April 28, 2018 379th Civil Engineer Squadron's latest arsenal to rapidly repair airfield If explosives strike airfields throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command, civil engineers can now guarantee repairs to full operational capability in a matter of hours. On April 25, approximately 50 members of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron trained on a mock airfield littered
April 12, 2018 The BUFF passes bomber torch after two years pummeling ISIS, Taliban targets Following two years of B-52 squadrons employing nearly 12,000 weapons on Islamic State and Taliban targets across U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, the venerable BUFF flew its last mission April 7 before turning over the bomber duty reins to the newly arrived B-1B Lancer.
April 10, 2018 B-1 joins the fight against ISIS, Taliban A B-1B Lancer from the 34th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, departed from the flight line here April 8, to conduct its first combat mission in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of operations since 2016.
April 9, 2018 Silent Sentry: Protecting Space Communications More than 20,000 above the Earth’s surface, communication satellites orbit the planet, listening for a signal. Once they receive a signal, they repeat it and send it back down to the surface.The U.S. Air Force uses many types of satellite communications to transmit data all around the globe. With
April 4, 2018 Exercise tests Airmen in attack notification response Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and coalition partners conduct an attack notification response exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 22, 2018. The scenario, commenced in a realistic and unanticipated manner, was designed to improve physical and procedural security as well as
March 20, 2018 Bence visits 8 EAMS Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Bence, commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, visited the base March 4, 2018 as part of a nine-day tour of various components of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing.
March 20, 2018 Coalition forces partner to fight fire A sense of urgency, a desire to help and the ability to take action — According to Lt. Col. Chad Gemeinhardt, the commander of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, firefighters share a common purpose.
March 16, 2018 Military working dogs demonstrate controlled aggression tactics U.S. Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's K-9 unit, conduct a military working dog demonstration for members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
March 9, 2018 C-21s: Uber of the AOR A small twin turbofan engine aircraft flies high above the Middle East transporting passengers to various bases across the U.S. Central Command’s Area Of Responsibility. This is the mission of the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron’s C-21. With an aircrew that consists of only two pilots, the
Feb. 27, 2018 Eighth grade students learn about the mission of Al Udeid Air Base Nearly 200 eighth grade students and teachers from the American School of Doha learn about some of the capabilities AUAB provides to the surrounding region, during a recent visit.