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U.S. Air Force Firefighters assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron don protective gear during Grand Shield 22-2 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. Grand Shield provides mission-essential functional training that is meant to posture and prepare deployed Airmen across a full range of combat capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Coger)

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Airmen assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing conduct an accountability check during Grand Shield 22-2 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. The members were a part of the 379th AEW’s Crisis Action Team that evacuated an Integrated Joint Operations Center during an exercise simulation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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A firefighter from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron navigates a room filled with simulated smoke during exercise Grand Shield 22-2 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. Grand Shield provides mission-essential functional training that is meant to posture and prepare deployed Airmen across a full range of combat capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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A U.S. Air Force firefighter from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron carries fire hoses toward a dormitory at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. The dormitory was simulated to be on fire and was evacuated during an exercise that was meant to test the resident’s and firefighter’s abilities to respond appropriately. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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A firefighter from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron assists loading a fire hose onto a fire engine at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. Firefighters evacuated a dormitory full of residents that was simulated to be on fire as a part of exercise Grand Shield 22-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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U.S. Air Force firefighters assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron respond to a simulated fire inside of a dormitory at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. The dormitory was simulated to be on fire and was evacuated during Grand Shield 22-2, an exercise that was meant to test Al Udeid’s ability to respond to various scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

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Grand Shield 22-2 first half highlights

Published Dec. 21, 2021
By Senior Airman Noah Coger
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar --

The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted Grand Shield 22-2, a installation-wide readiness exercise to validate and examine the wing's readiness posture at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 14, 2021. Multiple groups and agencies were put to the test to see how their operations would fair in a contested environment with an adversary and continue to accomplish the mission.

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