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. 8, 2017 From flightline to frontline: 386 ELRS manages process for moving munitions SOUTHWEST ASIA – Aerial porters can often appear to be flightline fortune tellers. They can gauge the intensity of ongoing war efforts through the amount and types of items that come across their cargo yard, everything from vehicles to missiles. As the battle against ISIL continues to heat up,
Jan. 25, 2017 Airmen and Soldiers test their fighting skills SOUTHWEST ASIA - Gen. of the Army Douglas MacArthur once said, “On the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that on other days, on other fields will bear the fruits of victory.” Deployed Soldiers and Airmen put this mantra to the test in a friendly combatives tournament at an undisclosed
Jan. 25, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Desiree Sehr This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Tech. Sgt. Desiree Sehr, a 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations controller, deployed from the 120th Airlift Wing of the Montana Air National Guard.WHY DID YOU JOIN?I wanted to serve my country, travel, and meet new people. I also wanted to
Jan. 18, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Brett Wiseman This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Brett Wiseman, a 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron cyber transport systems supervisor, deployed from the 2nd Communications Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La.WHY DID YOU JOIN?To serve my country and make a positive difference in the
Jan. 4, 2017 387th AEG, partner units complete road construction SOUTHWEST ASIA – The 387th Air Expeditionary Group finished building a new road and entry control point at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 30. The group’s host nation required them to build the new road after transferring land to a contractor as part of multi-billion dollar civil
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. 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