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  • JB Charleston supports 8th EAMS mission at AUAB

    JB Charleston supports 8th EAMS mission at AUAB

    A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, deployed to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron taxis before a mission, Aug. 28, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The C-17 is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers with their accompanying equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael Battles)
  • 8th EAMS keeping AUAB runways clear of FOD

    8th EAMS keeping AUAB runways clear of FOD

    Members of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron perform a foreign object debris (FOD) flight line walk, Aug. 28, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. FOD walks are performed regularly to ensure flight lines are clear of debris that could cause injury to personnel or damage to government property. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael
  • Senior Airman Justin Diaz, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Fly Away Security Team member, stands on the flight line at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 4, 2020. FAST members are trained Security Forces Airmen who work alongside U.S. Air Force Phoenix Ravens to secure flight lines in the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility and ensure safety of an aircraft and its crew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Shay Stuart)

    A bird’s eye-view of AUAB Ravens, FAST teams

    Aircraft from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, frequently deploy across the 20 nations that make up the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility to deliver and receive cargo and provide combat and humanitarian support. It takes a team of personnel to see a mission through to the end, among those are Airmen whose duty is ensuring safety of the plane and all aboard once it has arrived at the destination.
  • Airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron move cargo on the flightline at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on April 28, 2020. The 8 EAMS Airmen support dozens of missions per day, often moving hundreds of thousands of pounds of cargo and service members around the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)

    8 EAMS Airmen execute rapid global mobility during COVID-19 pandemic

    Airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, are an integral part of the logistics and supply chain both in and out of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. If a mission-critical piece of equipment or a service member needs moved, 8 EAMS is more than likely involved.During the Coronavirus Disease
  • Personnel from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron and 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing offload cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia after being transported between U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Central Command, Aug. 28, 2018. Al Udeid-based aircraft have completed nearly 15 missions this calendar year between the two commands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)

    Al Udeid-based C-17s link AFRICOM, CENTCOM

    Crews from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron recently completed multiple cargo missions with the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft to U.S. Africa Command, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, with the most recent mission, Aug. 28.
  • U.S Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Johnson, a fuels specialist with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, records the fuel output at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, July 24, 2017.

    POL: Pumping the “life blood” of fuel to Air Operations

    The 379th Air Expeditionary Wing is the largest expeditionary wing in the world. At the heart of the Wing is a team of Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, Fuels Management Flight, who work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to make sure that the aircraft assigned here are receiving the “life blood” of fuel that to support operations in the U.S. Air Forces Central command area of responsibility.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Redden, Command Chief with the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, visits airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 6, 2017. Redden was accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Mobility Command and made several stops throughout the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron sections, providing an opportunity for Airmen to speak about their duties and ask questions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Amy M. Lovgren)

    AMC Command Chief visits the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Redden, Command Chief with the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany, visits airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 6, 2017. Redden was accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, Command Chief Master Sergeant for Air Mobility
  • A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is raised up inside a Qatari hangar at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 25, 2017. Weather conditions such as high winds required maintenance personnel to stop working for safety reasons, but by parking the aircraft in the Qatari hangar, the maintainers were able to work on it uninterrupted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

    US, Qatar Emiri Air Forces build relations, fix aircraft

    The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is crucial to Air Mobility Command’s airlift mission at Al Udeid, enabling the movement and supply of warfighters throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. When two C-17’s were grounded here due to the need for extensive maintenance, Airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron immediately began preparations to fix them.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lothrop, an air transportation standardization and evaluations program lead evaluator with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, poses for a photo at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Mar. 3, 2017. Lothrop’s task as quality assurance is to ensure personnel within his squadron are performing their duties as they are intended. A key part of his job, Lothrop's sense of integrity and service also made local headlines after stopping a robbery in progress while on leave in Dover, Delaware. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

    A gut reaction: Air mobility Airman stops robbery in progress

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—For members of the U.S. armed forces, the core values of each service function as a set of principles meant to guide their actions and behavior both on and off duty.   Having embraced those same values for much of his life, Tech. Sgt. Matthew Lothrop, an air transportation standardization and evaluations program lead
  • A P-19 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle is parked and ready to be loaded onto a C-130J Hercules assigned to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron October 12, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Aircrew from the 746th EAS received help from Airmen of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron to load the P-19 ARFF vehicle that will be used at a Forward Operating Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Alexandre Montes)

    ‘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 Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and
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