Oct. 31, 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
Oct. 25, 2017 Whether you are coming to Al Udeid or leaving, the Air Mobility Command Center is here to make sure you have what you need Every aircraft flying into or out of Al Udeid Air Base on a mission with the U.S. Air Mobility Command, begins and ends their time on base with a call to someone at the Air Mobility Command Center operated by the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron.
Sept. 9, 2017 Al Udeid Air Base ships its first unit of cold storage platelets to the AOR The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group shipped its first unit of cold storage platelets on Aug. 17 to a location within the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Area of Responsibility. The shipment marked the first time cold storage platelets have been stored and shipped from Al Udeid Air Base for use in
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.