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  • “Hypersonic” jams at Japan School of Doha

    Nine members of the Air Forces Central Command's band, "Hypersonic," performed Japanese and American pop songs for more than 60 children, faculty and parents at the Japan School of Doha, Qatar, April 23, 2014. The band's mission, which is to promote troop morale, diplomacy and outreach to host

  • Volunteer firefighter puts out flightline blaze

    April 17, 2014, was just a normal day on the flightline for Staff Sgt. William Dunham, a munitions system specialist assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. That is until an electrical fire broke out on a generator, which runs on jet fuel and

  • Check Six keeps base ready

    After numerous insider attacks on service members on military installations, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility implemented the Check Six program to instill a self-defense culture where all Airmen are trained and mentally prepared to react to any act of violence. The mission

  • Bataan remembrance march

    During World War II, after the three-month Battle of Bataan, thousands of American and Filipino soldiers surrendered to Japanese forces on April 9, 1942. What followed next is known as the Bataan Death March, when Japanese soldiers forced the American and Filipino prisoners of war to march more than

  • FP keeps base safe through uniform shredding

    For over a decade, service members deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, have shredded unserviceable uniforms to prevent them from getting in the wrong hands. The uniform shred policy was put into effect after American military uniforms were used to deceive and attack deployed American and coalition

  • AUAB Jiu-Jitsu family

    Being away from family during a deployment can be stressful, and many Airmen find different ways to help cope with the stress. Physical fitness has become a staple in dealing with the stressors of deployments and many Airmen have different methods of working out while deployed. Some lift weights,

  • Continuing the Doolittle mission

    April 18th marks the 72nd anniversary of the historic Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. Today, the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Tigers, one of the squadrons who executed the famous raid, commemorates the event by executing their assigned mission over the skies of Afghanistan. As they fly, they remember