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  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Schewmaker, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal branch, makes adjustments to an attachment on the front of a mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 18, 2020. Schewmaker and other EOD members used the M-ATV to clear simulated unexploded ordnance from a training field before engineers came through during the next phase of rapid airfield damage repair training. RADR training prepares ECES Airmen to make expeditious repairs to an airfield after it has been damaged in an attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kayla White)

    Al Udeid engineers enhance rapid airfield recovery skills

    The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron has dramatically increased its ability to repair a damaged airfield through continual process improvement initiatives by the Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery team at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron participated in Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar from Feb. 10-12, 2020. The RADR training, conducted by a mobile team from the 435th Construction and Training Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, covers the steps necessary to rapidly repair runways and runway support structures to recover and resume operations on an airfield after an attack.

    379 ECES conducts RADR training, maintains readiness

    The airfield is the heart of a U.S. Air Force base, enabling Airmen and aircraft to execute the mission of delivering decisive air power, rapid strategic delivery of troops and cargo, and extending global reach through aerial refueling. To ensure the airfield remains fully functional under any conditions, Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron conducted Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery (RADR) training at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar from Feb. 10-12, 2020.
  • Airman 1st Class Joshua Rickerd, 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels, sprays down a lift station with water to keep sewage from backing up the plumbing system August 14, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Waste water is tested and monitored daily to ensure the systems are running smoothly and do not back up. With the high number of deployed members here at Al Udeid, the airmen stay busy day and night keeping the septic systems running to support the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

    Civil Engineers keep Al Udeid quality of life flowing

    The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron water and fuels flight here at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar supports the largest number of deployed members to date that live or transit through here, making sure the water, fuels and septic systems run smoothly. The airmen test and maintain P.H. balances of water used on a daily basis and also monitor
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