Aug. 2, 2017 AFCENT command chief visits 386 AEW, connects with airmen Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery, U.S. Air Forces Central Command command chief, visited the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Monday at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Montgomery, who finished up Tuesday morning, started his visit with a tour of the installation, led by 386th AEW command
July 27, 2017 387th AEG adapts to support SecState AOR visit SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Preparation, training, agility and teamwork came together here recently when an inbound mission, transporting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other State Department staff, was received by the 387th Air Expeditionary Group during Tillerson’s recent visit to the AOR.Tillerson’s
July 26, 2017 386 AEW C-130 units change guard, maintain readiness in AOR SOUTHWEST ASIA – Air National Guardsmen and their aircraft, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, execute daily airlift missions out of one of the busiest air bases in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility.With the operations tempo high
July 25, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Rajesh Jaiprashad SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Rajesh Jaiprashad, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, emergency manager, deployed from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air
July 21, 2017 386 PERSCO team sustains deployed force across AFCENT AOR SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Providing 100% accountability of personnel spread across more than 70 geographical locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at any given time is no small feat. The complexity of that task only increases when there is an influx of personnel coming into
July 19, 2017 Air advisor teamwork enhances expeditionary AF compound Over the past four months, a small team of air advisors, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, combined its efforts to enhance and improve the U.S. Air Force’s compound, changing the working conditions for the airmen assigned
July 17, 2017 386th AEW leadership mantle changes hands, welcomes new commander The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing reins of control shifted during a change of command ceremony at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, July 12, 2017.Col. Charles D. Bolton, the outgoing 386th AEW commander, relinquished his command to Col. Stephen L. Hodge, who previously held position as the
July 14, 2017 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR: Staff Sgt. Allan Pierre SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Allan Pierre, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, medical control center supervisor, deployed from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary
July 12, 2017 U.S. Air Force air advisors support coalition, Iraqi air ops in Mosul offensive U.S. Air Force air advisors work hand-in-hand with their Iraqi counterparts at Qayyarah West airfield to support coalition and Iraqi operations against ISIS in Mosul.Qayyarah West airfield, located in the northern region of Iraq near Mosul, serves as a logistical hub for the offensive to recapture
July 7, 2017 386 AEW firefighters extinguish assumptions, overcome challenges The term Airman is non-specific by design. It encompasses all genders, all ranks and all careers. In this way, the term Airman is similar to the term firefighter. At the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing there are four female firefighters who are doing the same physically demanding work as their male