AUAB command chief visits 8th EAMS Airmen

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anothy Pellegrini, assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, greets the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce Oct. 23, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5,000 passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White) (Photo altered to obscure identification badges for operational security)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anothy Pellegrini, assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, guides the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, through a tour of an exposed C-17 Globemaster engine Oct. 23, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5,000 passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White) (Photo altered to obscure identification badges for operational security)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anothy Pellegrini, assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, guides the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, through a tour of an exposed C-17 Globemaster engine on Oct. 23, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Anothy Pellegrini, assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, elbow bumps the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce Oct. 23, 2020, after receiving one of his coins for his outstanding performance during his deployment as an aerospace propulsion craftsman deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5,000 passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White) (Photo altered to obscure identification badges for operational security)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shanita Davies. assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, guides the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, through her section of the 8th EAMS work center on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shanita Davies. assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, guides the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, through her section of the 8th EAMS work center on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shanita Davies. assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, elbow bumps the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, on Oct. 23, 2020, after receiving one of his coins for her outstanding performance during her deployment. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shanita Davies. assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, poses for a photo with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

Senior Master Sgt. Richard Miller, the aerial port superintendent at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, drives the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce in a golf cart during a tour of the facilities used by the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

Chief Master Sgt. Bryan Whitley, the chief enlisted manager of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, talks with Command Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief during a tour of the 8th EAMS facilities at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce, coins Tech. Sgt. Heather Pagan for her outstanding performance as the NCO in Charge of the passenger terminal at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

Members of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, pose for a group photo with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce on Oct. 23, 2020. The Airmen of the 8th EAMS, also known as The Airmen of The Mighty Ocho are responsible for transporting an average of 10 million pounds of cargo and 5 thousand passengers throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility each month, accounting for more than 36 percent of airlift operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)