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  • KC-135 Stratotanker refuels F-16 Fighting Falcons

    Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots depart after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, while flying routine operations over Southwest Asia Feb. 16th, 2021. The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter

  • C-17 crew moves firetruck, cargo to AOR

    A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crew assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares a C-17 for flight into an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 17, 2021.

  • Wounded Warrior’s personal account helps commanders take care of Airmen

    The 332nd AEW hosted an Air Force Wounded Warrior program for commanders, first sergeants and others who focus on taking care of Airmen, Feb. 8, 2021. This virtual meeting featured the story of active-duty explosive ordnance technician, Staff Sgt. Guadalupe Corona, who goes by Wally. He walked the

  • AFCENT Band works with Qatar Music Academy in Doha

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lisa Drefke, superintendent of the U.S. Air Forces Central Band, works with trombone students at the Qatar Music Academy in Doha, Qatar, February 16, 2021. The AFCENT Band performs in support of international partnership-building efforts throughout Southeast and Central

  • Surviving Tuskegee Pilot describes service, time as POW

    A pilot who fought Germans in WWII, got shot down and captured and survived to tell about it, met virtually with deployed Airmen at the 332nd AEW yesterday. Lt. Col. Harold Brown is a founding member of the 332nd AEW, the segregated wing made famous by the Tuskegee Airmen whose exemplary record

  • 350th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron flies over CENTCOM AoR

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft, assigned to the 350th Expeditionary Aircraft Refueling Squadron, flies over Qatar, Feb. 13, 2021. The KC-135 delivers U.S. Air Forces Central a global reach aerial refueling capability to support joint and coalition aircraft throughout the U.S. Central

  • AFE Airmen ensure pilots mission ready

    Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment perform maintenance on equipment Feb. 11, 2021, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. AFE Airmen are responsible for inspecting, maintaining, packing and adjusting equipment such as flight helmets, oxygen

  • New AF Connect App provides communication tool in deployed location

    One way the 332nd AEW is working to facilitate agile communication is through the use of a new Air Force Application called AF Connect. Through it Airmen receive up to the minute updates and in conjunction with robust WiFi it is helping information flow to all levels—even at deployed locations in