June 2, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Tech Sgt Holly Flores I'm Tech. Sgt. Holly Flores, a 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron cyber surety section chief. I am deployed from the 129th Communications Squadron at Moffett Field, Calif.As a cyber surety section chief, my job is to administer and manage the overall 386th Air Expeditionary Wing information
June 1, 2016 Rockfest XIV delivers day to remember for 386 AEW Dodgeball, a water bucket relay, a cardboard-boat regatta, and a live band were some of several events that had the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing celebrating as many come to the end of their tour here.The 14th edition of Rockfest left lasting impressions on many who participated. Several units took
May 26, 2016 AFCENT Galaxy Band visits AOR Senior Airman Michelle Doolittle, Air Force Central Command Galaxy Band vocalist, approaches the crowd during a performance at a local school in Southwest Asia, May 2, 2016. The AFCENT Band spent the week building relationships with music, a powerful tool that has no language barrier. (U.S. Air
May 17, 2016 9 AETF-L: Kindsvater assumes command from Gersten The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing hosted a change of command ceremony for the 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant at an undisclosed location May 16, 2016, where Maj. Gen. Scott Kindsvater assumed command from Maj. Gen. Peter Gersten.Kindsvater is deployed from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina,
March 11, 2016 CE paves the way Members of the 557th Expeditionary Civil Engineers Group, Red Horse, construct a 2 mile long access road at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, January 20, 2016. Red Horse personnel working this paving project are deployed from the 254th in Guam, Montana’s 219th, and the 210th out of New
Feb. 29, 2016 Desert Shield, Desert Storm vet reflects 25 years later “Twenty-five years ago the country was a very different place. I remember watching the news coverage of the invasion back home. Before long, flying units were mobilized and out; we were pushing everything through.” In the summer of 1990, President George H.W. Bush deployed U.S. Armed Forces into
Jan. 6, 2016 Vehicle maintenance keeps mission rolling in support of OIR Staff Sgt. Joseph Petrie, 386th Vehicle Management Flight, mission generation vehicular equipment maintenance journeyman, replaces a vehicle injection control pump at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 4, 2016 supporting Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. The 386th vehicle management flight
Dec. 24, 2015 AF, Marine and Army EOD train, learn from each other Air Force, Marine and Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from throughout the area of responsibility came together for the first time to train at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 14-18. The five-day training exercise included more than 40 staged improvised explosive device
Dec. 18, 2015 Airman helps troubled youth “Focus” with non-profit mentorship program Even while deployed to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE, Tech. Sgt. Tyron Fields is making a difference for the youth in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina through a non-profit mentorship program called “Focus.” The program aims to help direct kids
Dec. 17, 2015 Tops in Blue rocks The Rock Tops in Blue vocalist Senior Airman Jordan Whitehead performs during a recent visit to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 16, 2015. Comprised of 40 active-duty Airmen, the expeditionary entertainment group travels worldwide to entertain military