Defenders Challenge: Teamwork at its finest

More than 50 defenders from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron participated in a seven-event “Defenders Challenge” that tested teamwork, speed and endurance April 21 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Defenders competed in sprints, pushups, burpees, tire flips, medical evacuations reports,

TSP: Removing 550 square tons

The 379th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron Transit Shipping Point personnel removed 550 square tons of war reserve material and scrap metal from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in March. The AUAB team filled 80 containers of excess stock for other units and agencies throughout the area of

Eliminate Sexual Assault: Know Your Part,Do Your Part

  Service members at Al Udeid Air Base have the chance to do their part to help eliminate Sexual Assault by participating in a series of events aimed at raising awareness during national Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, which is observed throughout April. This year’s theme "Eliminate

Chief Cody talks with AUAB Airmen

Eskan battlefield Airmen train how they fight

Defenders, explosive ordnance disposal technicians, medics and emergency management professionals of the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron at Eskan Village, Southwest Asia, participated in a multi-tiered readiness exercise March 25. The training exercise featured mock improvised explosive

Deployed together: A tale of two brothers

Twin brothers often share the same experiences from birth to high school graduation. However, few can claim to serve in the same deployed unit at the same time.Senior Airman Emmanuel Taveras, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron electrical and environmental journeyman, and his twin brother,

Airfield Management: Providing combat support

A team of Airmen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar is responsible for inspecting more than 49 million square feet of pavement every day.The team is also responsible for reviewing every flight plan prior to any aircraft departure, nearly 3,000 in the first three months of 2016, as well as inspecting

Wing Cyber Surety: Making sure personnel are network secure

(This article is part three of a three-part series on Security)Logging into the network takes time, from pop-up messages to the spinning pinwheel; people are clicking through information to get on the network faster. The pop-up screens, which include comic strips to superhero characters, drive the

Air Force Chief of Chaplains visit Airmen and Religious Support teams

Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Dondi Costin, Air Force Chief of Chaplains, visits base personnel and Religious Support Teams at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in March.Costin visited several Airmen in U.S. Air Force Central Command’s area of responsibility before returning to AUAB to preach a combined Protestant

First responders hone skills with exercise

Emergency personnel from a variety of specialties including firefighters, security forces and medics participated in a hazardous materials exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar March 16. The exercise, which featured mock explosives and chemicals, provided first responders with an opportunity to