Sept. 4, 2018 AFCENT Band family gets a little bigger Growing up with six brothers and sisters, family has always been important to Airman 1st Class Ryu Yamakawa, U.S. Air Forces Central Command band guitarist. He grew up in Japan with his family before becoming a member of his now larger family, the U.S. Air Force.At the age of 18, he moved to the
Sept. 4, 2018 Rock Solid Warrior - Staff Sgt. Chad Weaver U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chad Weaver, 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron BDOC controller, monitors his computers screens Aug. 13, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Weaver is an avid hunter and fisherman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)
Sept. 4, 2018 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
Aug. 31, 2018 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
Aug. 28, 2018 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
Aug. 27, 2018 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
Aug. 24, 2018 Rock Solid Warrior - Staff Sgt. Jerod Hay Staff Sgt. Jerod Hay, 441st Air Expeditionary Squadron Combat Communications Radio Frequency Transmissions non-commissioned officer in-charge, demonstrates a piece of communication equipment Aug. 17, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Hays was recognized as the 386th Air
Aug. 22, 2018 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,
Aug. 21, 2018 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
Aug. 20, 2018 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