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  • Exercise "Enduring Lightning II" strikes again

    U.S. Air Force Central Command and the Israeli Air Force conducted the exercise "Enduring Lightning II" on Aug. 2, 2020 in the skies over southern Israel. It is the second joint exercise between the two countries involving the F-35.The IAF's 140th Squadron, which operates the "Adir" (F-35I) fighter

  • 378th EMXS backshop hydraulics versatility and innovation

    In this spirit of innovation, the hydraulic back-shop technicians of the 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have responded to the needs of their organization and its mission with tangible results. They refused to allow the absence of

  • 378 EOG conduct night integrated combat turns

    Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Operations Group conduct an integrated combat turn to test their capability to land, refuel, weapons reload and take off at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 3, 2020. An integrated combat turn allows the fighter jet to land, refuel and weapons

  • Lt. Gen. Guillot visits with U.S. Ambassador Holtz

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, greets U.S. Ambassador Greta Holtz, Chargè d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Qatar, during her visit to the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 30, 2020.

  • F-35 crews conquer new territory in CENTCOM AOR

    The 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron did something in early July which had never been done before by an F-35A Lightning II unit - go into alert status.The squadron performed alert status exercises to provide the necessary data points to mission planners with the U.S. Air Force Central Command

  • 378 ECES lays new water lines at Prince Sultan Air Base

    Constant improvements and upgrades occur at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, every day. Recently, Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron began installing a new water and sewer line on July 27th, 2020. The pipelines were the third set of water lines laid down to

  • Team ADAB gears up for exercise

    Exercises are used to test Airmen on their ability to execute procedures in the case of real world scenarios. In this article, leadership from the wing and Inspector General office discuss what went into the planning and execution of this recent exercise, and how it ties into the three D's of the

  • For the Love of Aviation: 191st AMXS Father, Son Deploy Together

    Editor’s Note: This is three of a three part series about family members deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar together. As children, many boys aspire to be like their fathers, or at minimum make their father’s proud, which could manifest as good grades or being a star athlete; however, one senior