Feb. 9, 2015 Family Business: Pilot brothers deploy together The Air Force is often described as a family; those serving forge bonds as strong as brothers with their fellow airmen. But for Capts. Andrew and Brian Metzger, both deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, the bond of brotherhood has always been there.Andrew, 28, is a C-17 Globemaster III
Feb. 5, 2015 Rescue personnel arrive at the Rock SOUTHWEST ASIA – The first HC-130J along with members of the 26th and 52nd Expeditionary Rescue squadrons, and 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron arrive here Jan. 25. The 26th ERQS is tasked to conduct fixed-wing personnel recovery missions, and the 52nd ERQS is tasked to conduct
Feb. 4, 2015 Munitions Airmen on the front lines of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE For Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight for the last six months, the end of their deployment is a lot different than the beginning.Since the beginning of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, they have adopted three new missions and grown substantially in both
Feb. 2, 2015 Weapons loaders arm the Reaper SOUTHWEST ASIA - Senior Airman Wesley Boaz, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, removes an M299 launcher rail from an MQ-9 Reaper here Jan. 28, 2015. Boaz is deployed from the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by
Jan. 30, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman James Raper This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Senior Airman James Raper. He is a medical technician with the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group. The Ft. Worth, Texas, native is deployed from the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.Q: What is your family’s military heritage (anyone
Jan. 27, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Robert Hester This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Robert Hester. He is the Air Terminal Operations Center senior controller with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Controller. The Jonesboro, Ark., native is deployed from the 73rd Aerial Port Squadron at Naval Air Station Ft. Worth Joint Reserve
Jan. 26, 2015 Marauder adopts healthy lifestyle, loses 100 pounds Latasha Westfall is a very different person than she was five years ago. At just over five feet, the nursing student and future Air Force captain weighed 260 pounds. “I was always overweight growing up, and it really wasn’t a struggle,” she said. “I always just accepted it. It was just the way I
Jan. 26, 2015 U.S Air Force advise and assist mission leads to continued Iraqi airdrop success (Editor’s note: For securityreasons, the Iraqi air force pilots are not fully identified)United States Air Force and Army personnel continuedto advise and assist the Iraqi air force in developing and enhancing an independentairdrop capability during meetings and training conducted Jan. 5 to 7,
Jan. 22, 2015 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Craig Stewart This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Craig Stewart. He is an MQ-9 Reaper crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. The Sierra Vista, Arizona, native is deployed from the 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.Q: What is your
Jan. 19, 2015 Combat communications team ramps up 332nd AEG network capabilities The main group of the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron arrived here Jan. 8 to continue the buildup of communications access for the Airmen of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Group.Combat communication elements are typically sent in to set up or tear down communications at a new or