Sept. 25, 2017 Gen Votel visits the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, U.S. Central Command commander, flew on a combat mission aboard a B-52 Stratofortress, and spent time talking with deployed Airmen at the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here.
Aug. 29, 2017 774th EAS conducts first combat airdrop in two-and-a-half years Months of planning and weeks of preparing culminates to an airdrop lasting a few seconds. While the time and effort that goes into planning a combat airdrop may seem long for something that lasts less than a minute, for the ground troops, the equipment they received will have a lasting impact.
Aug. 29, 2017 Revitalizing the Squadron: Support Squadron enables airpower at KAF A successful air campaign requires more than just aviators and maintainers—it needs Airmen to support every facet of airpower.
Aug. 28, 2017 Resiliency pays off for rock solid warrior, soldier of the month Working to stand up a forward operating base’s communications and network infrastructure from the ground up is not an easy task. Airmen assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Squadron accepted that challenge working around the clock in an austere environment, digging trenches and laying cables to
Aug. 25, 2017 Firefighters Strengthen Partnership and Build Camaraderie Over the public address system, firefighters with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight and the Qatar Emiri Air Force Fire Department receive a message to respond to a simulated explosion on, Aug. 1.
Aug. 12, 2017 POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing is the largest expeditionary wing in the world. At the heart of the Wing is a team of Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, who work 24/7 to make sure that the aircraft assigned here are receiving the “life blood”
July 26, 2017 Al Udeid Air Base launches Chief shadowing program A group of Airmen are sitting together and this question is asked: “Who knows what the Chief does?” With a blank look on each of their faces, a few vague answers, an idea for a new program is born.
July 25, 2017 Fueling the AOR The 340th and the 22nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Units work together around the clock here to inspect, repair, service, launch and recover the fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.