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
Oct. 27, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Ryan Rathke I’m Staff Sgt. Ryan Rathke, a 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron deputy airfield manager. I am deployed from the 21st Operations Support Squadron at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. I joined the Air Force because I always had a deep desire to serve my country. I saw the Air Force as
Oct. 24, 2016 737th EAS flies first mission into Q-West The 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron flew two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft into Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, Oct. 21, 2016, the first coalition aircraft to land on the airfield since the start of Operation Inherent Resolve. The aircraft landed mere hours after repairs to the runway were
Oct. 21, 2016 Joint, coalition training keeps medics ready Medical personnel from team Canada and the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group perform a hot load during medical evacuation training Oct. 14, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The purpose of the training was to expand mission capabilities and enhance relationships between joint and