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  • Base bosses build bombs with Airmen

    Airman First Class Tyler Anderson, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight conventional maintenance crew member, teaches Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Good, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, about the fuze unit-63 initiator for a guided bomb unit May 10, 2016, at Al Udeid Air

  • Force protection Airmen halt flaming steam roller

    The night shift was almost over when Senior Airman Jacob Holtje and Senior Airman Israel Moore, both 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection escorts, noticed  orange smoke in the sky coming from an area where contractors were working while conducting their last zone security of

  • Defenders stand guard in honor of fallen during Police Week

    The names of eight fallen Airmen can be found amongst 123newly-etched names on the marble walls of the National Law Enforcement OfficersMemorial, which were formally dedicated during a candlelight vigil inWashington, D.C., Friday evening. Two security forces defenders and four agents from the

  • The unexpected mission

    The 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, a unit comprised of 24 different U.S. Air Force specialty codes, recently provided security support during a visit by President Barack Obama to Saudi Arabia during a mission that is now the highlight of some of the Airmen’s careers. Not only did the

  • Days of Remembrance

    Tech. Sgt. Ashunta Taylor, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing staff, emcees the retreat ceremony to open the “Days of Remembrance” observance May 1, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The event honors the memory of Holocaust victims during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Carlos J.

  • Will you “get” overlap?

    The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Air Force,  Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. Leadership is sometimesabout guiding peers, even the person who replaces us in our job.  I’d like to think the

  • ANZAC Day ceremony begins the day in Southwest Asia

    Military members from Australia, New Zealand, France, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States assembled at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia before dawn to commemorate Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day on April 25, 2016.  The name ANZAC, an acronym for the Australian and

  • Airmen, host nation partner in MARE

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and host nation worked together to practice emergency response procedures during a Major Accident Recovery Exercise April 26, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.  Approximately 95 wing and 22 host nation emergency responders, ranging from security forces, command and

  • Maintainers conduct fall-rescue exercise

    Members of the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department prepare an injured “maintenance worker” for transport to the nearest medical facility, during a fall-rescue exercise April 15 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The scenario tested and validated procedures to provide expedient care