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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 Pierce)
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6/03
2018
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Air Force contributes to JSSD-K mission in AOR
Camp Sparta is a secure and isolated compound where joint service logisticians from across all branches of service and support disciplines are attached to United States Special Operations Command Central’s Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment – K. The compound serves as a trans-regional, intermediate-level staging base and logistics hub for special operations personnel and cargo coming in and out of theater. The JSSD-K mission has been around since 2012, but in December 2016, a U.S. Central Command execution order solidified and expanded its mission.
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12/22
2017
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Twin brothers compete for rank as they serve, deploy to Iraq together
IRAQ -- Throughout the history of the military it has remained common for generations of men and women to follow in their family members’ footsteps and serve their country proudly. It’s also not unheard of for siblings to join together and serve together.For Master Sgts. Daniel and Scott Hose they did both these things attending U.S. Air Force
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9/20
2017
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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 laying cables to supply communication services to
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8/28
2017
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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 Support Center, Iraq, has involved the recovery of more
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6/14
2017
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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 Asia Nov. 23.The purpose of their visit was to
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11/24
2016
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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 join the fight. This may seem all too familiar for
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11/10
2016
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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 the best way for me to do so. As an airfield
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10/27
2016
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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 completed, a project that’s been underway since Iraqi
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10/24
2016
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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 coalition partners.
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10/21
2016
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