Aug. 19, 2019 Eye in the sky: Prepping the MQ-9 Reaper Maintainers from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 23, 2019.
July 30, 2019 386th ELRS Airmen give Marauders traction to complete the mission U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Darian O’Banion, 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle and equipment maintenance journeyman, prepares to install a driveshaft on a vehicle at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, July 29, 2019. The driveshaft is a rotating part which transmits torque in an
June 3, 2018 Joint partners provide support for OIR A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on a landing zone at an undisclosed location, May 18, 2018. The 441st Air Expeditionary Squadron at the landing zone supports all joint and coalition operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caleb
Feb. 2, 2018 387th AEG develops Cargo City to maintain operations Construction is currently underway to provide a work environment for U.S. coalition forces to continue aerial port operations in Kuwait City. The aerial port is a strategic logistics point to deliver passengers and cargo throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and its future was
Aug. 28, 2017 Resiliency pays off for rock solid warrior, soldier of the month SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Working to stand up a forward operating base’s communications and network infrastructure from the ground up is not an easy task. Airmen assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Squadron accepted that challenge working around the clock in an austere environment, digging trenches and
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. 19, 2016 Aircraft Parts Store feeds the fight in OIR Over time, wear and tear of aircraft parts can cause planes to be down for days at a time. It’s the job of one shop, in coordination with aircraft maintainers, to try and prevent this from happening.“We provide the repair parts to aircraft maintainers,” said Master Sgt. Michael Glathar, 386th