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Air Combat Command

U.S. Air Forces Central

U.S. Central Command

  • Mi-17s ready for action

    Two Afghan Air Force Mi-17s that received significant mortar damage in January, have been returned to a fully operational status at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan as of May 8. So far this year, six Mi-17s have received damages from enemy aggressors, but Afghan maintainers, with guidance from their

  • 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.

  • Gen. Lengyel checks in with Guardsmen deployed to AUAB

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher S. Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the Chief, NGB, visited deployed Guardsmen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 24, 2017.

  • Gen Votel visits the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

    U.S. Army Gen. Joseph Votel, U.S. Central Command commander, flew on a combat mission aboard a B-52 Stratofortress, and spent time talking with deployed Airmen at the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron here.

  • Firefighters Strengthen Partnership and Build Camaraderie

    Over the public address system, firefighters with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight and the Qatar Emiri Air Force Fire Department receive a message to respond to a simulated explosion on, Aug. 1.

  • POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing is the largest expeditionary wing in the world. At the heart of the Wing is a team of Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, who work 24/7 to make sure that the aircraft assigned here are receiving the “life blood”

  • Al Udeid Air Base launches Chief shadowing program

    A group of Airmen are sitting together and this question is asked: “Who knows what the Chief does?” With a blank look on each of their faces, a few vague answers, an idea for a new program is born.

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332ND AEW PHOTOS
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gregory Curry, 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron electrical journeyman, supervises Airmen from the Air Forces Central Deployed Regional Maintenance Center while they adjust antennae heights on a glide slope in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 31, 2026. The work required coordination between the 332nd ECES and Airmen assigned to the DRMC to support flight inspection and system certification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed) DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keenan Herlocker, Air Forces Central Deployed Regional Maintenance Center noncommissioned officer in charge, left, and Staff Sgt. Jessica Ayala, AFCENT DRMC production control noncommissioned officer in charge, right, adjust antennae heights on a glide slope in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 5, 2026. The antenna height adjustments fine-tuned glide slope angles to meet flight inspection and certification requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keenan Herlocker, Air Forces Central Deployed Regional Maintenance Center noncommissioned officer in charge, uses a tape measure while adjusting antennae heights on a glide slope in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 5, 2026. The antenna height adjustments fine-tuned glide slope angles to meet flight inspection and certification requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed) DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
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Staff Sgt. Jessica Ayala, Air Forces Central Deployed Regional Maintenance Center production control noncommissioned officer in charge, adjusts antennae heights on a glide slope in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 5, 2026. The antenna height adjustments fine-tuned glide slope angles to meet flight inspection and certification requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed) DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Keenan Herlocker, Air Forces Central Deployed Regional Maintenance Center noncommissioned officer in charge, left, and Staff Sgt. Jessica Ayala, AFCENT DRMC production control noncommissioned officer in charge, right, adjust antennae heights on a glide slope in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 5, 2026. The system gives pilots reliable guidance to established touchdown points when the runway is not visually acquired. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kari Degraffenreed) DRMC Airmen support certification of instrument landing systems
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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Nicholas Jackson, 332nd Expeditionary Air Base Group senior enlisted leader, right, and Airman 1st Class Samuel Ilet, 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, center, complete refueling documentation for a U.S. Army aircrew member in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 14, 2025. 332 ELRS conducts first hot-pit refuel with R-20 expeditionary refueling system
332 ELRS conducts first hot-pit refuel with R-20 expeditionary refueling system
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