June 13, 2017 Weather mission crucial to OIR air operations Every day, usually before you even get into the office, the same email comes to your inbox. Maybe you glance at it, maybe you don’t. You feel as though you could get the same information from any number of websites. What you may not realize, is that weather operations have a profound impact on
June 9, 2017 386 AEW Honor Guard braves the elements, honors the past “The level in which I perform will never be dictated by the type of ceremony, the severity of the temperature, nor the size of the crowd.” This, the fifth line of the honor guard creed, takes on a significant meaning in a location where triple-digit heat is common. It was the stern reminder used by
June 8, 2017 AFCENT Band Rocks on The Rock The Air Forces Central Command rock ensemble, Starlifter, performed a Memorial Day concert to a robust crowd of U.S. and coalition forces at the 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron’s Drop Zone lounge recently.Starlifter performed a variety of familiar pop, dance, country hits, in addition to
June 7, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Dylan Kuntz SOUTHWEST ASIA--This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Dylan Kunz, a 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Detachment 1 NCOIC, deployed from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for
June 5, 2017 CENTCOM EOD teams link up for joint service field training Explosive ordnance disposal teams from across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility participated in a weeklong joint field training exercise recently at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The 386th Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight coordinated and hosted the joint training
June 2, 2017 386th Aerospace Ground Equipment flight generates power for launch Maintaining mission readiness for all the aircraft landing and taking off from one of the busiest airfields in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility requires careful coordination between a multitude of entities to ensure they can effectively complete their missions in support of
May 30, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Matteo Diamond SOUTHWEST ASIA- This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Senior Airman Matteo Diamond, a flightline crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed from Bradley Air National Guard Base, Conn. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of
May 29, 2017 386 AEW Top III recognize new master sergeant selects SOUTHWEST ASIA – The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing held a master sergeant release party to announce and celebrate its five technical sergeants who were selected for promotion, May 24, 2017. The 386th AEW Top III organization hosted the celebration to recognize the master sergeant selects for reaching
May 26, 2017 386 ELRS run in honor of fallen port dawgs SOUTHWEST ASIA –The 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial port flight hosted the 2017 Port Dawg Memorial Run in honor and memory of fallen air transportation specialists, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 19, 2017. The event, held on National Defense Transportation
May 24, 2017 386th ECES lets there be light Walk around The Rock, and you’ll see them everywhere; the squat, wheeled carts, with their booms reaching for the stars that their bulbs try so valiantly to emulate. Sometimes they create a raucous, rhythmic hum, while other ones conduct their mission silently. These are the light carts of The