Aug. 12, 2017 Public Health: How one team works to ensure the health and safety of our service members every day A team of five Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Public Health Element here work silently behind the scenes to ensure the collective health of all service members at Al Udeid, Qatar.
July 25, 2017 Fueling the AOR The 340th and the 22nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Units work together around the clock here to inspect, repair, service, launch and recover the fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers.
July 19, 2017 Financing the fight The 379th Expeditionary Comptroller Squadron’s responsibilities in financing the fight here are varied and vast.
July 6, 2017 Airfield management provides a safe, effective and efficient airfield “Airfield Management has three requirements; provide a safe, efficient and effective airfield,” said U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Sigmon, airfield manager, 379th EOSS, “no matter how we operate day to day, no matter how we do it, we must meet those three things.”
June 24, 2017 The AFCENT Band is using music to touch hearts and soften boundaries If you get the opportunity to watch the Air Force Central Command Band in action, you need to do it. Their enthusiasm and passion for music is contagious. The transcendent quality of music, coupled with the excellence of the musicians that play it, is a powerful combination. Music has been used by
May 27, 2017 Bone marrow registration drive provides service members with the opportunity to save a life The thought of donating bone marrow sounds scary to most people, and if you listen to many of the stories, it sounds painful too. In reality, for the small percentage of people on the registry who are actually matched to a recipient and called to donate, it is very likely a bit of both. However,
May 5, 2017 Partnership initiative creates opportunity to build relationships, hone expertise and improve safety AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—The recent completion of a Qatar Emiri Air Force staging facility on Al Udeid Air Base, has provided the perfect occasion for building partnership opportunities between the U.S. Air Force and Qatari air forces.
April 26, 2017 Protecting those who serve, ‘Grand Slam’ safety office AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—Members of the U.S. Air Force have dedicated their lives to protecting and keeping others safe from harm, but who is protecting them? The answer is their fellow wingmen. Airmen with the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Safety Office aim to protect their fellow personnel here by
April 24, 2017 Airmen share security skills with Saudi partners ESKAN VILLAGE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia—Airmen with the 879th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted joint Ministry of Defense security training with members of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense Military Police over the course of three weeks, culminating in an exercise. The training
April 21, 2017 Emotions travel down leash; Honoring fallen MWDs and their handlers AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar—For some, having a canine companion is like having a tail-wagging best friend. For the U.S. Air Force military working dog handlers with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, it means having another wingman whom they honor like their human counterparts. Personnel