AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- To combat the soaring heat, Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning team sustain cooling services to more than 950 facilities and utility systems used by approximately 10,000 personnel assigned at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The HVAC team, which is the largest in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility, responded to 7,000 work orders and delivered 10,000 hours of preventive maintenance during the last six-month deployment rotation cycle.
Resolving more than 600 calls a month – four times as many calls as received stateside – HVAC specialists here ensure communications servers and satellite feeds across the base maintain a standard temperature to mitigate equipment issues and maintain mission continuation. They also provide a better quality of life for service members and coalition forces here by maintaining cooling equipment in billeting, dining and other living facilities.