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  • AUAB evolving to be air base of future

    When many people picture or reminisce on deployments, they visualize rugged conditions. While outposts in austere environments do still exist, many other locations such as Al Udeid Air Base have seen significant development in the past 20 years. The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing leads the way on

  • AFCENT leadership conducts virtual troop engagements

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Drinkard, command chief master sergeant of AFCENT, conduct virtual troop engagements with Airmen across the U.S. Central Command region. Guastella and Drinkard used the

  • AFCENT continues to deliver airpower while combatting COVID-19

    For more than four months, COVID-19 has drastically impacted the lives of millions of people from nations all around the globe. Despite the pandemic’s impact on the United States, U.S. Air Forces Central Command continues to deliver war-winning airpower across the U.S. Central Command area of

  • 9 AETF-L Welcomes New Commander through Virtual Ceremony

    Due to current guidelines to mitigate impacts from COVID-19, the 9th Air Expeditionary Task Force-Levant held a virtual change of command ceremony as Brig. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman assumed command from Maj. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich on April 20, 2020.Service members at units located across the Middle

  • Deployed KC-135 refueling mission

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle above Iraq, April 2, 2020. The Strike Eagle is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to- ground missions, demonstrating U.S. Air Forces Central Commands’ posture to compete, deter, and win against