Feb. 13, 2020 Minnesota ANG C-130 hit 10,000 hours A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, hit the 10,000-hour mark Feb. 10, 2020. The C-130 is the first of eight cargo aircraft owned by the Wing to hit the 10,000-hour mark.
Feb. 6, 2020 Rocking through the night, AFCENT Band at The Rock Members of the Air Forces Central Command Band performed for deployed members in The Rock theater at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait January 3, 2020.
Jan. 29, 2020 407th Expeditionary Support Squadron change of command U.S. Air Force Col. David Morgan, 407th Air Expeditionary Group commander, presides over 407th Expeditionary Support Squadron change of command at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, Jan. 28, 2020.
Jan. 25, 2020 Camp Sparta hosts Joint Coalition 5k Obstacle Course Challenge Camp Sparta held a Joint Coalition 5k obstacle course challenge for all members of Ali Al Salem Air Base on Jan. 25, 2020. The first inaugural 5k had 16 total obstacles including spear throwing, high crawls and rope swings to challenge participants the entire way.
Jan. 16, 2020 Airmen, Soldiers work together to transport heavy vehicles U.S. Army M1A1 Abrams tanks are parked next to a flight line in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 3, 2020. USCENTCOM directs and enables military operations and activities with allies and partners to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests.
Jan. 14, 2020 MWD water-based training opens as base pool closes Military working dogs perform water-based training with K-9 handlers from the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Dec. 6, 2019. After the swimming season closed, security forces personnel swam through different training scenarios with their canines to teach
Jan. 3, 2020 COMMENTARY: The Title of Airman During my Joint Deployment, I was witness to the United States Marine Corps 244th Birthday Ceremony. Words can’t describe the prodigious feeling that engulfed the crowd of spectators during the event.
Dec. 31, 2019 New decade means new skills for Airmen, soldiers w/ weapons training A U.S. Airman reloads his M9 during weapons familiarization training at Udairi range, Kuwait, Dec. 26, 2019. U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen fired through small arms tactical movements, weapons posture and base defense planning exercises while familiarizing with weapons such as the M9
Dec. 20, 2019 Airmen seek solutions for suicide prevention “I hope that all of you remember me fondly, I hope all of you will live a long and happy life. As I fade from your memories, please know this was nobody’s fault. The stress life has given me, finally broke my will to live.”
Dec. 17, 2019 U.S. Airmen share insight on crisis comms at Kuwaiti conference U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Barger, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing chief of public affairs, center, discusses elements of social media and crisis communication with Master Sgt. Daniel Ward, 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron superintendent of emergency management, right, and a communications