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  • Firefighters beat the heat

    Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department provide word-class fire and emergency service where they protect lives and properties from all hazards. In addition, they also provide premier fire and emergency services and host a robust fire prevention and education

  • Warfighters suited up by AUAB Airmen

    The men and women of the 379th ELRS run the busiest Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center in the Air Force. They ensure members transitioning downrange are equipped with properly fitting body armor and chemical protective gear before they continue their journey — check out how they outfit their

  • KC-135 Refuels French Fighters

    Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refueled the French Air Force's multirole fighter jet, the Mirage 2000 over Iraq, in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. The U.S. and more than 60 coalition partners work together to eliminate the terrorist group

  • Newly renovated Cadillac opens

    Senior Airman Woodrow Young (right), a structural journeyman from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron, works with Staff Sgt. Jennifer Gormley and Senior Airman Candice Edwards, journeyman plumbers from the 577th Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron from the 1st Expeditionary Cvil

  • JSTARS gives ground forces eyes

    Crew chiefs from the 7th Expeditionary Air Mobility Unit perform a foreign object damage walk prior to the aircraft taxiing in the runway June 8, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. FOD, or foreign object damage, is a hazard for aircraft and other precision equipment. Suction caused by the air intake

  • Grand Slam Wing commemorates Memorial Day

    Members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing gather for a Memorial Day ceremony May 30, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United State of America. The day originated in the years

  • Maintainers fuel the fight

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Feeney, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, communicates with a KC-135 Stratotanker air crew prior to a mission June 1, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-135 delivers fuel to aircraft flying combat air patrols and other missions across the theater, which

  • Updates to uniform guidance across AFCENT

    The U.S. Air Forces Central Command Instruction 36-2903, a supplemental publication outlining dress and appearance standards for personnel assigned to USAFCENT, has been revised and is effective June 1, 2016.  The following highlights are some of the changes. However, personnel here are encouraged

  • Serving family and country: EOD craftsman balances family, mission

    A young five-year-old boy stood in front of his kneeling father in a hotel room, the boy weighed down with 50 pounds of tactical body armor. The gear weighed more than the boy. Tech. Sgt. Kelly Badger, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal craftsman, placed his hand