386th Air Expeditionary Wing

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386th Air Expeditionary Wing
386th Air Expeditionary Wing emblem
Active	25 November 1942 – 7 August 1945, 1956–1957, 2001–present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Air Force
Part of	United States Air Forces Central
Garrison/HQ	Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait
Decorations	AFMUA[1]
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Sergio E. Anaya[2]
Notable commanders	Joe W. Kelly

The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing (386 AEW) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to United States Air Forces Central. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. It is currently stationed at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait in Southwest Asia. During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 386th Bombardment Group (Medium) was a B-26 Marauder bombardment group assigned to the Eighth and later Ninth Air Force. During the Battle of Normandy, it supported Allied forces at Caen, and participated in the massive blows against the enemy at Saint-Lô on 25 July 1944. The unit knocked out targets to help clear the Falaise pocket of German forces in August 1944 and hit strong points at Brest during September.