Aug. 22, 2016 Laying the Smack Down at the Rock The Drop Zone was the site of a rough and tumble encounter with professional wrestlers during the Ringside Salute II. Members of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing had the pleasure of meeting five professional wrestlers last week for a question and answer session followed by an autograph meet and
Aug. 18, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Nikki McWhirt I’m Senior Airman Nikki McWhirt, a 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron knowledge operations manager. I am deployed from 439th Airlift Wing at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. I joined the Air Force to challenge myself and experience new things.As a knowledge operations manager, my
Aug. 11, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman David Garcia I’m Senior Airman David Garcia, a 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintainer. I am deployed from the 143rd Airlift Wing out of Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island. I joined the Air Force to help serve my country.As a maintainer, my job is to keep aircraft
Aug. 4, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Alexandria Bio I’m Senior Airman Alexandria Bio, a 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron command support staff technician. I am deployed from the 143rd Airlift Wing out of Quonset Air National Guard Base, Rhode Island. I joined the Air Force because it was a childhood dream of mine to join and to become a part of
July 28, 2016 Aerial port packs loaded mission in OIR As sweat pours down every inch of the bodies working fearlessly to make the mission go, the heat is a simple reminder of where they are and how important their job is to delivering decisive air power to this area of responsibility.No, they’re not mechanics. They call themselves “Port Dawgs” and are
July 27, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Zachary Kee I’m Senior Airman Zachary Kee, a 386th Air Expeditionary Wing photojournalist. I am deployed from the Air Force Public Affairs Agency at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. I joined the Air Force to serve my country and enjoy the many opportunities the Air Force can provide.As a photojournalist,
July 20, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Alan Villegas I’m Senior Airman Alan Villegas, a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group aerospace medical technician. I am deployed from the 75th Medical Operations Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. I joined the Air Force to serve my country, and it has given me so many great opportunities.As an aerospace medical
July 18, 2016 Reading Room creates bedtime stories for children back home Serving in the military requires sacrifice from members and their families. The children of military members often don’t understand why mom and dad are deployed. Birthdays, recitals, and other milestones are missed, but one family tradition not always mentioned is the child’s bedtime story. It’s
July 14, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Erica Garcia I’m Staff Sgt. Erica Garcia, a 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron contract officer representative. I am deployed from the 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. I joined the Air Force because of the camaraderie, the structure, the travel opportunities, the
July 7, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Tech. Sgt. Andrea Whiting I’m Tech. Sgt. Andrea Whiting, a 386th Expeditionary Medical Group mental health technician. I am deployed from the 96th Medical Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. I joined the Air Force because I come from a family where several members have served or are still serving in the military. It just