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  • Washing Hands: Saving lives with soap and water

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar - Since childhood we have been taught and given many lessons on a method to prevent the spreading of germs that we do not practice enough: hand washing.On average, there are 600,000 germs on hands, and people should wash their hands at least 15 times a day according to the

  • Team JSTARS achieves milestone with 100,000 flying hours

    One of the Founding Fathers of the United States Benjamin Franklin once said, "Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning."Team Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, achieved a monumental milestone by exceeding 100,000 flying

  • Airmen participate in combatives class

    According to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, there were 39 people killed due to active shooter incidents in 2013. To help address this issue within the Air Force, Check Six, a program created to combat these incidents, is offering combatives training at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, in an effort

  • Commander hosts base-wide SAPR stand down

    More than 1,000 Airmen attended a base commander's call during a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Stand Down Day at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 29, 2014.The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Roger H. Watkins, shared a brief, which was created by the Air Force chief of

  • Honoring a hero

    Nearly 150 service members participated in a Pat Tillman remembrance run at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 26, 2014, to honor the legacy of a man who gave up everything to fight for the freedoms of American citizens. April 22, 2014, marked the tenth anniversary of Tillman's death, and the men and