May 7, 2015 PERSCO: Accounting for every member The sun peaks over the horizon as a vehicle full ofdeployed members is waved to a stop in front of a large tent. To some this isnothing new, but for others this is their first time in the area ofresponsibility.The first group of people deployers meet uponarriving to The Rock after their long travels
May 6, 2015 EOD honors fallen with memorial challenge Airmen from the 386th CivilEngineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal hosted a memorial challenge to rememberthe sacrifice EOD Service members made and to raise awareness for the EODWarrior Foundation at an undisclosed location May 2, 2015.The foundation providesthe active-duty, veterans, injured
April 23, 2015 332nd EMXS Airmen return A-10 to air after catastrophic engine failure in Iraq A maintenance repair team from the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron responded to an A-10C Thunderbolt II that suffered a non-combat related engine failure and had to divert to Al Asad Air Base, Iraq.The jet’s number one engine suffered catastrophic damage during a routine refueling mission
April 23, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Steven Kojis This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Senior Airman Steven Kojis, administrative journeyman with the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group. The Burlington, Wisconsin, native is deployed fro the 552nd Training Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.Q: What is your family’s military heritage (anyone
April 23, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Capt. Jonathan Lipsey This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Capt. Jonathan Lipsey, deputy chief of tactics with the 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron. The Lawrenceville, Georgia, native is deployed from the 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.Q: What is your family’s military heritage (anyone
April 23, 2015 Pararescue team tests mass casualty response A pararescue team element leader with the 52nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron directs team members during a mass casualty exercise April 19, 2015. The exercise tested the response of pararescue team members during a simulated plane crash with 12 victims. The 52nd ERQS is the primary personnel
April 21, 2015 Medal of Honor recipients visit The Rock Two Medal of Honor recipients visited The Rock as they transitioned out of Afghanistan with Operation Proper Exit on April 18, 2015.Retired Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry and retired Marine Cpl. Kyle Carpenter were part of a group returning from a five-day visit to Afghanistan and spent time talking
April 21, 2015 Coalition forces practice response A U.S. Air Force firefighter evaluates injuries of simulated vehicle accident victims during a U.S. and Canadian emergency response exercise April 14, 2015. The exercise evaluated coalition coordination and response efforts of U.S. and Canadian emergency services. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt.
March 30, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Tyler Aaby This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Tyler Aaby, the NCO in charge of training for the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department. The Billings, Montana, native is deployed from the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.Q: What is your family’s military
March 30, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Booker Beacham This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Booker Beacham, and aerospace ground equipment craftsman with the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, native is deployed from the 355th Maintenance Squadron at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.Q: What is your family’s