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  • Grand Slam Airman wins ACC safety award

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Darren Hartford, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presents Senior Airman Brandon Roell, 379th Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron radiology technologist, with an Award of Distinction for his outstanding contribution to ground safety, Nov. 28, 2014, at Al Udeid Air

  • Thanksgiving meal gives deployed members a taste of home

    Thanksgiving is a time of year where most Americans sit down for a nice meal with family and friends to give thanks.Deployed servicemembers may not be able to spend Thanksgiving with their families, but the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron does their part each year to make them feel more

  • Former Airman connects school children with deployed heroes

    Twenty-six volunteers from the 379th Expeditionary SecurityForces Squadron participated in a video meet-and-greet called “Holler at a Hero,”in honor of U.S. veterans, Nov 13.James Wilson, a former U.S. securityforces Airman, now a school teacher, developed the “Holler at a Hero” project toallow his

  • Five Al Udeid Airmen selected for promotion to chief master sergeant

    Five Al Udeidsenior master sergeants were selected for promotion to chief master sergeant,here, Nov 20.The379th AEW’s chief selects are: Senior Master Sgt. Eric Paddock, 9th Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jason Salonis, Special Operations Command Central forward headquarters

  • 379th EMXG conducts CDDAR exercise

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group conduct a Crashed, Damaged, Disabled Aircraft Recovery (CDDAR) exercise, Nov. 11, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th EMXG CDDAR team is responsible for recovering aircraft and clearing the debris of crashed aircraft

  • 379 ECES firefighters thanked during C-17 anniversary

    U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron watch a video about the C-17 Globemaster III during the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s Air Lift Wing’s C-17 5th year anniversary ceremony Nov. 7, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During this ceremony, the firefighters were

  • AFCENT commander, command chief visit with Grand Slam Airmen

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John Hesterman III, left, commander of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, speaks to 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron members during his visit Nov. 13, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Hesterman and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, U.S. AFCENT command chief,

  • Mass casualty exercise keeps deployed Airmen mission-ready

    Medical and Firefighting Airmen here, responded to a mass casualty exercise, Nov. 10, to improve their ability to respond to real-world medical emergencies while supporting contingencies. As first responders, Airmen from the Expeditionary Medical Group and the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering

  • Grand Slam team honor those who serve, have served

    Coalition partners, deployed here, honoredthose who serve and have served during joint Remembrance and Veteran’s Dayceremonies, Nov. 11.                Brig.Gen. Darren Hartford, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, presided over aVeteran’s Day retreat ceremony, in honor of

  • VMAQ-4 runs 239 miles for U.S. Marine Corps’ 239th birthday

    U.S. Marines from the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 (VMAQ-4) listen to a speech from their leadership after running the final two-mile stretch of a 239-mile Marine Corps flag relay run Nov. 10, 2014, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. From Nov. 8 through Nov. 10, Marines from VMAQ-4 ran