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.
March 8, 2019 387 AES JET/IA Airmen Provide Contracting, E&I Support in Iraq Some distance away from any Air Force installation, a group of forward-deployed Airmen sit at Erbil Air Base, Iraq, working diligently to provide contingency contracting support in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. These forward-deployed Airmen, better known as Joint Expeditionary Tasked and
March 4, 2019 Multi-team Effort Keeps Equipment Moving Forward A C-17 Globemaster III loaded with a D7R-II medium bulldozer sits prepared for forward deployment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 11, 2019. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing oversees the busiest aerial port of debarkation in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of
June 3, 2018 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
Dec. 22, 2017 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
Sept. 20, 2017 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
Aug. 28, 2017 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
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
Nov. 24, 2016 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
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