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KC-135 Stratotanker on display

Attendees of the annual Flight Line Fest at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 10 meet the crew of a KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from the 157th Air Refueling Wing in New Hampshire. The KC-135 fleet at AUAB, the largest in the world, flew more than 100,000 combat hours in 2015. The KC-135 was one of five U.S. Air Force aircraft on display during the event. Flight Line Fest is a joint partnership between the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and Qatar Emiri Air Force held to foster relations between Qatar and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Check this thing out

Brig. Gen. Darren James, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and his wife, Melissa James, listen to Senior Airman Taylor Moore, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Flight technician; explain how the F-6 robot operates during the annual Flight Line Fest at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 10. The F-6 robot helps EOD technicians find explosives. Flight Line Fest is a joint partnership between the 379 AEW and Qatar Emiri Air Force held to foster relations between Qatar and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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C-130 is now open

Service members, civilian contractors and their families tour a C-130 Hercules during the annual Flight Line Fest at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 10. The event is a joint partnership between the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and the Qatar Emiri Air Force. Nine aircraft were featured during the event including the B-1B Lancer and KC-135 Stratotanker. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Emergency vehicle display

Service members tour several U.S. Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force emergency vehicles including fire trucks and mine resistant ambush protectant vehicles, at the annual Flight Line Fest at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 10. Flight Line Fest is a joint partnership between the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and QEAF held to foster relations between Qatar and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Who is up next?

Master Sgt. Sean Birdsell, U.S. Air Force’s Central Detachment 6, shows Flight Line Fest attendees a mine resistant ambush protectant vehicle at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 10. Birdsell explained that MRAPs are used to protect U.S. service members from attack and have been employed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The vehicle joined several other emergency vehicles and nine aircraft in the annual event, a joint partnership between the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and Qatar Emiri Air Force held to foster relations between Qatar and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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A look at a C-130

A C-130 Hercules deployed from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, waits for visitors at the annual Flight Line Fest Jan. 10 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The plane, which can take-off with a maximum weight of 155,000 pounds, was one of five U.S. Air Force aircraft on display during the event. Flight Line Fest is a joint partnership between the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and Qatar Emiri Air Force held to foster relations between Qatar and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Can I take one of these for a test drive?

Service members tour several U.S. Air Force and Qatar Emiri Air Force emergency vehicles including fire trucks and mine resistant ambush protectant vehicles, at the annual Flight Line Fest at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 10. Flight Line Fest is a joint partnership between the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and QEAF held to foster relations between Qatar and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Packing blood nice and slow

Senior Airman Celina Garcia, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Blood Transshipment Center logistician, carefully packs red blood cell units for shipment inside the BTC at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Blood on display

Packages of red blood cell units sit inside a walk-in refrigerator in the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The refrigerator can hold 1,000 red blood cell units. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Shipping Blood

Master Sgt. Stephanie Washington (left), 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Diagnostics and Therapeutics flight chief, and Senior Airman Celina Garcia (right), 379 EMSS Blood Transshipment Center logistician, carefully pack red blood cell units for shipment inside the BTC at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Who wants plasma?

Capt. Jennifer Swann, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center officer in charge, holds a package of AB plasma inside the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The facility can hold thousands of red blood cell and plasma units. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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O Positive

Master Sgt. Stephanie Washington, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Diagnostics and Therapeutics flight chief, inspects a red blood cell unit before placing the unit into a box to be shipped at the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Scooping some ice

Capt. Jennifer Swann, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Blood Transshipment Center officer in charge, scoops out dry ice from a freezer inside the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. Dry ice is needed to keep blood cool throughout the shipping process. The facility can house more than 4,000 pounds of dry ice. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Blood packing 101

Master Sgt. Stephanie Washington, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron Diagnostics and Therapeutics flight chief, carefully packs red blood cell units for shipment inside the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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We are ready to be shipped

Packages of red blood cell units sit inside a walk-in refrigerator in the Blood Transshipment Center at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 13. The refrigerator can hold 1,000 red blood cell units. The center shipped nearly 23,000 units of blood to more than 30 forward operating locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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How many turns will it take?

Senior Airman Reid Nixon, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics journeyman from Odenton, Maryland, winds out a multi-purpose refueling system hose and basket with a MPRS winding handle after installing the system on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2015. The system allows the aircraft to refuel any plane supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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Flipping switches

Senior Airman Michael Velazquez, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics journeyman from Rochester, New York, opens an isolation valve and prepares the multi-purpose refueling system to send fuel to the pod during an inspection of the system at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2015. Velazquez and several airmen from the 340th EAMU hydraulics team installed the system on the aircraft so the plane can refuel any airframe supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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There's alot of buttons in here

Senior Airman Michael Velazquez, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics journeyman from Rochester, New York, turns on the center wing boost pumps inside the cockpit of a KC-135 Stratotanker after installing a multi-purpose refueling system on the aircraft at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2015. Velazquez and several airmen from the 340th EAMU hydraulics team installed the system on the aircraft so the plane can refuel any airframe supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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I must turn this handle

Senior Airman Reid Nixon, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics journeyman from Odenton, Maryland, winds out a multi-purpose refueling system hose and basket with a MPRS winding handle after installing the system on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2015. The system allows the aircraft to refuel any plane supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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We now have power

Senior Airman Reid Nixon, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit hydraulics journeyman from Odenton, Maryland, turns on an external power cart to supply power to a KC-135 Stratotanker at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Dec. 30, 2015. Nixon and several airmen from the 340th EAMU hydraulics team installed a multi-purpose refueling system on the aircraft so the plane can refuel any airframe supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. After installing the system Reid and his hydraulics team conducted an inspection of the system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman/Released)
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