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  • 379th AEW seeks continued success in 2016

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the largest and most diverse expeditionary wing in the U.S. Air Force, enters 2016 committed to achieving greater results than the wing experienced in 2015. Over the past 12 months, the 379 AEW has supported Operation Inherent Resolve and

  • Dancing with a Dragon: a pilot’s tale

    The following article is the final part of a three-part series about the men and women behind the operation of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Gliding more than 13 miles above the earth’s surface, the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft flies unnoticed and silent to all, but a

  • 340th EAMU keeps KC-135 flying

    The 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, maintains the largest KC-135 Stratotanker fleet in the world, more than 40 aircraft valued at more than $2 billion. The unit is responsible for ensuring each aircraft is mission ready and must quickly fix any mechanical

  • Dancing with a Dragon: a physiologist’s tale

    The following article is part two of a three-part series about the men and women behind the operation of the U-2 Dragon Lady reconnaissance aircraft. Several attendants gather in a corner office before dawn to begin the process of testing a suit, designed with both functionality and comfort in mind,

  • Deployed service members celebrate Christmas

    Deployed service members at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, celebrated Christmas with several events including Breakfast with Santa, a holiday concert, a movie marathon and a holiday meal served by base leadership on Christmas day.One Airman even received a call from Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah

  • Deployed Defenders: FAST keeps airlift lifeline alive

    Editor’s Note: This is the third article that is part of the Deployed Defenders series that takes a closer look at the function of Air Force Security Forces in Afghanistan.On a lonely, dirt runway in the “Middle of Nowhere, Afghanistan,” a C-130 Hercules’s engines whine while it waits to be

  • AF, Marine and Army EOD train, learn from each other

    Air Force, Marine and Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from throughout the area of responsibility came together for the first time to train at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia Dec. 14-18. The five-day training exercise included more than 40 staged improvised explosive device

  • DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties

    The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. They died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.