June 3, 2017 Bagram welcomes new commander: Baker takes helm of the 455th AEW Brig. Gen. Craig Baker took command of the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing during a change of command ceremony June 3, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
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 22, 2017 Pilot hits milestone, reaches 2,000 flight hours Lt. Col. Vince O’Connor surpassed the 2,000-hour mark for flying May 19, 2017. O'Connor is deployed out of Aviano Air Base, Italy, and is currently delivering airpower in support of operations within the Central Command area-of-responsibility.
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 27, 2017 ‘Triple Nickel’ returns to Afghanistan, continues counterterrorism operations Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 555th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, from Aviano Air Base, Italy, deployed to Afghanistan in support of the premiere counterterrorism wing.
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