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    NEO challenges push ADAB to new heights

    The military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, and ensuing takeover by the Taliban that necessitated the evacuation of 124,000 American citizens, Afghan special immigrant visa applicants and other at-risk individuals from Afghanistan, presented significant mission requirements to the Airmen at Al Dhafra Air Base.While ADAB was not one of the
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    Compass Call squadron inactivated after 20 years in theater

    The 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron was officially inactivated September 28, 2021 after almost twenty years of providing continual airborne electronic combat support to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.The squadron initially deployed with the EC-130H Compass Call aircraft to Afghanistan following the 9/11 attacks in
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 121st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron takes off from the runway at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, prior to flying to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, for Exercise Sky Shield III, July 31, 2021. Sky Shield is a bilateral defensive counter air and combat search and rescue exercise designed to validate U.S. Air Forces Central and Qatar Emiri Air Force’s combined capability to defend regional airspace. The event allowed the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing to demonstrate its agile combat employment capabilities of repositioning forces in various locations and rapidly generating combat airpower. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao)

    F-16s practice ACE capabilities during Sky Shield III

    PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, KSA – A contingent of aircraft and personnel assigned to the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing traveled to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to participate in Exercise Shy Shield III, a bilateral defensive counter air and combat search and rescue exercise, July 31 – Aug 5, 2021.In addition to integrating U.S. operations with the Qatar

  • U.S. Olympians visit Red Tails

    U.S. Olympic medalists begin their tour of U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing.
  • A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft approaches a KC-10 Extender aircraft over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia to receive fuel during a mission on Aug. 13, 2021. Air refueling is critical to agile combat employment because it extends the aircraft’s range and duration of flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Y. Alvarez)

    Buffs provide historic support

    Since April 2021, six B-52H Stratofortress aircraft and approximately 300 personnel assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing were deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, supporting U.S. Central Command mission requirements. The aircraft and personnel flew over 3,100 combat-flight hours over the course of 240 combat sorties while attached to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, which is the largest expeditionary wing in the world.
  • AUAB Fabrication Flight: fabricate to innovate

    AUAB Fabrication Flight: fabricate to innovate

    Whether they’re welding, heat-treating, inspecting, repairing or fabricating equipment, the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight has a hand in assisting all organizations across the installation. However, what distinguishes them is their innovative mindset that allows them to take what was once extra scrap metal lying around
  • U.S. Airmen with the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron participate in a rescue exercise for a simulated aircraft fire

    332nd Airmen participate in rescue exercise

    332nd Expeditionary Medical Group and the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron participate in a rescue exercise for a simulated aircraft fire
  • A photo of an Airman driving a loader

    Joint Forces come together to provide life sustainment needs

    The Joint Special Operations Forces Support Detachment- Kuwait serves as the lifeline to the special operations force’s men and women on the ground throughout the area of responsibility. They supply support in every aspect by delivering those men and women food, weapons, ammunition, fuel, funds and more.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Harold S. Balcom III (left) and U.S. Staff Sgt. Jacob T. Crabtree (right), air traffic control liaisons assigned to the 378th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, pose for a photo on the flightline at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, just after returning from a forward deployment to Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. The two Airmen joined coalition forces in providing air traffic control support for non-combatant evacuation operations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, controlling more than 1,000 aircraft over a 12-day period and contributing to the evacuation of over 120,000 personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Earick).

    Controlling Chaos

    There was a constant smell of human waste and body odor in the air. Burn pits were being utilized to dispose of equipment. The bite of discharged gunpowder filled every breath. All of it mixed together to create a smell U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Harold S. Balcom III will never forget.The news of the largest non-combatant evacuation operation in
  • A photo of an Airman leveling concrete

    Civil Engineers ensure gateway stays open with RADR exercise

    Various units of the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron participated in a rapid airfield damage recovery exercise at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Sept. 15, 2021.
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