June 13, 2017 Al Udeid Air Base welcomes new commander During a change of command ceremony at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, Brig. Gen. Jason R. Armagost accepted command of the 379th AEW from outgoing commander, Brig. Gen. Darren V. James, June 12.
May 31, 2017 Everything works together In the hallways of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, doctors, nurses and technicians can be seen walking in and out of rooms as they work together to provide the best treatment for their patients at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 22, 2017.
May 23, 2017 Honoring our fallen: The last roll call Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron organized a week of law enforcement activities to honor fallen Security Forces Airmen and U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents who died in the line of duty.
May 6, 2017 Weather flight Airmen revamp procedures Many complex factors go into the planning of a mission and something as simple as the weather is no less important. At the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, Operations Weather Flight Airmen collected and analyzed weather data, predicted patterns and briefed aircrews before each
May 5, 2017 Partnership initiative creates opportunity to build relationships, hone expertise and improve safety The recent completion of a Qatar Emiri Air Force staging facility on Al Udeid Air Base, has provided the perfect occasion for building partnership opportunities between the U.S. Air Force and Qatari air forces.
April 4, 2017 Aeromedical evacuation liaisons instruct patient movement across AOR Liaison officers with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron successfully completed their first mission advising over 120 medical personnel from both the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army on aeromedical operations and patient preparation, March 22 to 29.
March 11, 2017 US, Qatar Emiri Air Forces build relations, fix aircraft The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is crucial to Air Mobility Command’s airlift mission at Al Udeid, enabling the movement and supply of warfighters throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. When two C-17’s were grounded here due to the need for extensive maintenance, Airmen with
Feb. 1, 2017 Forging partnerships: AF, Royal Navy medical teams train onboard HMS Ocean Over the course of five days, medical personnel from the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron and Royal Navy worked together to test their capabilities during coalition exercise Azraq Serpent, Jan. 23-27. In a joint effort between U.S. Central Command components, the United Kingdom
Jan. 30, 2017 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron answers the call in the Middle East The 816th EAS, based at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, is vital to the Air Force’s efforts to combat terrorism in the Middle East. Those efforts range from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan.
Sept. 15, 2016 JSTARS Airmen achieve 1M hours of flight time The 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron flew the Air Force’s E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or JSTARS, worldwide fleet to its one millionth flight hour September, 6, 2016, following a combat mission in support of operations throughout the U.S. Air Forces