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  • (From left to right) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Megan Bender, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron weapons director; Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Roark, 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter; and Staff Sgt. Janet Soto, 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron container control officer, pose for a photo at Al Dhafra Air Base United Arab Emirates, Jan. 8, 2019. The Airmen competed against 143 others from bases such as Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, and Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in the Strongest in the AOR competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    ADAB & AOR’s Strongest

    Three Airmen assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing placed in the top three positions in the Strongest in the Area of Responsibility competition at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 4.
  • A bomb makes its way through hundreds of hands until it’s ready and fully functional. With each step as critical as the next, those working with explosives say it’s a hazardous yet gratifying experience.

    Life of a bomb: from ‘cradle to grave’

    Earlier this month, a bomb was used to take out a high-stakes member of the Islamic State in Afghanistan—a big win for troops, especially those who moved the explosives through each step, eventually making it onto the F-16 Fighting Falcon that dropped it on target.
  • 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.
  • The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted the EOD 134 Memorial Workout at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2018. 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen, along with coalition partners, participated in the annual workout to honor the 134 EOD technicians from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps that have been killed since Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    EOD 134 Memorial Workout

    U.S. Airmen assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight hosted the EOD 134 Memorial Workout, Nov. 30, 2018. 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen, along with coalition partners, participated in the annual workout to honor the 134 EOD technicians from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps that have been killed since Sept. 11, 2001.
  • 407 AEG hosts joint professional enhancement course

    407 AEG hosts joint professional enhancement course

    Airmen, Sailors, Marines and a Soldier gathered in the deployment processing center at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia for two days of joint professional development Nov. 27-28.
  • A U.S. Airman assigned to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing participates in an Individual Protection Equipment readiness exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 9, 2018. The objective of the exercise was to evaluate the 380th AEW's ability to rapidly equip members with Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear defense equipment, as well as Biological and Chemical Warfare kits. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby)

    ADAB Stays Vigilant through Readiness Exercise

    Extensive training, to include Self Aid/Buddy Care; Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape; and weapons qualification that each and every Airman has previously completed is put to use in case of a strike from adversaries.
  • Col. Cory Reid, Senior Air Reserve Component advisor, speaks to Air Reserve and Air National Guard members at a town hall meeting on Al Dhafra Air Base, Aug. 9, 2018. Reid, along with Lt. Col. Andrew Frankel, Deputy Air Reserve Component advisor, visited Reserve and Guard members in the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to inform them on their entitled benefits and address any concerns members may have while deployed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erica Rodriguez)

    Air Reserve Component advisors visit ADAB

  • An airman from the 175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, South Dakota Air National Guard, wears the unit patch on his uniform while deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 5, 2018. The 175th EFS are deployed from the 114th Fighter Wing, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, in support of combat operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Eugene Crist)

    175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Brings U.S. Airpower to Bagram

    U.S. Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 175th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (EFS) deployed to Bagram Airfield in support of combat operations, July 27.
  • U.S. Air Forces Central Command band poses with Paul R. Malik, U.S. Consul General during the U.S. National Day celebration March 7, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Resort, Dubai. The AFCENT band is a popular music ensemble comprised of American Airman who are charged with using music to bring diverse peoples from different cultures together to engender mutual appreciation and respect.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt. Anthony Nelson Jr. )

    AFCENT BAND ROCKS 2018 U.S. NATIONAL DAY

    United States Air Forces Central Command band rocked as Americans and Emirates joined together to celebrated the birth of the United States a few months early, in the United Arab Emirates.
  • POL

    Serving again: Prior POL troops continue to fuel airpower in Afghanistan

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – The busiest airfield in Afghanistan is fueled by a team who turned in their combat boots and uniforms for polos and khakis. The 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management section, commonly referred to as POL, enables Resolute Support and Operation Freedom’s Sentinel by supplying all aircraft, to
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