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
July 6, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Eric Rubio This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Eric Rubio, a 386th Security Forces Squadron assistand flight sergeant deployed from Beale Air Force Base, Calif. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for their positive impact
July 5, 2017 USAFA cadets train for future at 386 AEW SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Each summer, rising juniors at the U.S. Air Force Academy travel to military bases across the globe to get a first-hand look at how support and operational functions work together to accomplish a wing’s mission.This year, the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted approximately twenty
July 3, 2017 Rock Airmen make quarry connection The 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group hosted a “Rock to Quarry” connection tour to familiarize Rock Airmen with the flightline mission here, June 27, 2017. Capt. Donovan Ricks, a maintenance operations officer with the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, conducted the immersion tour as an