Dec. 14, 2016 If they can’t talk, they can’t fight: Compass Call targets Da’esh through electronic attack Military operations are complex. Attacking an adversary requires significant coordination and communication between a commander and his fighters. The fog and friction of war means that even the best laid plans are often adapted on the fly, and competent leaders need the ability to redirect their
Dec. 7, 2016 386th AMU keeps supplies moving downrange SOUTHWEST ASIA -- The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing oversees the busiest aerial port of debarkation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The wing plays a major logistical role in getting needed supplies downrange. The C-130H Hercules in particular stands out as the only aircraft
Dec. 7, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Paul Little SOUTHWEST ASIA – I’m Senior Airman Paul Little, a 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler. I am deployed from the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. I joined the Air Force upon advice from my grandfather. When I
Nov. 30, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Joseph Williams SOUTHWEST ASIA – I’m Senior Airman Joseph Williams, a 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron administrative support specialist. I am deployed from the 612th Air Operations Center at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. I joined the Air Force because I needed some direction in my life after
Nov. 25, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Bo Gressett SOUTHWEST ASIA – I’m Staff Sgt. Bo Gressett, a 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron assistant facility manager. I am deployed from the 186th Air Refueling Wing at Meridian, Miss. I joined the Air Force because the military is where I fit in. I love the atmosphere and the attitude that goes
Nov. 24, 2016 COMACC visits 386th AEW, praises Airmen’s contributions to the fight SOUTHWEST ASIA -- U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, his wife, Mrs. Gillian Carlisle, and Chief Master Sgt. Steve K. McDonald, command chief master sergeant of ACC, visited Airmen deployed with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest
Nov. 16, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Hunter Reed I’m Senior Airman Hunter Reed, a 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman. I am deployed from the 436th Maintenance Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. I joined the Air Force because I needed the discipline and wanted to be a part of something bigger
Nov. 15, 2016 386th EOD destroys unusable ammunition The 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight conducted a munitions burn at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Nov. 9, 2016.The flight conducted the burn to dispose of unserviceable ammunition, including unexploded ordnance found on or off base, as well as
Nov. 10, 2016 Airmen’s skills vital to the joint fight There is an area near many flight lines where items wait to be loaded onto aircraft. Toyotas lined up hood to bumper resemble rush-hour traffic jams. Pallets stacked with bags of rice or ammunition sit in precise rows. Armored vehicles wait to be started up so they can head to the flight line and
Nov. 9, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Kerry Lewis I’m Staff Sgt. Kerry Lewis, a 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron client systems supervisor. I am deployed from the 2nd Communications Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. I initially joined the Air Force to change my life. Now that that’s done, my goal is to change other