Aug. 3, 2017 Accident response training pays off for 386th AEW during real-world event A recent remotely piloted aircraft equipment malfunction proved the effectiveness of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s latest major accident response exercise and overall response readiness.The 386th AEW’s response capabilities and training were put to the test recently, when an MQ-1 Predator had
July 21, 2017 386 PERSCO team sustains deployed force across AFCENT AOR SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Providing 100% accountability of personnel spread across more than 70 geographical locations throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility at any given time is no small feat. The complexity of that task only increases when there is an influx of personnel coming into
July 19, 2017 Air advisor teamwork enhances expeditionary AF compound Over the past four months, a small team of air advisors, deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve to Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, combined its efforts to enhance and improve the U.S. Air Force’s compound, changing the working conditions for the airmen assigned
July 12, 2017 U.S. Air Force air advisors support coalition, Iraqi air ops in Mosul offensive U.S. Air Force air advisors work hand-in-hand with their Iraqi counterparts at Qayyarah West airfield to support coalition and Iraqi operations against ISIS in Mosul.Qayyarah West airfield, located in the northern region of Iraq near Mosul, serves as a logistical hub for the offensive to recapture
June 27, 2017 ROCK SOLID WARRIOR: Staff Sgt. Marc Ferguson SOUTHWEST ASIA -- This week's Rock Solid Warrior is Staff Sgt. Marc Ferguson, the Command Support Staff Administrator with the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, deployed from Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the
June 21, 2017 386 AEW deliver critical supplies to the frontlines SOUTHWEST ASIA -- “We aim for first pass success. One pass, one drop,” said Maj. Josh Linden, the chief of tactics with the 386th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, as he described the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s airdrop mission. The 386th AEW conducted several combat airdrop missions
June 19, 2017 386 AEW mental health team builds bonds, shatters stigmas It can start with a simple conversation.“How are you?”“Yeah, I bet you see some crazy stuff at your job.”“That must have been really hard for you to process.”What at first seemed like a run-of-the-mill conversation, stemming from a friendly visit, was more than meets the eye. It was a check-in. It
June 14, 2017 U.S. and Iraqi Air Forces work together to recover, put pallets back into DOD system Air transportation specialists assigned to the 370th Air Expeditionary Air Advisory Group here started an initiative recently to recover more than $2.1 million in U.S. Air Force aerial port assets from Iraqi air force counterparts.The initiative, led by aerial porters at the Baghdad Diplomatic
June 9, 2017 386 AEW Honor Guard braves the elements, honors the past “The level in which I perform will never be dictated by the type of ceremony, the severity of the temperature, nor the size of the crowd.” This, the fifth line of the honor guard creed, takes on a significant meaning in a location where triple-digit heat is common. It was the stern reminder used by
June 8, 2017 AFCENT Band Rocks on The Rock The Air Forces Central Command rock ensemble, Starlifter, performed a Memorial Day concert to a robust crowd of U.S. and coalition forces at the 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron’s Drop Zone lounge recently.Starlifter performed a variety of familiar pop, dance, country hits, in addition to