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  • Capt. Tisha Cornett, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, provides information to Master Sgt. Michael Lucena during the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing wellness fair Apr 13, 2013. Cornett organized the fair around Air Mobility Command’s Comprehensive Airman Fitness model. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

    Wellness Fair at 'The Rock'

    In an effort to promote comprehensive wellness, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group hosted a wellness fair in which more than 20 wing agencies provided information and resources to the service members and civilians assigned to 'The Rock'.Capt. Tisha Cornett, 386th EMDG, organized the event around Air Mobility Command's Comprehensive Airman
  • Col. Joseph Martin, 386th Mission Support Group, commander leads the cleanup efforts during the 7R base cleanup at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia Feb 7, 2013. The 7R cleanup beautified the base, put money back into the wing and enhanced security and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Manzanares)

    SpRRRRRRRing cleaning at 'The Rock'

    In the military there are some parties "G.I." you don't want an invitation, certain calls "police" you don't want to answer and group walks "FOD" you don't want to join.Col. Joe Martin, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, commander recently led more than 100 Airman from his specialized task force and well over a 1,000 Airman from across the
  • Staff Sgt. Anthony Gray, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Chaplains Assistant, teaches participants how to defend themselves against having their hair pulled by an attacker during the Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia Apr 3, 2013. The self-defense classes are one of the many events scheduled throughout the month to raise awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

    Compelled to Act

    Fierce, aggressive, combative, threatening, under normal circumstances these are not the adjectives associated with a chaplain's assistant; however, Staff Sgt. Anthony Gray, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Chaplains Assistant, is doing his part to reduce a staggering fact.According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website, someone in the
  • Capt. Carlos Bersabe, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, breaks the ice with a team building exercise in which students worked together to lower the square to the floor with only one finger at a host nation university, Southwest Asia Apr 3, 2013. Capt. Bersabe was the first person selected under a newly formed U.S. Embassy and 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs speakers program in which service members are permitted the opportunity to lecture at host nation universities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

    Educational Ambassador

    How often can you look in the mirror and factually say "I was the first person to ever do that!"Capt. Carlos Bersabe, 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group, Executive Officer, spoke at a host nation university Wednesday under a joint U.S. Embassy and 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs program called Embassy Speakers and thus became the
  • Tech. Sgt. Adam Albrecht, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Weapons Safety Noncommissioned Officer inspects chaff and flare canisters at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia Apr 2, 2013. Albrecht recently returned from a forward deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan where he provided a capability the Afghans where lacking for more than two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

    Bringing weapons safety to Kabul

    Safety is a cornerstone of almost everything we do in the United States Air Force and when it comes to weapons safety one unsafe act could be the difference between life and death.Tech. Sgt. Adam Albrecht, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Weapons Safety Noncommissioned Officer, recently returned from a forward deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan where he
  • The U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band “Vector” performing during the U.S. embassies National Day event Mar 27, 2013. The AFCENT Band tours throughout the AOR to positively promote troop morale, diplomacy and outreach to host nation communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

    AFCENT Band "Vector" visits 'The Rock'

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band "Vector" visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Mar. 25-30 and performed at two host nation schools, the U.S. Embassies National Day event and for service members at 'The Rock' Drop Zone.The AFCENT Band tours throughout the AOR to positively promote troop morale, diplomacy and outreach to host nation
  • Col. Virginia Garner, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, commander directs operations during a mass causality exercise at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia Mar 26, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Knox)

    Tiers of Leadership: The Field Grade Officer Tier

    Editor's Note: This is the final article in the Tiers of Leadership series honoring the service and accomplishments of women assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing during Women's History Month. This week the Field Grade Officer Tier is highlighted by the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group commander Col. Virginia Garner.First & Last Name, Rank:
  • Brig. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Director of the CENTCOM Deployment & Distribution Operation Center and his joint team of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of the CDDOC are responsible for the retrograde of the more than 50,000 Coalition (U.S. and NATO, of which 28,000 are U.S.) military vehicles in Afghanistan that will need to be redeployed or pre-positioned in worldwide contingency stocks abroad Mar. 20, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson)

    The CENTCOM Deployment & Distribution Operation Center and the Afghanistan retrograde

    Former President Theodore Roosevelt stated "the best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it."U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Lee K. Levy II, Director of the CENTCOM Deployment & Distribution Operation Center and his select team of
  • Master Sgt. Rayshawnda Davis, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, interacts with Third Country National employees in the Desert Winds dining facility at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia Mar 19, 2013. Davis oversees all food operations at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and the 387th Air Expeditionary Group.

    Feeding the Force

    "This (washing dishes) is the hardest job in the whole kitchen," said Master Sgt. Rayshawnda Davis, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, dining facility Superintendent. "My hats off to the people that work in there because they are constantly in the water and it's nonstop all the time."Davis is an 18-year veteran to the services career field
  • Florida National Guardsmen transfer the body of a fellow soldier killed in Afghanistan during a dignified transfer ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Airman 1st Class Melanie Bulow-Gonterman)

    Honoring a Nation’s Promise

    While sequestration and budget cuts continue to garner the media's attention and leaves service members and civilians scratching their heads as to what's being cut next, the joint team of Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen of the Central Command's Deployment and Distribution Operations Center continue their solemn responsibility of honoring our
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