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  • Brig. Gen. Gerald Donohue, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, speaks to members of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group Aug. 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    AUAB generates more power for evacuation operations

    Brig. Gen. Gerald Donohue, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, speaks to members of the 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Group Aug. 29, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 1st ECEG recently stood-up a powerplant that supplies power to tents which provide temporary living facilities for Afghanistan evacuees while they wait for flights to
  • "It's been a lot of hard work helping these people, but it's been rewarding all at the same time and makes me grateful for the life I have back home. Being able to put fuel on the planes that are transporting these people from a bad situation is nothing I expected when I came here for this deployment. We are making history here and all of us are working so hard to give these people better lives. It's an amazing feeling to be apart of something so much bigger than myself," said Airman 1st Class Jasmine Shoemaker, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator.

    Afghanistan evac operation: Airmen experiences

    Service members of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, as well as other supporting agencies are working 24/7 to support ongoing evacuation operations out of Afghanistan Aug. 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Airman assist Afghanistan evacuees onto a shuttle, Aug. 23, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    AUAB supports Afghanistan evacuation efforts

    Since Aug. 14, the Department of Defense has been supporting the evacuation of qualified evacuees from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The Afghanistan evacuation operation is one of the largest airlifts in history, evacuating roughly 58,700 people within the first ten days under volatile circumstances.
  • A vehicle burns during a firefighting training exercise August 10, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    EOD and Fire light up the night

    A vehicle burns during a firefighting training exercise August 10, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Emergency Services worked with the 379th ECES Explosive Ordnance Disposal team to conduct realistic fire training scenarios. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Noah Coger)
  • Airman 1st Class Javon Coleman, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, adjusts his self-contained breathing apparatus mask during a live-fire training exercise August 10, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    Faces of AUAB Fire

    Airman 1st Class Javon Coleman, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, adjusts his self-contained breathing apparatus mask during a live-fire training exercise August 10, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. An SCBA provides breathable air in atmospheres that are harmful to Airmen’s health. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman
  • a man poses in front of a fire engine

    Shared Experiences | 379th Fire Emergency Services | Edward Gregory

    Shared Experiences is a series of stories about first-time and last-time deployers with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Their stories highlight the missions they support at an individual level, as well as chronicle the experiences of their Air Force career.
  • A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, parks on the flight line April 27, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    C-17s support Afghanistan drawdown

    A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, takes off on the runway April 27, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. U.S. Air Force C-17s and other mobility aircraft around the U.S. Air Forces Central theater are assisting with the safe and orderly drawdown operations from Afghanistan.
  • an airman poses for a portrait

    Shared Experiences | 379th EOSS | Larry Furlough

    Shared Experiences is a series of stories about first-time and last-time deployers with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Their stories highlight the missions they support at an individual level, as well as chronicle the experiences of their Air Force career.
  • an airman poses for a portrait

    Shared Experiences | 379th EOSS | Ana Amaral

    Shared Experiences is a series of stories about first-time and last-time deployers with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. Their stories highlight the missions they support at an individual level, as well as chronicle the experiences of their Air Force career.
  • Two B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrive April 26, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The two aircraft join the additional B-52 bombers that arrived April 23. The bombers are deployed to protect U.S. and coalition forces as they conduct drawdown operations from Afghanistan. U.S. Central Command is committed to providing the necessary force protection to ensure the drawdown is conducted in a safe and orderly manner. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kylee Gardner)

    Additional B-52 aircraft arrive to support Afghanistan drawdown

    Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 26, 2021.
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