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
Feb. 25, 2016 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait February 25, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi forces. This occasion provides us the opportunity to reflect on the strong and enduring partnership resulting from that seminal event in our two nations’ shared history.Over 700,000 U.S.
Feb. 24, 2016 Moving Marauders – The 386 AEW Logistics Readiness Squadron Deployment rotations are an extremely busy and hectic time for all involved, especially for those whose job it is to ensure that incoming and outbound personnel reach their destinations safely and on time.Here at The Rock that responsibility lies with the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing's Logistics
Feb. 24, 2016 386th AEW and coalition forces first responders build skills, partnerships Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered up with coalition forces for a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Feb. 18.The purpose of the exercise was to test the medical group and Canadian Forces field medical response capability. “We staged a scenario