Story by Staff Sgt. James Fritz | United States Air Forces Central | 07.02.2025
The 22nd Expeditionary Combat Weather Squadron completed a radar replacement project that will significantly bolster forecasting capabilities and improve resource protection across the region within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. The installation of a new Portable Doppler Radar weather system ensures critical real-time storm monitoring capabilities....
Story by Staff Sgt. James Fritz | United States Air Forces Central | 06.05.2025
U.S. Air Force first sergeants across the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing launched an Additional Duty First Sergeant Symposium within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 2 through June 4, 2025. The three-day course prepared motivated NCOs for the demands of serving as an additional duty first sergeant, with an eye toward potentially earning the diamond themselves in the future....
Story by Senior Airman Mark Colmenares | United States Air Forces Central | 06.01.2025
"Aahh!” You hear someone call out for help. You rush to the scene and are asked for a tourniquet. Precious moments slip by as you scan the room, only to realize—you’re not sure where the trauma bag is or even how to apply a tourniquet. That moment of hesitation is exactly what the 386th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aims to prevent during a Tactical Combat Casualty......
Story by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Leddick | United States Air Forces Central | 05.19.2025
The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing commemorated Police Week 2025 through a series of events that paid tribute to Defenders while strengthening bonds across the installation....
Story by Staff Sgt. James Fritz | United States Air Forces Central | 04.25.2025
Airmen at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing now have a new tool to strengthen their mental fitness thanks to the opening of the Lumena MindGym, a fully immersive cognitive training center aimed at combating stress and building resilience....
Story by Senior Airman Mark Colmenares | United States Air Forces Central | 04.20.2025
Just weeks after completing his training, U.S. Air Force Airman Rockett Nichols, 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician, is now part of a team responsible for maintaining communication systems that support the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing’s mission across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility....
Story by Senior Airman Anneliese Kaiser | United States Air Forces Central | 02.02.2025
Operation Agile Spartan is a biannual exercise held in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, pulling a small team of Airmen from various agencies of a main operating base and sending them to austere locations to stage operations. Operation Agile Spartan highlights the U.S. Air Force's readiness to execute and generate decentralized combat airpower anywhere, anytime....
Story by Master Sgt. Luke Olson | United States Air Forces Central | 11.23.2024
U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – Airmen from U.S. Air Force crew chiefs to weapons load and fuels teams were certified on the dual engine rapid refuel procedure, while also executing an integrated combat turnaround in the Central Command area of responsibility, Nov. 23, 2024....
