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  • Pedro 66; an event to remember

    Sixteen Service members participated in a memorial challenge to honor the fallen from the Pedro 66 crew June 8, 2014 at Al Udeid Air Base. The crew was hit by enemy fire and during a rescue mission in Afghanistan June 9, 2010, killing five of its seven crew members. The event was held the day after

  • AFCENT rolls out new leave, pass policy

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command officials released the command's revised leave policy June 6, which affects Airmen serving 12-month tours in Southwest Asia.In its recent recertification of the Imminent Danger Pay program, the Department of Defense determined that, effective June 1, personnel serving

  • The Wingman concept from the sky

    The wingman concept was displayed in full force when a KC-135 aircrew assisted an A-10 pilot on a flight home after a hydraulic malfunction May 22, 2014. The aircraft were flying in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command's area of responsibility. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jarrett Crawford, 340th

  • B-1B crew chief leading the way

    Every Airman is called to lead and excel by Air Force leadership and one Airman that has answered that call in a resounding way is U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. David Baker, 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron B-1B Lancer crew chief.Being a crew chief is something this 25-year-old from

  • Getting fit as a community

    Since May of 2013 CrossFit Undisclosed has united a community of fitness practitioners under the common goal of building stronger and healthier people at Al Udeid Air Base. "The gym or "box" as CrossFitters call it was officially started about a year ago, and we are helping to maintain and grow it