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386th NEWS

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Well trained Marauders respond to real-world HAZMAT material

    The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management team responded to unknown chemicals in unmarked barrels, May 29 and 30 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.When the 19 unmarked barrels were found, 13 were at one site and six at another across base, emergency management

  • Col. Howard leaves a legacy

    Throughout his career, U.S. Air Force Col. James Howard has spent a lot of time in the skies over Iraq as a career F-15 Strike Eagle master navigator. However, for the past year he has led the 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group, which required him to see the country from a new perspective.

  • 386th EMDG Airman accepted for Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program

    Only 40 applicants were accepted to the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program this year. Staff Sgt. Laura Ibanez, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group public health technician, was one of them.The seven-year veteran originally applied for the program in 2017, but her first package was rejected. Although

  • 386th EMDG hosts Holistic Health Day

    Deployments can be stressful for service members, but the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group looked to help relieve some of that stress by hosting the Holistic Health Day, held May 26, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.“The Holistic Health Fair was created with the intention to unite

  • No laughing matter – 5th EAMS ‘Jokers’ play critical role in OIR

    With more than 1,000 successful missions in the last six months, the 5th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, known as ‘The Jokers,’ supports Operation Inherent Resolve’s busiest port in the area of responsibility at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.As a tenant unit under the 386th Air

  • Vehicle Management welds fuel tanks back to life

    Without fuel, the world’s greatest Air Force doesn’t get aircraft in the air. When the trucks that deliver that fuel start to leak, a multi-team effort is needed to get them fixed and back to delivering fuel to the fight.The 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight

  • Rock Solid Warrior - Airman 1st Class Ismeal

    This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Airman 1st Class Ismeal, 46th Attach Squadron sensor operator. 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 mission. (U.S Air Force graphic by Staff