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  • Expeditionary Airmen operate DOD’s busiest single runway

    Fighter jets, helicopters, unmannedaerial vehicles, small and large cargo planes are among few of the 46 differenttypes of aircraft that deployed service members help operate daily in-and-outof the busiest single runway airfield in the Department of Defense.  Since 2006, the annual airfieldtraffic

  • Communications Airman Receives Army Achievement Medal

    Within the first couple weeks of being assigned to the 379thExpeditionary Communications Squadron Focal Point here, U.S. Air Force SeniorAirman Sara Bonilla was recognized for her devotion to duty. Bonilla received the Army Achievement Medal for doing whatshe says was just her job, although it was a

  • 303 EFS departs Bagram Airfield

    U.S.Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 303rd ExpeditionaryFighter Squadron and maintainers assigned to the 455th ExpeditionaryMaintenance Squadron prpeare for the aircraft to take off from BagramAirfield, Afghanistan Oct. 19, 2014. The 303 EFS completed their deployment where they

  • AFCENT commander visits 455 AEW

    U.S.Air Force Lt. Gen. John Hesterman, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commandervisited Airmen here Oct. 7, 2014.  Hethanked Airmen for their service during the visit to several units

  • AFCENT band boosts morale in Afghanistan

    Air Forces CentralCommand Band Touch 'N Go went on tour throughout September, performing at sixforward operating bases in Afghanistan for more than 2,000 Airmen, joint andcoalition forces. This was thelongest Afghanistan tour for the AFCENT Band on record. "We played athospitals, dining facilities,

  • 379th ECES: Day on the job

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Leal, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron utilities asset management program manager inspects the water flow of a toilet at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 9, 2014. Each facility is put into a red, amber or green category, whereby a red rating implies major

  • Maintenance Airmen make repairs more efficient

    U.S.Air Force Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group hereoptimized an idea to refurbish engine change carts designedto help aircraft maintainers throughout U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s areaof responsibility repair aircraft. The carts, a consolidated medium containing

  • SOCCENT is fired up

    An M-4 carbine rifle and ear protection is used for firing practice at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Oct. 15, 2014. Servicemembers work on fundamentals and techniques of the M-4 carbine rifle during firing practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colin Cates)

  • Chapel extends servitude in Mazar-i-Sharif

    Spirituality is one of the four pillars that theComprehensive Airman Fitness Resiliency Program is comprised of. The Al UdeidAir Base Chapel had the opportunity to apply that pillar by sending a religioussupport team to Mazar-i-Sharif Airfield, Afghanistan.The chaplains and chaplains' assistants

  • SOCCENT, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group conduct training exercise

    The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group and Special OperationsCommand Central, participated in an exercise September 24th at Al Udeid AirBase.The goal of the exercise was to train for simulated receiptof casualties in a building of opportunity in darkness.  “A team can be called upon to set-up in a