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  • Qatar-U.S. Air Force Friendship Event held at Al Udeid Airbase

    A Qatar-U.S. Air Force Friendship Event was held at Al Udeid Airbase, March 9, 2021. The event was an opportunity to showcase how the negatively pressurized CONEX enables caregivers to transport and treat infectious patients in a safe and self-contained environment. The NPC was developed in response

  • 8th EAMS celebrates Ochoversary

    On this day in 1944, the 8th Air Cargo Resupply Squadron activated in preparation for service in World War II. Today, the now designated 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, affectionately known as “The Mighty Ocho,” celebrates our “Ochoversary” while we reflect on our heraldry, our modern

  • JB Charleston supports 8th EAMS mission at AUAB

    A C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, deployed to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron taxis before a mission, Aug. 28, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The C-17 is designed to airdrop 102 paratroopers with their accompanying equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • 8th EAMS keeping AUAB runways clear of FOD

    Members of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron perform a foreign object debris (FOD) flight line walk, Aug. 28, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. FOD walks are performed regularly to ensure flight lines are clear of debris that could cause injury to personnel or damage to government property.

  • 8 EAMS Airmen execute rapid global mobility during COVID-19 pandemic

    Airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, are an integral part of the logistics and supply chain both in and out of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. If a mission-critical piece of equipment or a service member needs moved, 8 EAMS is more

  • Airman follows dad’s lead, applies lesson to life and career

    Not every son gets a chance to live his father’s legacy. For Senior Airman Christopher Martinez, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron crew chief, each day served in the U.S. Air Force is an opportunity to honor his father’s, Tech. Sgt. Gilbert Martinez, memory. Martinez, along with his two