Sept. 7, 2010 Bone marrow program gives Airmen opportunities to save a life Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing will be given a chance to make a difference in someone's life Sept. 14 during a health fair at the Flex here.With just a swab of a cheek, Airmen can register with the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program and save a life by being a
Sept. 3, 2010 Fitness testing begins for deployed Airmen Airmen deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility will roll physical fitness testing into their wartime responsibilities starting Oct. 1, according to a new policy. Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, recently approved a policy authorizing fitness
Sept. 3, 2010 Rock Solid Warrior This week's 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Rock Solid Warrior comes from the 386th AEW Command Post.Name: Senior Airman Dan UnderwoodJob: 386 Air Expeditionary Wing Command Post ControllerHome unit: 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.How do you support the mission here?The Command Post is
Sept. 3, 2010 386th AEW crew flies last OIF mission and first OND sortie A Hercules transport plane and eight crew members from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing made history here when they completed the unit's final airlift mission in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom last night and executed its first sortie in support of Operation New Dawn this morning.Operation Iraqi
Sept. 1, 2010 386th Airmen remain mission ready with influenza vaccine The Influenza vaccine is here, and soon the flu season will follow. Unless medically contraindicated, all military personnel are required to receive the flu vaccine. This prevention measure is not only for your health but vastly decreases the likelihood of an outbreak that would impact mission
Aug. 30, 2010 386th AEW contributes aircraft, Airmen to relief efforts in Pakistan Airmen and aircraft from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing are joining the U.S. military's humanitarian relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan, where record-setting monsoons have killed more than 1,600 people and left 2 million homeless.Two C-130 transport aircraft and more than 40 aircrew members,
Aug. 30, 2010 JET Airmen unit moves as part of drawdown in Iraq A group responsible for oversight of Joint Expeditionary Tasking Airmen in Iraq has moved to an undisclosed air base here as a tenant unit of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.The 732nd Air Expeditionary Group, previously assigned to Balad Air Base, Iraq, began moving its headquarters here Aug. 21 as
Aug. 29, 2010 Compass Call squadron departs 386th AEW as a result of drawdown in Iraq The last EC-130H assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing departed here this morning for deployment to another U.S. Central Command base, capping a 6 ½-year tour of duty in which Compass Call crews flew an astonishing 23,300 combat hours in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.The move is