway to provide a work environment for U.S. coalition forces to continue aerial port operations in Kuwait City. The aerial port is a strategic logistics point to deliver passengers and cargo throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and its future was

  • Desert Shield, Desert Storm vet reflects 25 years later

    “Twenty-five years ago the country was a very different place. I remember watching the news coverage of the invasion back home. Before long, flying units were mobilized and out; we were pushing everything through.” In the summer of 1990, President George H.W. Bush deployed U.S. Armed Forces into