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  • Congressional Delegation visits AUAB

    U.S. House of Representatives delegation members visit Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 9, 2021, as part of a Foreign Affairs Committee-hosted visit to the Middle East. The delegation, led by New York Rep. Gregory Meeks, the current House Foreign Affairs Committee chair, received a familiarization

  • Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb visits AUAB

    Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb poses for a photo with service members, native to Indiana, during a visit to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 8, 2021. This was Holcomb’s first to Qatar, as part of an economic partnership meeting to strengthen ties between Qatar and the state of Indiana for future economic

  • BTC: the lifeline of the AOR

    In combat zones, having blood products readily available to treat critically wounded patients is crucial to save the lives of military members downrange.Due to the base’s robust mission, a fleet of several different types of aircraft, its prime location in a relatively safe area and large enough

  • 379th AEW, QEAF execute interoperability emergency operations

    Base personnel start a controlled fire to test first responders’ capabilities to respond during a simulated emergency scenario June 23, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During the scenario, firefighters along with safety and medical personnel assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing worked

  • Fill ‘em up, keep ‘em flying!

    Fill ‘em up, keep ‘em flying! Members of Team AUAB conduct aerial refueling operations around the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, enabling the mission to be completed anywhere, anytime.

  • 379th AEOT: keeping care in the air

    When people think of the Aeromedical Evacuation mission, many may imagine flying into a combat zone to pick up patients who need to be transported to a hospital for care. What they may not imagine is the level of ground support needed to ensure that the evacuation teams can get in the air and to the

  • 379th EMDG Change of Command

    Brig. Gen. Gerald Donohue, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, stands with Col. Christopher Backus, outgoing 379th Expeditionary Medical Group commander, and Col. Luis Otero, incoming 379th EMDG commander, during the 379th EMDG Change of Command ceremony June 18, 2021 at Al Udeid Air Base,

  • AUAB tests, proves new ACE refueling concept

    Recently, members of the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, in collaboration with U.S. Air Forces Central, demonstrated the ability to convert commercial grade aircraft fuel into fuel ready-to-use for military aircraft at King Abdulaziz International Airport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

  • You deploy it, we pack it; 23rd EBS parachute shop

    Airman 1st Class Aaron Slack, 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, and Senior Airman Brendan Robinson, 23rd EBS AFE journeyman, fold a drag parachute June 11, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The drag parachute is used when the B-52 Stratofortress lands, to reduce