May 13, 2022 For the musicians who brought me home If you were to ask any wayward stranger from across the world to describe their culture, I would bet music would be mentioned within the first 10 minutes of your conversation. Music is deeply rooted in our memories of home, a fact made crystal clear to me as I watch and listen to the AFCENT band
May 12, 2022 A simple innovation makes a mighty difference in the fight In the grand scheme of things Senior Airman Owen Monaghan, a flying crew chief with the 378th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, only read a 101 word paragraph buried in a 48,527 word, 106 page Air Force technical manual. From those words however, the simple metal box he designed, both
Feb. 24, 2022 U.S. and local construction practices harmonize at Ali Al Salem raising quality of life A new building was completed at Ali Al Salem Air Base recently. This one is a bit different from the rest that stand around it, with it’s red tinted brick that stretches to its roof. Using local building practices as well as material, this building is a first of its kind which might lead to a new
Dec. 3, 2018 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.
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.
June 24, 2017 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
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 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.
Sept. 15, 2016 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
Sept. 1, 2016 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