March 17, 2017 386th command post monitors fight against ISIS SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Managing a unit as busy as the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing requires careful coordination between a multitude of entities to ensure it can effectively complete its mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. In order for the wing to deliver decisive airpower against ISIS, it
March 15, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Airman 1st Class Justin Skinner SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Airman 1st Class Justin Skinner, a 43rd Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist. Skinner is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight
March 12, 2017 Mail call: How mail gets to the AOR SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Deployments have changed over the years. It’s now easier than ever to stay connected with loved ones back at home through video chats and messenger applications, but there still isn’t anything quite like receiving a hand-written birthday card or a care package with a favorite
March 8, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Shawn Creedon SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Tech. Sgt. Shawn Creedon, a 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contracting officer 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
March 5, 2017 Supporting the fight and breaking records SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Air National Guardsmen from the 120th and 182nd Airlift Wings departed for home this week following a four-month deployment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia.During their deployment, the Airmen were assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen where they
March 3, 2017 Chief shares wisdom from 36-year career SOUTHWEST ASIA -- There’s an old joke that points out the difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad. The same can be true regarding deployments. Knowledge may come after a few years on the job, but wisdom comes
March 1, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Brooke Byerley SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Brooke Byerley, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron construction manager and Pass and ID liaison, deployed from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of the
Feb. 23, 2017 Security Forces provides FAST protection to aircrews in austere locations SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Last month, the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing flew more than 600 sorties in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. Many of these missions involved flying into austere locations to deliver cargo and personnel to forward-deployed locations to aid in the fight against ISIS. Regardless
Feb. 23, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Micah Larsh SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Tech. Sgt. Micah Larsh, a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group biomedical repair technician 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 Wing for
Feb. 22, 2017 It takes a team to fly a Predator SOUTHWEST ASIA -- They may not see it, but U.S. service members and their enemies are directly impacted by MQ-1 Predators on the field of battle nearly constantly. These remotely piloted aircraft have two purposes: collecting intelligence and destroying enemy targets, and they are exceedingly good