May 17, 2016 9 AETF-L: Kindsvater assumes command from Gersten The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted a change of command ceremony for the 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant at an undisclosed location May 16, 2016, where Maj. Gen. Scott Kindsvater assumed command from Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten.Kindsvater is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina,
April 26, 2016 386th, 332nd Air Expeditionary Wings partner up for training Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered up with Airmen from the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing to put their skills to the test during a Hazardous Materials Technician Certification Course at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 15, 2016. Hosted by the 386th Expeditionary
April 1, 2016 386th ELRS: The key to keeping the mission moving The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing is comprised of many moving pieces, and it is the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s mission to ensure those pieces keep moving, literally.
March 28, 2016 386th AEW Airman receives top AF weapons safety award Maj. Gen. Andrew Mueller, Air Force Chief of Safety and AF Safety Center commander, presented the 2015 Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Weapons Safety to Tech. Sgt. Lucas Long at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 18, 2016. The purpose of this award is to
March 24, 2016 MWCs - the unsung guardians of The Rock It’s the break of dawn here at The Rock. The sun is peering over the horizon as the smell of fresh coffee and dust fill the air. The last remnants of a relatively cool evening breeze evaporate, giving way to what promises to be another routinely hot day.Below enemy radar, between an air
March 22, 2016 5 EAMS conducts fall protection exercise Senior Airman Jerome Llanes, 5th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 communications navigation systems technician, raises a B-1 stand to support a mock casualty during a fall protection exercise on the flightline at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 14, 2016. A fall
March 18, 2016 386th AEW gets physical (therapy clinic) Physical injuries can happen anywhere, at any time to anyone; but muscle sprains, strains, spasms, and a myriad of other maladies, are all too familiar to service members. To help meet the needs of U.S. and coalition forces here, the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group recently opened a physical
March 11, 2016 CE paves the way Members of the 557th Expeditionary Civil Engineers Group, Red Horse, construct a 2 mile long access road at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, January 20, 2016. Red Horse personnel working this paving project are deployed from the 254th in Guam, Montana’s 219th, and the 210th out of New
March 3, 2016 Volunteer instructor helps keep deployed military fit to fight Staying fit to fight during a deployment can sometimes be a challenge. However, thanks to volunteer instructors some otherwise unavailable sports activities are made possible.One such volunteer has turned her enthusiasm and dance ability into an opportunity for others to stay physically fit. Tech.
Feb. 29, 2016 Desert Shield, Desert Storm vet reflects 25 years later “Twenty-five years ago the country was a very different place. I remember watching the news coverage of the invasion back home. Before long, flying units were mobilized and out; we were pushing everything through.” In the summer of 1990, President George H.W. Bush deployed U.S. Armed Forces into