25 Sep 2017

8 EAMS 60K Tunner loader fall protection exercise

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Kitchen, air transportation airman assigned to the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, pushes a training dummy from a 60K Tunner cargo loader during a fall protection exercise at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 8, 2017. The exercise was held as part of the 8th EAMS fall protection training and rescue plan. (U.S.

11 Mar 2017

US, Qatar Emiri Air Forces build relations, fix aircraft

The C-17 Globemaster III aircraft is crucial to Air Mobility Command’s airlift mission at Al Udeid, enabling the movement and supply of warfighters throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. When two C-17’s were grounded here due to the need for extensive maintenance, Airmen with the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron immediately began preparations to fix them.