June 13, 2018 N.J. Army National Guardsmen excel in inagural command of JSSD-K During the 2017 holiday season, most of the current staff from Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment – K were in their home state of New Jersey, preparing for an upcoming deployment – but the mission was unknown.Fast-forward six months, these N.J. Army National Guardsmen, who hail from
June 12, 2018 Multinational first responders extinguish fire U.S. Air Force and Kuwaiti firefighters recently joined forces to put out a hangar fire, here.The fire, which was caused by an electrical failure, engulfed a hangar and destroyed a Kuwaiti Air Police AS356-(MOI) 03 Dolphin helicopter.The Kuwaiti firefighters worked side-by-side with the American
June 11, 2018 AMC commander stops by The Rock U.S. Air Force Gen. Carlton Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, meets with Airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, June 5, 2018. Everhart has been the AMC commander since 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua
June 11, 2018 A ‘simple fix’ will save the Air Force a lot of money In early May, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Tech. Sgt. Chance Cole, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight line expediter, came up with an idea – and it’s going to save the Air Force a lot of money.“We were wrapping up a twelve-hour shift, and two of my guys just
June 7, 2018 Tim Pachasa: Family man and TACP He didn’t come from a long line of family members in the military, he first saw military might his freshman year of high school when he watched the first days of Operation Desert Storm on television.Following the famed events that inspired the film “Black Hawk Down,” Timothy ‘Chachi’ Pachasa, a
June 5, 2018 386th ELRS transforms simple ideology into real-world results There can be times where obstacles delay Airmen from completing their mission. However, when it comes to supplying the warfighter or delivering critical equipment to personnel throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, a small delay can have large consequences. In order to overcome
June 5, 2018 New filters clean The Rock Multiple units from around The Rock joined forces to design and create a water filtration system for the two dining facilities on base at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, estimated to save more than $12,000 a month.The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, Expeditionary Force
June 3, 2018 Iraqi Air Force provides vital air to Italian pilots The Iraqi Air Force provided an Italian Air Force aircraft with vital liquid oxygen for their pilots at Al Muthana Air Base on May 13. After relocating the aircraft to northern Iraq last month, the Italian pilots were flying out of country to receive LOX, which is a pilot’s main source of
June 3, 2018 Joint partners provide support for OIR A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on a landing zone at an undisclosed location, May 18, 2018. The 441st Air Expeditionary Squadron at the landing zone supports all joint and coalition operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caleb
June 1, 2018 5th EAMS maintainers replace APU Tech. Sgt. Ryan Shaw, 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion craftsman deployed from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakhurst, N.J., lowers a auxiliary power unit from a C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 31, 2018.