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386th NEWS

  • Hell fighters: ready, aim, fire

    Firefighters of the 386th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department use a high-pressured tank during a safety brief in preparation for Fire Prevention Week at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 30, 2015. Firefighters support Operation Inherent Resolve with education in alarm center

  • All gave some, some gave all

    The call came over the radio. An improvised explosive devicedetonated near a vehicle with U.S. Service members on a mission near Baghdad,Iraq. The squad needed a medical evacuation immediately. “When they got back to the base and he was put in a body bag, wecarried him inside, waited for the other

  • Maintenance propelling the mission forward

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Lamb, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance operator, tightens a bolt while Staff Sgt. Sean Jones, 386th EAMXS aerospace maintenance craftsman, reviews the training operating manual at an undisclosed location in Southwest

  • Keeping a strong bite against ISIL

    Members of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group dig for the root of a tooth during an extraction procedure on a military working dog at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 24, 2015. Even in a deployed environment, MWDs receive dental care to keep a strong bite against defeating Islamic

  • Training medical personnel for MWDs in AOR

    FFrida, U.S. Air Force 386 Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, attends medical emergency training at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 12, 2015. FFrida and GGreta, another USAF MWD, gave hospital personnel hands-on experience working with animal patients.

  • Remembering America’s darkest day 9/11

    September 11, 2001, was a day of grief and a day of courage. Theworld stood still, flabbergasted by the images streaming across televisionscreens. With the World Trade Center buildings in flames and smoke filling theNew York City skyline and the destruction of the Pentagon in Washington D.C.and the

  • Making a dream come true, one mile at a time

    “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave inthe attempt” is the Special Olympics athlete oath.  Senior Airman Zach White, a 332nd ExpeditionaryCivil Engineer firetruck operator and truck engineer, is doing what he can tolive up to the idea behind the oath. During his deployment to Southwest

  • Rock Solid Warrior: SrA Anthony Rupple-Haywood

    Editor’s note: TheRock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen ofthe 386th Air Expeditionary Wing for their positive impact and commitment tothe mission.I'm Senior Airman Anthony Rupple-Haywood, a 386thExpeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance

  • There is always a first: The 1st Expeditionary Rescue Group Activation

    The helicopter was the mainstay of the post-World War II U.S. AirForce rescue structure. Lt. Carter Harman made the first helicopter combatrescue, in Burma behind Japanese lines April 25, 1944. First Air Commando Sgt.Pilot Ed “Murphy” Hladovcak crash-landed his L-1 aircraft with three woundedBritish