“Strike First” Battalion Unit Ministry Team Opens Resilience Center

During a long deployment, small comforts can help ease homesickness and boost morale. The 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment chapel, decided to create a resilience center to provide comforts and help the Soldiers of the "Strike First" Battalion through their current deployment in

816th EAS Airmen fly fight, win

Since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom, equipment, supplies, troops and cargo have been transported via C-17 Globemaster III,s and since the beginning the Airmen from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron have been filling the role of keeping the mission going. The 79 pilots and

Crossfit Undisclosed keeps Airmen fit to fight

If not for the one generator powering four lights in the empty parking lot behind the Blatchford Preston Complex gym, the whole area would be pitch black. Not only is it dark, the wind has picked up to 15 nautical miles per hour and it is 60 degrees outside. These things might stop a few people from

VCO's are vital to mission accomplishment

With nearly 2,000 vehicles and equipment worth millions of dollars, the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle management flight here has their hands full. Accounting for maintenance, usage and fueling of Al Udeid Air Base's cars, trucks and specialized equipment can be an

Leading by example

Guiding and mentoring junior Airmen and NCOs is the primary goal of the Top Three at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. As a part of this process, the Top Three took the initiative to refurbish a grill at Memorial Plaza, to remind Airmen to leave this base better than they found it.The Top Three is a

Day on the Job: Tire, wheel shop

First line of defense

Much like a base in the U.S., the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing relies on work from locals to help ensure service members are used for mission essential work. Here, the base relies on other country nationals to work on base and provide service members with food, haircuts, cashiers, laundry,

Testing PPE saves time, money and lives

Mission interruption, stoppage and failure can become a quick reality without electricity. Electricity is taken for granted by many, but for 1.2 billion people in the world electricity is not an option and without electricity, members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing can't perform. The reason

379th AEW Honor Guard posts the colors

From posting the colors during a change of command, to special events on national holidays, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Honor Guard takes pride in representing the men and women of the armed forces. The 379th AEW Honor Guard is made up of volunteers who are dedicated to professionalism and who

More bite than bark

Military working dogs demonstrate their skills for unit members here at the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Military working dogs are used for patrol, explosive detection and specialized mission functions.