379th Air Expeditionary Wing News

Nov. 21, 2020
379th Civil Engineers focus on efficiency

The 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron facility management team was created to address an increasing amount of “enhancement” work to dormitory facilities at Al Udeid Air Base. These are fixes that do not pose a risk to safety, security or significant mission impact.
Sept. 17, 2020
AF pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

Move is help continue minimizing close contact among personnel and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume.
Aug. 20, 2020
Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC’s conventional forces

Fifteenth Air Force activated Aug. 20, integrating wings and direct reporting units from 12th Air Force and Ninth Air Force to form a new numbered air force responsible for generating and presenting Air Combat Command’s conventional forces.
Aug. 14, 2020
CMSgt Bass installed as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass formally took the reins Aug. 14 as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant, in the process becoming the first woman and the first person of Asian American descent to be elevated to the service’s highest-ranking enlisted officer.
July 11, 2020
Military Women Leading the Way: Senior leaders mentor through open forum

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – The grand slam 5/6 group held a women’s panel, “Military Women Leading the Way,” July 8, 2020 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
March 18, 2019
AUAB power projection: Aeromedical Evacuation

If any servicemember throughout U.S. Central Command needs medical care beyond what they are able to receive locally, they don’t need to worry. The 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron has them covered.
Dec. 21, 2018
Air Force top leaders thank AUAB Airmen

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright visited Al Udeid Air Base to meet and speak with service members Dec. 19 to 20, 2018. On the first day of their visit, Goldfein and Wright held a base-wide “all call” where they discussed
Oct. 31, 2017
Exercise Atlas Mountain brings together three coalition partners, puts flight line safety to the test

After months of planning, the U.S. Air Force joined with its coalition partners from the United Kingdom and Qatar to take part in an exercise on the runway at Al Udeid Air Base. The exercise, originally proposed by the UK in order to satisfy internal safety requirements, was designed to test the
Oct. 25, 2017
Whether you are coming to Al Udeid or leaving, the Air Mobility Command Center is here to make sure you have what you need

Every aircraft flying into or out of Al Udeid Air Base on a mission with the U.S. Air Mobility Command, begins and ends their time on base with a call to someone at the Air Mobility Command Center operated by the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron.
Sept. 9, 2017
Al Udeid Air Base ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR

The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group shipped its first unit of cold storage platelets on Aug. 17 to a location within the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. The shipment marked the first time cold storage platelets have been stored and shipped from Al Udeid Air Base for use in