U.S., Qatari air traffic controllers manage CENTCOM’s busiest airfield
A KC-135 Stratotankers takes-off from the flightline, Feb. 18, 2015, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Air traffic controllers from the Qatar Emiri Air Force and 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron provide air control support to all the aircraft assigned or transitioning through here. Some of the aircraft, controllers provide support to here are the KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster III, B-1 Lancer, RC-135 Rivet Joint, E-8 Joint STARS, Boeing 747, C-130 Hercules and C-21. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)