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  • Wing Commander's last flight at Al Udeid Air Base

    Fire engines with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department give U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Darren James, wing commander of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, a water salute after completing his fini-flight at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 29, 2017. The fini-flight is a time

  • Aircrew flight equipment checks

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dallas Galvan, an aircrew flight equipment technician with the 379th Expeditionary Operational Support Squadron, buckles the MBU-20/P mask into the HGU-55/P helmet at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 16, 2017. Galvan is performing an inspection that checks the working

  • Honoring our fallen: The last roll call

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron organized a week of law enforcement activities to honor fallen Security Forces Airmen and U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents who died in the line of duty.

  • Commodities flight: Equipping and supplying Airmen

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar— When it comes to being deployed, there are certain items and services that make the experience much more comfortable and enhance the quality of life. Whether it be amenities such as wireless internet or silverware, or items needed for smooth operations such as generators or

  • Ammo Airmen bring the boom

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Austin Blom, left, and Staff Sgt. Woodrow Short, both ammo Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron, attach a hardback installation to a guided bomb unit-31 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, April 6, 2017. The ammo Airmen ensure that the bombs built at Al

  • Vehicle management flight keeps wheels rolling

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Daniel, the material handling equipment NCO in charge with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Management Flight, repairs a hydraulic cylinder on a 25K loader at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 13, 2017. Hydraulic equipment uses hydraulic

  • 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

  • Uniform disposal: Keeping one step ahead

    U.S. Airmen unload a van full of uniform items at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 10, 2017. The uniform items were gathered by volunteers from the uniform disposal bins located around the base, and then were sorted and shredded. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miles Wilson)

  • Dirt Boyz break records, build up capabilities

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremy Majors, a heavy equipment and constructions apprentice with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Pavements and Equipment Flight, “edges” fresh concrete at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 21, 2017. Putting an edge in concrete helps direct where the

  • Silent Sentry: Defending the final frontier

    AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar— Air, space and cyberspace - these are the three domains that the United States Air Force strives to defend. Of these domains, space has become one of the most crowded and competitive. At any given time, there are innumerable signals being transmitted to and from satellites,