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  • ACC Commander: “You are the greatest of your generation”

    More than 300 members of Al Udeid Air Base filled the Coalition Compound Theater Oct. 21 to hear U.S. Air Force Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, share his perspective on several topics during an all-call event. A resounding message the general delivered was one of thanks. “Thank

  • 37th AMU BONES crew chiefs, keeping freedom in the skies

    The mighty B1-B Lancer is a storied airframe that was only supposed to fly for 20 years.  30 and some odd years later, the elusive B-1B is still the primary strike workhorse here, dropping several thousand bombs in the past year supporting OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE. Managing the Lancer stable are

  • 340th EARS boom operator supports OIR, refueling legacies

    After being re-activated in 2003 and now part of one of the largest air campaigns in world history, the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and their fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers are relied upon by U.S. and coalition aircraft.  But planes can’t refuel themselves, can they?   A small percent

  • Fabrication flight forges the fight

    The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron's fabrications flight is partitioned into the aircraft structural maintenance, metals technology and non-destructive inspection that inspect and repair aircraft deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Most fabrications can be conducted on the flightline.

  • 379th B-1 AFE: Increasing performance and preserving lives

    The B-1 Bomber aircrews deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar rely on the 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment airmen's proficiency to ensure proper function of helmets, life preservers, communication modules, weapons and parachutes used or carried during flights

  • 379th ELRS supports AFCENT one stop at a time

    Senior Airman Daniel Wensel, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, operates a base shuttle for deployed members June 30, 2015 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The airmen from the 379th ELRS provide public transportation to over 2,500 deployed members from all services and branches on a daily

  • CAPS does its part, keeps CENTCOM In the fight

    Quick accessto spare engines, batteries, C-130 wheels or just an O-ring on a gas gauge couldsave time, money, and maybe even lives downrange. The Consolidated AircraftPart Store is where more than 18 thousand sorties per year gain their support. Having morethan 390 thousand items in stock daily