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

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Airmen from multiple agencies participate in a joint chemical response exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017.

Gen. Lengyel checks in with Guardsmen deployed to AUAB

U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher S. Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the Chief, NGB, visited deployed Guardsmen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 24, 2017.

447 EAMXS Airmen keep A-10s fighting

Expeditionary Airmen collaborate to repair active runway, continue fight to defeat ISIL

Over the span of 15 days 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron members successfully coordinated the removal of accumulated rubber build-up off of 560,000 square feet of an active runway at an undisclosed location Dec. 19.

COMACC visits 386th AEW, praises Airmen’s contributions to the fight

U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, his wife, Mrs. Gillian Carlisle, and Chief Master Sgt. Steve K. McDonald, command chief master sergeant of ACC, visited Airmen deployed with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Nov. 23.

Airmen’s skills vital to joint fight

There is an area near many flight lines where items wait to be loaded onto aircraft. Toyotas lined up hood to bumper, resembling rush-hour traffic jams. Pallets stacked with bags of rice or ammunition sitting in precise rows. Armored vehicles waiting to be started up so they can head to the flight

737th EAS flies first mission into Q-West

The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft into Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 21, the first coalition aircraft to land on the airfield since the start of Operation Inherent Resolve.

Aircraft Parts Store feeds fight in OIR

Over time, wear and tear of aircraft parts can cause planes to be down for days at a time. It’s the job of one shop, in coordination with aircraft maintainers, to try and prevent this from happening.

Matrons of the maintenance world

Some may fear change, but it can encourage the impossible. In a career field typically dominated by males, these six women are breaking the mold and rising to the challenge.