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386th NEWS

  • 386th AEW First Sergeants host additional duty First Sergeant symposium

    U.S. Air Force first sergeants across the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing launched an Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 2 through June 4, 2025.The three-day course prepared motivated NCOs for the demands of serving as an additional

  • Know your kit: TCCC familiarization training at the 386th AEW

    “Aahh!” You hear someone call out for help. You rush to the scene and are asked for a tourniquet. Precious moments slip by as you scan the room, only to realize—you’re not sure where the trauma bag is or even how to apply a tourniquet.That moment of hesitation is exactly what the 386th Expeditionary

  • 386th AEW honors Police Week 2025

    At the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Police Week 2025 was recognized through a series of events that paid tribute to Defenders while strengthening bonds across the installation.“National Police Week is a time to remind us of all the tremendous sacrifice made by law enforcement and our Defenders,”

  • 386th AEW: MindGym opens to help Airmen build mental resilience

    Airmen at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing now have a new tool to strengthen their mental fitness thanks to the opening of the Lumena MindGym, a fully immersive cognitive training center aimed at combating stress and building resilience.The MindGym is designed to teach Airmen simple but powerful

  • 386th AEW: From technical training to deployment

    The ink on his technical school graduation certificate had barely dried when the call came: deployment orders. Now, thousands of miles from home, with sand under his boots instead of classroom tile, U.S. Air Force Airman Rockett Nichols, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency

  • 386th AEW: Clearing the flight line, protecting the mission

    Noah Baity, a U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, supports a long-standing partnership with the U.S. Air Force focused on mitigating wildlife hazards within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. For more than 15 years, the USDA has embedded specialists

  • 386th AEW welcomes new commander

    The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing held a change of command ceremony, April 2, 2025, marking the transition of leadership from Col. Robert Kline to Col. Douglas Stouffer.

  • 386th ECS keeps Airmen, mission connected

    The 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron's infrastructure section is responsible for maintaining, securing, and upgrading network capabilities to support the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and other end users across the base.