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  • USCENTCOM Commander brings holiday greetings to members of the 386 AEW

    The United States Central Command Commander, General Lloyd J. Austin III, made a special trip to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Tuesday, Nov. 24, to visit with troops stationed here. General Austin personally delivered words of admiration and gratitude to the Airmen of the 386th and their

  • Flight, maintenance crews work together to ensure mission success

    Senior Airman Aaron Hayes, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, conducts pre-flight checks at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Oct. 29, 2015. The 737th EAS mission is to provide airlift support throughout the area of responsibility for Operation INHERENT RESOLVE. (U.S. Air

  • ‘Mad Mules’ load P-19 ARFF vehicle onto ‘Herk’ to support OIR

    A C-130H Hercules was loaded with a 23,000 pound Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle in less than 20 minutes here today, under cargo lights on an otherwise pitch-black flightline, with dozens of Airmen making it happen. How, exactly?  Airmen from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 379th

  • AUAB All-Stars and Qatari military score big during soccer scrimmage

    Soccer and كرة القدم have completely different pronunciations here in Qatar.  However, the word ‘partnership’ does not. SeveralU.S. and Qatari military members competed in a 70 minute soccer match tocelebrate the U.S. Army 240th birthday June 14, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base,Qatar.On a regularbasis

  • CAPS does its part, keeps CENTCOM In the fight

    Quick accessto spare engines, batteries, C-130 wheels or just an O-ring on a gas gauge couldsave time, money, and maybe even lives downrange. The Consolidated AircraftPart Store is where more than 18 thousand sorties per year gain their support. Having morethan 390 thousand items in stock daily

  • Striking the heart of the enemy

    Since November 2014, ISIL has suffered the loss of at least a dozen senior leaders to Coalition airstrikes. Airmen in the Strike Aircraft Maintenance Unit are doing their part to remind the world that arguably no one performs these missions better than the F-15E Strike Eagle.The F-15E Strike Eagle