The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, located at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, is the primary tactical airlift hub and gateway for delivering combat power to joint and coalition forces in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR).

  

Ali Al Salem is the busiest aerial port in the AOR supporting ongoing Operations Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel with a yearly average of 400 monthly missions, delivering approximately 3,500 tons of cargo and 9,500 personnel. The wing also supports more than 4,000 joint and 8,500 coalition forces.

 

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is comprised of the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and 407th Air Expeditionary Group located at both Ali Al Salem and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Bases, and the 387th Air Expeditionary Group located at Cargo City.

 

Many of the wing's Airmen are filling Joint Expeditionary Taskings and Individual Augmentees (JET/IA) serving in the 387th Air Expeditionary Group. These Airmen fill and support requirements for more than 60 different specialties and unique skillsets operating at locations throughout Southwest Asia.