23 Jan 2018

Safe practices ensure mission success

In a job where that mission is inherently dangerous, mitigating the risk can seem like a close second in mission priority. Safe practices and risk management, both on and off duty, are a part of ensuring that the mission is accomplished as safely and efficiently as possible.

25 Sep 2017

8 EAMS 60K Tunner loader fall protection exercise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kitchen, air transportation airman assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, pushes a training dummy from a 60K Tunner cargo loader during a fall protection exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 8, 2017. The exercise was held as part of the 8th EAMS fall protection training and rescue plan. (U.S.

10 Jun 2017

8 EAMS execute Fall Protection Exercise

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Trimble, guidance and control technician, fastened a fall restraint system to the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III to suspend a training dummy from the wing in order to simulate an accidental fall during an exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 6, 2017. The fall protection exercise was conducted by members

4 Aug 2016

Top five safety tips for new AUAB personnel

From acclimating to the soaring summer heat to learning to drive a manual transmission vehicle, newly deployed members here are quickly exposed to new environments and experiences.   The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing safety office recently offered a few tips to newly arriving members to ensure a safe and injury-free deployment for both themselves

14 Oct 2015

‘Mad Mules’ load P-19 ARFF vehicle onto ‘Herk’ to support OIR

A C-130H Hercules was loaded with a 23,000 pound Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle in less than 20 minutes here today, under cargo lights on an otherwise pitch-black flightline, with dozens of Airmen making it happen. How, exactly?  Airmen from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and

11 Oct 2015

Educational trailblazers for Qatar children: Fire Prevention Week extended to local schools

The Great Chicago Fire left more than 100 thousand people homeless and claimed more than 200 lives in 1871, which sparked an initiative of fire safety that would later be dubbed “Fire Prevention Week” in 1920. Who knew that several decades later American Airmen would have the chance to teach children fire prevention and safety in Qatar? No one