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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • ACC Commander: “You are the greatest of your generation”

    More than 300 members of Al Udeid Air Base filled the Coalition Compound Theater Oct. 21 to hear U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, share his perspective on several topics during an all-call event. A resounding message the general delivered was one of thanks. “Thank

  • ‘Mad Mules’ load P-19 ARFF vehicle onto ‘Herk’ to support OIR

    A C-130H Hercules was loaded with a 23,000 pound Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle in less than 20 minutes here today, under cargo lights on an otherwise pitch-black flightline, with dozens of Airmen making it happen. How, exactly?  Airmen from the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, 379th

  • Fire Muster: The AUAB Firefighter experience

    Service members deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar participated in the Fire Muster, a firefighter skills competition on Oct. 10, 2015. The competition featured numerous challenges for would-be fire fighters, including a skills obstacle course and water jousting. Nearly 100 people took part in the