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  • USAFCENT tri-wing integration generates rapid airpower

    USAFCENT tri-wing integration generates rapid airpower

    Airmen hot-refuel a 335th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle during an integrated combat turn (ICT) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Feb. 13, 2021. An ICT is concurrent servicing of fuel and munitions, while aircraft engines are still running. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)
  • Staff Sgt. Levi Barnett, a water and fuels system maintenance specialist with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron facility management team, prepares to reinstall a faucet that was leaking in a dorm room Oct. 27, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ECES facility management team has been tasked to address minor maintenance issues in every dorm building on base, improving the quality of life for service members stationed at AUAB. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

    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.
  • SAPR, SHARP host ‘Got Your Six’ Glow Run

    SAPR, SHARP host ‘Got Your Six’ Glow Run

    As part of a campaign to spread awareness, show support and eliminate sexual assaults, the 379th Air Base Wing’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program and the U.S. Army’s Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention Program held a combined virtual 6K “Got Your Six” glow run centered around the Hashtag #notjustApril, Aug. 13 and 14, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • From left, Senior Airman Robert McCabe and Staff Sgt. Lyndsey Glotfelty, 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (EAES) aeromedical evacuation technicians, move medical equipment onto a truck at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, after a recent aeromedical evacuation.

    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.
  • Time-based Innovation Increase Vehicle Management Proficiency

    Time-based Innovation Increases Vehicle Management Proficiency

    When Chief Master Sgt. Jayen Patel, vehicle management flight chief for the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron here, arrived in January 2017, he started identifying processes that needed revision to effectively maintain the installation’s 2,200 vehicles. The challenge was going to be coming up with and implementing the new changes;
  • A U.S. Navy F/A-18C from the VFA-37 Ragin' Bulls prepares to receive fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker over Southwest Asia May 21, 2017. Assigned to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, the tanker from the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Mississippi Air National Guard is fitted with a drogue attached to the boom, for specialized receiver equipment on Navy and coalition aircraft. The 340 EARS tankers maintain a 24/7 presence in the Area Of Responsibility, supporting U.S. and coalition aircraft participating in Operation Inherent Resolve and the fight against ISIS. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Andrew J. Moseley/Released)

    340th EARS KC-135 Combat Aerial Refueling over Southwest Asia

  • Dr. (Maj.) Benjamin Gantt, 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron dentist, adjusts a handheld mirror during a root canal procedure on Senior Airman Jordan Thompson, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels and cryogenics operator, July 30, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The dental clinic treats all service members and coalition partners stationed here and at Camp As Sayliyah, to include permanent party members and their families assigned here through the Command Sponsorship Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Carlos J. Treviño/Released)

    Deployed preventative health series: Dental clinic helps AUAB bite back

    Every deployed service member and coalition partner here serves a role in supporting critical regional airpower goals. However, when they suffer from a dental problem, their ability to work can be adversely compromised and may even limit their ability to support the combat mission. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron’s dental
  • Staff Sgt. Kendra McAlpin, s supervisor with the 379th Expedtionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, assists an Airman heading downrange with the fit of his helmet and paperwork June 23, 2016 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. McAlpin works in the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center insuring Airmen are equipped with properly fitting body armor before they contimue their journey to the AOR. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)

    Warfighters suited up by AUAB Airmen

    The men and women of the 379th ELRS run the busiest Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center in the Air Force. They ensure members transitioning downrange are equipped with properly fitting body armor and chemical protective gear before they continue their journey — check out how they outfit their fellow service members!
  • Staff Sgt. Ryan Feeney, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, communicates with a KC-135 Stratotanker air crew prior to a mission June 1, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-135 delivers fuel to aircraft flying combat air patrols and other missions across the theater, which enhances the Air Force’s capability to accomplish its primary mission of global reach and saves coalition lives every day. Feeney is attached to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing and hails from Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Carlos J. Trevino/Released)

    Maintainers fuel the fight

    Staff Sgt. Ryan Feeney, 340th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, communicates with a KC-135 Stratotanker air crew prior to a mission June 1, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The KC-135 delivers fuel to aircraft flying combat air patrols and other missions across the theater, which enhances the Air Force’s capability to accomplish
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Sheena Lang, center, Area Support Group-Qatar finance, helps participants of a Noncombatant Evacuation Operations exercise fill out paperwork, Dec. 6, 2014, at Camp As Sayliyah, Qatar. The exercise allowed noncombatants and military members from the Air Force and Army to rehearse evacuation procedures in the event of an emergency in the host nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kia Atkins)

    U.S. military hosts NEO exercise

    Department of Defense civilians, military personnel and their dependents recently participated in a noncombatant evacuation exercise here, Dec. 6. Exercises like these are an opportunity for the U.S. Army and Air Force to train military members, refine planning and help prepare noncombatants such as U.S. military dependents as well as DoD civilians
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