April 23, 2021 Ready and responsive: 386th AEW AMDEX 21-02 The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, completed an Air and Missile Defense Exercise 21-02, April 21, 2021.AMDEX is a semi-annual U.S. Air Forces Central-led exercise that develops and exercises tactics, techniques and procedures against simulated air, force protection
April 20, 2021 Wall to wall: 386 MUNS The 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron munitions flight at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, receives, stores, transports, inspects, assembles, packs, and ships all explosives for permanent party use and coalition partners. They primarily provide defensive countermeasures for cargo airlift and
April 6, 2021 CE does RADR 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron are participating in a rapid airfield damage recovery (RADR) exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 31, 2021. When an airfield is damaged post attack, CE personnel have the capabilities to get an airfield functional again by conducting field
April 2, 2021 The End of an Era The 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant officially inactivated April 1, 2021, during a ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.
Dec. 10, 2020 Mail control activity ramps up for the holidays The holiday season typically gives way to a more relaxed environment as the year comes to an end and everyone looks forward to spending time with loved ones, but for U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron mail control activity unit, the holiday season means
Dec. 3, 2020 Defenders reinforce IED awareness, response Members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron participated in an improvised explosive device and unexploded ordnance familiarization course at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Dec. 2, 2020. ESFS leaders partnered with 386th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal
Dec. 1, 2020 Back in the game: An Airman’s tenacity to finish what she started A social media notification lit up her phone with a four-year-old memory from when she was in the middle of her first deployment. These are the memories she typically pushes to the back of her mind, but this blatant reminder of the diagnosis that cut her deployment short and got her medically
Nov. 30, 2020 Dirt boys elevate radar, increase capabilities Members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron structures unit supported the U.S. Army 3-2 Air Defense Artillery Battalion by creating an elevated foundation for an AN/MQP-64 Sentinel radar system at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Nov. 23, 2020. The elevated structure will
Nov. 3, 2020 Get to the choppa! ASAB medics train on a Black Hawk Members assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, the U.S. Army, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Polish Armed Forces participated in a medical evacuation training exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Oct. 27, 2020.
Oct. 5, 2020 Combat Metals builds on partnership with Kuwait Even in deployed environments, where more rudimentary tools and equipment can be found, an Airman’s ability to adapt and overcome obstacles is still a highly respected and sought after trait.Since every machine requires regular maintenance or repairs, the Airmen’s capability to work on aircraft from