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March 15, 2022
379th AEW Airmen support OAS II

Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing participated in Operation Agile Spartan (OAS) II, a large-scale, joint and multinational operation focused on Operational Testing & Evaluation of Agile Combat Employment core competencies.
Aug. 13, 2021
EOD and Fire light up the night

A vehicle burns during a firefighting training exercise August 10, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services worked with the 379th ECES Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to conduct realistic fire training scenarios. (U.S. Air Force
May 5, 2021
Shared Experiences | 379th Fire Emergency Services | Edward Gregory

Shared Experiences is a series of stories about first-time and last-time deployers with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Their stories highlight the missions they support at an individual level, as well as chronicle the experiences of their Air Force career.
May 2, 2021
Embraced by a nation: How a 379th ESFS Airman is ensuring resolute partnerships

Staff Sgt. Thabit Jubran deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, and was assigned to be an Arabic linguist for the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron the first day of his tour.
March 22, 2021
379th ELRS stands up regular cargo deployment function

The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron tested the reception and deployment process of its newly-developed cargo deployment function Feb. 23-25, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
Aug. 31, 2020
US-Qatar Friendship Event bonds strategic partners before F-15QA arrival

U.S. Air Forces Central Command conducted a bi-lateral key leader engagement known as the Qatar-AFCENT Friendship Event Aug. 23-24, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
March 18, 2019
AUAB power projection: Aeromedical Evacuation

If any servicemember throughout U.S. Central Command needs medical care beyond what they are able to receive locally, they don’t need to worry. The 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron has them covered.
Sept. 20, 2018
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.
Nov. 15, 2017
Al Udeid Air Base conducts Anti-Terrorism Force Protection Exercise

The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted an exercise that simulated a terrorist attack at the base gym, and provided wing inspectors the ability to evaluate how units would react to a terrorism incident on base Nov. 15, 2017 here.
Oct. 23, 2017
The AFCENT Band, Touch-n-Go, records their punk rock rendition of the Air Force Song

Members of the U.S. Air Force Central Command Band, Touch-n-Go, set up a temporary recording studio and cut their own punk rock rendition of the Air Force Song at Al Udeid, Air Force Base, Qatar, Sept. 21, 2017.