379th Air Expeditionary Wing News

June 22, 2016
Taking care of service members first priority for first aid kit assembly party

A first aid kit is a critical piece of equipment for service members departing Al Udeid Air Base to support military operations down range.Warfighters can rest assured knowing that the military family at the base supports them as civilian and military members come together once a month to assemble
June 14, 2016
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
June 6, 2016
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
May 24, 2016
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
May 17, 2016
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
May 17, 2016
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
Oct. 13, 2015
AFCENT Band rocks AUAB

The U.S. Air Force’s Central Command Band, Full Spectrum, performs at the Fox Sports Lounge at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar Oct. 13, 2015. The performance, which featured hit songs “Uptown Funk,” “Beat It,” and “Superstitious” was the band’s last before the group kicks off a 16-day tour. (U.S. Air Force
Oct. 11, 2015
Educational trailblazers for Qatar children: Fire Prevention Week extended to local schools

The Great Chicago Fire left more than 100 thousand people homeless and claimed more than 200 lives in 1871, which sparked an initiative of fire safety that would later be dubbed “Fire Prevention Week” in 1920. Who knew that several decades later American Airmen would have the chance to teach
Sept. 24, 2015
379th AEW CC signs CFC-O Form

Brig. Gen. Darren James, the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, signs his Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas form Oct.23, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The CFC-O campaign lasts from Sept. 21st to Nov. 20th. There are several events that will be held to raise awareness to publicize the
Sept. 4, 2015
The pattern is clear for partnership: Qatari and U.S. Air Force manage coalition Air Traffic seamlessly

The Qatari military works with the U.S. Air Force 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron air traffic control airmen deployed here on a daily basis overseeing operations and movements on the airfield. The two co-orchestrate movements over coalition forces’ aircraft deployed here while