7 Apr 2021

Mayo Clinic doctor dons uniform, helps 332nd AEW fight Coronavirus during deployment

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Russell Tontz, the oldest of 10 siblings, finds his way to the wing through a circuitous route. After graduating from the University of Idaho he joined the Air Force as a family doctor, essentially a military primary care provider with plans to serve for four years and then transition to private practice in rural Idaho.

4 Mar 2021

History Maker: Longest serving Airman examines challenges, triumphs across five decades of service

The longest serving Airman in the history of the U.S. Air Force presented what he learned over 46 years, 5 months and 21 days of active-duty service to deployed service members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing. Airmen gathered around a large projection screen where Maj. Gen. Alfred E. Flowers joined then virtually to describe his career from Vietnam to the Pentagon, from airman basic to major general.

16 Feb 2021

New AF Connect App provides communication tool in deployed location

One way the 332nd AEW is working to facilitate agile communication is through the use of a new Air Force Application called AF Connect. Through it Airmen receive up to the minute updates and in conjunction with robust WiFi it is helping information flow to all levels—even at deployed locations in the Middle East.

21 Jun 2019

Red Tails welcome new 332nd AEW Commander

U.S. Joint and Coalition service members gathered to welcome the new commander of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing during a change of command June 20 in Southwest Asia.

31 Oct 2018

CFACC takes off with ‘Shooters’

Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, Combined Forces Air Component Commander, flew with the 55th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, which recently deployed to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

30 Oct 2018

332nd leadership visits 407th AEG

Brig. Gen. David Iverson, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Tiek, 332nd AEW command chief, met with Airmen from across the base to answer questions and recognize superior performers, during a visit to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, Oct. 25, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia

5 Oct 2018

In pursuit of knowledge

What does an internship at the NASA Langley Research Center, the vice president of a Google Cloud Premier Partner company, and a researcher at the WorldPop Project, all have in common? The answer is Airman 1st Class Nirav Nikunj Patel, 801st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron guidance and control avionics specialist deployed with the 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, and a geographically separated unit of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.

23 Jun 2018

First flight as 407th AEG commander

Col. Scott Gibson, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander had his first flight since taking command of the 407th AEG.

23 May 2018

386th AEW command chief visits 407th AEG

Chief Master Sgt. Timothy Pachasa, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, talks with Airmen from the 407th Air Expeditionary Group, May 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Pachasa visited the 407th AEG to brief Airmen on expectation leadership and received an immersion tour to get a better understanding of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dana J. Cable)

6 May 2018

9th AETF-L change of command

Maj. Gen. Chad Franks, 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force – Levant incoming commander, assumes command from Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, United States Air Force Central Command commander, during a change of command ceremony May 5, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.