12 Feb 2020

F-22 Raptor deployment to Al Udeid Air Base makes history

Airmen and F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in early July 2019, marking the first-ever fifth-generation fighter aircraft deployment to AUAB.

16 Mar 2018

Military working dogs demonstrate controlled aggression tactics

U.S. Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron's K-9 unit, conduct a military working dog demonstration for members of the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

27 Feb 2018

Eighth grade students learn about the mission of Al Udeid Air Base

Nearly 200 eighth grade students and teachers from the American School of Doha learn about some of the capabilities AUAB provides to the surrounding region, during a recent visit.

19 Feb 2018

Coalition partners compete at Qatar National Sports Day event

U.S. and coalition partners participated in Qatar National Sports Day alongside members of the Qatar Emiri Air Force, competing in various sporting events.

23 Jan 2018

Safe practices ensure mission success

In a job where that mission is inherently dangerous, mitigating the risk can seem like a close second in mission priority. Safe practices and risk management, both on and off duty, are a part of ensuring that the mission is accomplished as safely and efficiently as possible.

24 Dec 2017

Deployed Airmen receive Christmas call from the president

Airmen from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, took part in a holiday conference call with the president Dec. 24.

29 Nov 2017

Multiple base agencies conduct a joint chemical response exercise

U.S. Airmen from multiple agencies participate in a joint chemical response exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 25, 2017.

24 Nov 2017

Gen. Lengyel checks in with Guardsmen deployed to AUAB

U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher S. Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the Chief, NGB, visited deployed Guardsmen at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 24, 2017.

31 Oct 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 effectiveness of an emergency response to an aircraft accident on the runway. By the time the exercise took place on Oct. 3, it involved around 120 to 150 service members from three coalition forces.

27 Oct 2017

EOD technicians conduct C-IED training at night

U.S. Air Force explosive ordnance disposal technicians, assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, conduct nighttime counter improves explosive device training.