• 379th EMDG: the AOR's premier medical group

    The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group fulfills the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility mission by providing forward deployable surgical teams which offer rapid medical response services to Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Guardians, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and coalition forces who operate in

  • 379th EMDG Airmen work to complete MedicX skills certifications

    Medical personnel with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group have been learning how to swab for COVID-19 testing as part of the Air Force Surgeon General’s MedicX initiative, which is meant to train non-clinical Airmen to perform simple medical tasks relevant to real-world threats.

  • 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

  • Everything works together

    In the hallways of the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group, doctors, nurses and technicians can be seen walking in and out of rooms as they work together to provide the best treatment for their patients, May 22.

  • October is American Pharmacist’s Month

    Per the American Pharmacists Association, the month of October is American Pharmacist’s Month. It is to acknowledge the invaluable contributions that pharmacists and technicians make to patient care in hospitals, ambulatory care clinics and other healthcare settings.  Here, the 379h Expeditionary

  • Meet AUAB medical group's MacGyver

    “You’re like MacGyver,” the doctor enthusiastically told Tech. Sgt. Kristoffer Bruce, a biomedical equipment repair technician with the 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, after he was told by Bruce a broken piece of dental equipment could be repaired.The doctor was comparing Bruce to a

  • 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

  • Deployed preventative health series: Look sharp with eye care

    When service members and coalition partners suffer from an injury or infection in their eyes or notice a change in their vision, their ability to do their job to support the mission is affected. The 379th Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron’s optometry clinic works to keep their patients’