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  • U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright answer questions from Airmen during a base-wide “all call” Dec. 19, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. While answering questions, Goldfein and Wright discussed recent and upcoming changes to empower Airmen to be more resilient and lethal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

    Air Force top leaders thank AUAB Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Al Udeid Air Base to meet and speak with service members Dec. 19 to 20, 2018.
  • Weapons load crews assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conduct a training exercise on the B-1B Lancer with inert munitions at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 13, 2018. The event involved reconfiguring the aircraft with inert munitions to maintain a high state of readiness. The B-1B Lancer carries the largest conventional payload of both guided and unguided weapons in the Air Force inventory and is the backbone of America's long-range bomber force. It can rapidly deliver massive quantities of precision and non-precision weapons against any adversary, anywhere in the world, at any time. Its armaments include up to 24 AGM-158A Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munitions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)

    B-1B weapons loaders conduct combat-capability training

    Weapons load crews assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron conduct a training exercise on a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron with inert munitions at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 13, 2018.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Craig, lying down, aerospace propulsion journeyman, trims a main engine control on the engine of a KC-135 Stratotanker as Airman First Class Jared Suppes, kneeling, aerospace propulsion apprentice, provides support on the runway at Al Udeid, Air Base, Qatar, July 7, 2017. The members of the 340th and 22nd EAMUs face minute-by-minute challenges in the sweltering heat on the runway as they work to keep a fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers ready to fly. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)

    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.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anneke Bentley, left foreground, and Staff Sgt. Denver Murphy, vocalists assigned to the Air Force Central Command Band, sing during a concert at Al Udeid, Air Force Base, Qatar, May 26, 2017. The AFCENT Band, stationed at Al Udeid, travels throughout the Central Command Area of Responsibility in support of building partnerships, boosting morale, and providing diplomacy and outreach to host nation communities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)

    AFCENT Band uses music to touch hearts, bridge boundaries

    If you get the opportunity to watch the Air Force Central Command Band in action, you need to do it. Their enthusiasm and passion for music is contagious. The transcendent quality of music, coupled with the excellence of the musicians that play it, is a powerful combination. Music has been used by the U.S. Air Force for decades as an effective diplomatic tool.
  • U.S. Air Force and Qatari air force personnel gather around a vehicle outside a newly constructed facility located at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 26, 2017. The personnel are taking part in the first of many opportunities to train on how to properly collect information necessary to determine the total weight and center of gravity for equipment to be loaded for transportation on aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider)

    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.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Reid, left, and U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Novack, both aeromedical evacuation liaison officers with the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, pose for a photo in front of a medical evacuation helicopter after a patient movement training session at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, March 28, 2017. The liaison officers from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, instructed patient movement procedures to U.S. Navy medical personnel. (Courtesy photo)

    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.
  • An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System returns at sunset from a mission on Sept. 12, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. JSTARS fly daily at various times and average around 11 hours per flight to support operations in the war on terror. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech.Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño/Released)

    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 Central Command area of responsibility.   The
  • Senior Airman Aaron Long, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group surgical technician, shows Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, surgical mobility bags to be palletized and placed on aircraft for delivery within the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility during Harrigian’s visit with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Aug. 11, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Harrigian and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery, USAFCENT command chief, toured various facilities and met 379th AEW Airmen to get an inside look at what they do on a daily basis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

    AFCENT commander gets first-hand look of 379th AEW mission

    Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Montgomery, USAFCENT command chief, visit 379th Air Expeditionary Wing to get an inside look at what deployed service members do on a daily basis August 11, 2016. 379th AEW Airmen briefed Harrigian and Montgomery on what capabilities and resources
  • Senior Airman Donte Hatcher, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels cryogenics operator, fills a 50-gallon liquid oxygen tank during an inspection Aug. 5, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Liquid nitrogen and oxygen tanks are recharged into aircraft to provide aircrews with pure oxygen at altitude during missions conducted in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

    Cryogenics helps pilots breathe easy across AOR

    The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics team inspected liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen tanks prior to aircraft shipment Aug. 5 here.  The cryogenics team provides quality aviation breathing oxygen, liquid oxygen, and liquid nitrogen in support of operations through the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of
  • A C-130 Hercules taxis down the runway prior to take off June 28, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Airmen from the 746th EAS conduct intratheater airlifts, medical evacuation and airdrop missions throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operations Freedom’s Sentinel. This year marks the last deployment here for the 914th Airlift Wing Airmen and four of its C-130’s as they transition to KC-135 Stratotankers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

    914th AW’s C-130s say final goodbye to AUAB

    After 11 years of deploying here supporting the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, Airmen from the 914th Airlift Wing out of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., will say their goodbyes as they end their rotation and fly out with their C-130 Hercules’ for the final time before they transition to KC-135 Stratotankers. The
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