Trauma czar acts as lynchpin of care when patients clinging to life

With the whirl of activity rushing around her and the advice of nearly 20 specialists being presented, it is Maj. (Dr.) Valerie Sams’s, 455th Expeditionary Medical Group, job to decide the medical treatment to go forward with that could ultimately decide whether the patient lives or dies. As the

AMC commander: ‘You are remarkable’

Gen. Carlton Everhart II, Air Mobility Command commander, delivered a message of thanks to Airmen during a visit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar March 11 – 14.As the commander of AMC, Everhart is responsible for ensuring the command can provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America’s armed

TAAC-Air work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with AAF to build sustainable force

At Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, a small group of U.S. Air Force Train Advise Assist Command – Air advisors make up the 441st and 442nd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadrons. The two squadrons are focused on working “shohna ba shohna,” or “shoulder to shoulder,” with the Afghan air force to develop

CE paves the way

Patriot Battery defends AUAB from airborne threats

The U.S. Army’s Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery  Regiment at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, provides security for nearly 10,000 people and billions of dollars in resources.The Patriot is a long-range, high altitude, all-weather system designed to counter a variety of airborne

Afghan air force hosts International Women’s Day conference

The Afghan air force hosted an International Women’s Day conference March 6 at the Kabul Air Wing. Approximately 200 AAF and Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air (TAAC-Air) military men and women attended the event to include guest speakers from the AAF commander to a young Afghan girl reading poetry.

Raven B: Securing the perimeter from above

Small, hand-held, unmanned, light weight and remotely operated drones describe one of the ways technology is used to ensure the safety of deployed personnel. The 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron secures the base perimeter with help from the Raven B Digital Data Link drone at Al Udeid Air

380th AEW welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, met with more than 1,000 service members assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and their coalition partners from five nations at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, March 7, 2016.   Brig. Gen. Daniel Orcutt, 380th AEW

Providing critical support to the AOR

A team of nearly 40 Airmen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, loads and off-loads thousands of pounds of cargo into aircraft almost daily. The Airmen assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron’s Ramp Services section are responsible for loading and unloading a wide variety of cargo including

Behind the Scenes: the Command Religious Support Team at Work

From Afghanistan to the Arabian Peninsula to Egypt, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command monitors activities and deploys their Airmen accordingly. Every time AFCENT makes the decision to deploy Service members, the responsibility for their religious and spiritual welfare falls upon the shoulders of