June 2, 2017 386th Aerospace Ground Equipment flight generates power for launch Maintaining mission readiness for all the aircraft landing and taking off from one of the busiest airfields in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility requires careful coordination between a multitude of entities to ensure they can effectively complete their missions in support of
May 30, 2017 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Matteo Diamond SOUTHWEST ASIA- This week’s Rock Solid Warrior is Senior Airman Matteo Diamond, a flightline crew chief with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, deployed from Bradley Air National Guard Base, Conn. The Rock Solid Warrior program is a way to recognize and spotlight the Airmen of
May 15, 2017 386th AEW navigator commission’s daughter on graduation day The varied missions of the United States military are not unfamiliar to obstacles. Vehicles and aircraft break, contingencies change, and we are constantly adapting to challenges like these. Demonstrably, one father here, Maj. Bret Peters, the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron assistant director
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. 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. 21, 2016 Joint, coalition training keeps medics ready Medical personnel from team Canada and the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group perform a hot load during medical evacuation training Oct. 14, 2016 at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The purpose of the training was to expand mission capabilities and enhance relationships between joint and
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
Oct. 12, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Senior Airman Timothy Morin I’m Senior Airman Timothy Morin, a 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group ramp controller. I am deployed from the 732nd Air Mobility Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. I joined the Air Force because I was raised on the idea to do something greater than myself and contribute something
Oct. 5, 2016 Rock Solid Warrior: Staff Sgt. Nathan Meadows I’m Staff Sgt. Nathan Meadows, a 387th Air Expeditionary Squadron unit travel representative. I am deployed from the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Alabama. I joined the Air Force to serve a higher need other than myself. I think there is no nobler a