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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      386th AEW stands up satellite innovation cellPublished Oct. 27, 2022
                    
                    By Senior Master Sgt. David Salanitri
                    
                    
                    386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Office
            **ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait (AFNS) --**Once again, the **386th Air Expeditionary Wing** is leading modernization throughout the region, standing up the very first satellite innovation cell under **U.S. Air Forces Central**’s Task Force 99 at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.
On Oct. 26, the 386th AEW stood up Task Force 99.M, paying tribute to its mascot — the Marauder.From left, Maj. Brian Wright, Lt. Col. Joshua Elwell and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Martínez are the first appointed members of the 386 Air Expeditionary Wing’s Task Force 99.M--the very first satellite innovation cell under U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Task Force 99. TF 99.M is located at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait and stood up Oct. 26, 2022. TF 99.M, which pays tribute to the 386 AEW’s mascot, the Marauder, while maintaining the lineage of AFCENT’s TF 99, brings the wing’s innovation efforts under one office. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)Maj. Brian Wright, Lt. Col. Joshua Elwell and Tech. Sgt. Joseph Martínez, the first appointed members of the 386 Air Expeditionary Wing’s Task Force 99.M, pose for a photo Oct. 25, 2022, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait. Task Force 99.M is the first satellite innovation cell stood up under U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s Task Force 99. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dalton Williams)
            
            
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About one month ago, **Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich**, Combined Forces Air Component commander, announced the creation of Task Force 99 — an agile, specialized unit designed to look for opportunities to enhance AFCENT’s ability to present new dilemmas for adversaries.
In response, the 386th AEW is the first wing in the region to bring Grynkewich’s vision to life.
“We have completed our initial launch of Task Force 99.M, manned with two full-time action officers to charge hard at getting after Lt. Gen. Grynkewich’s vision,” said Lt. Col. Joshua Elwell, chief of staff and TF 99.M overseer. “Our wing has a history of innovating, which can be seen every day at the region’s busiest aerial port. Task Force 99.M is a continuation of this legacy.”
The two-person staff is looking for 10 volunteers to join their team. This team will compile inputs and recommendations throughout the wing and present them to **Col. George Buch Jr.**, the wing’s commander. The wing had already informally had an innovation team, which has built several proposals, including fortifying the force so that deployed members are fully taking care of themselves, just like we do all weapons systems.
“To be amongst this new team is an opportunity I don’t assume lightly,” said Tech. Sgt. Joseph Martínez, TF 99.M action officer. “The challenges we’re resolving will protect our teammates and deter threats, now and in the future.”
The team isn’t starting from scratch. Throughout the last four months, cells throughout the wing have compiled solutions to make Airmen stronger in all aspects and increase lethality across several functions.
“We’re not starting from square one thanks to our innovation cells throughout the wing,” said Maj. Brian Wright, action office for TF 99.M. “Soon, we’ll be presenting vetted solutions to wing leadership that will help current and future Airmen. The best part is that these solutions aren’t from people who are out of touch but are sourced from Airmen who are in the fight every day.”FS 



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