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386th NEWS

  • Rock Solid Warrior - Staff Sgt. Chad Weaver

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Weaver, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron BDOC controller, was recognized as a Rock Solid Warrior in Aug. 2018. The Rock Solid Warrior program recognizes Airmen across the wing for their contribution to the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua

  • Rock Solid Warrior - Staff Sgt. Robert Powell

    This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Robert Powell, 441st Air Expeditionary Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for their positive impact and commitment to the

  • Sister service units integrate workforces to keep the mission rolling

    Two teams here at ‘The Rock’ are truly embracing the ‘combined’ part of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, by recently forming an Army and Air Force maintenance partnership.The 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron teamed with the U.S. Army’s Fox Company 227, 1st

  • Rock Solid Warrior - TSgt. Laviolette

    Tech. Sgt. Richard Laviolette, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron combat metals flight chief, uses a piece of equipment in the combat metals shop Aug. 21, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The Rock Solid Warrior program recognizes Airmen across the wing for their contribution

  • 386th AEW leadership visits 441st AES

    Chief Master Sgt. Chad Welch, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, and Col. Patrick Schlichenmeyer, 386th AEW commander, participate in an improvised explosive device training lane created by the 441st Civil Engineer Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during a tour with the 441st Air

  • Rock Solid Warrior - Staff Sgt. Jerod Hay

    This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Jerod Hay, 441st Air Expeditionary Squadron Combat Communications Radio Frequency Transmissions non-commissioned officer in-charge. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for

  • Small improvement to have big impact

    For the more than 140,000 service members that transit through the busiest aerial port of debarkation every year, waiting conditions are now a whole lot better.Recently, Airmen from the 387th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron joined together with a specialized team from Holloman Air Force Base,

  • USDA net system designed to reduce aviation bird strikes in AOR

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture works with safety teams around the Air Force to limit the presence of birds on and around airfields to protect aircraft from bird strikes, an issue that costs the Air Force millions of dollars every year in damages.Here, at the busiest aerial port in the U.S. Air

  • C-130’s - maintained to keep flying

    A C-130H Hercules from the Delaware Air National Guard takes off into the sunset Aug. 14, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The C-130 is used as a tactical airlift aircraft and can land on a multitude of air strips including ones made of dirt. The U.S. Air Force has been flying the

  • CE cements relationship with Airfield Ops

    After the wear and tear of thousands and thousands of landings and take offs, airfields eventually need to be repaired. Without a strong relationship and good coordination between airfield operations and civil engineering, the process could get messy.On Tuesday mornings, a group of company grade