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  • KC-10 Extender maintainers fuel the fight

    Maintainers from the 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron prepare for the launch of a KC-10 Extender at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 18, 2020. Maintainers fulfill a vital role by ensuring their aircraft are mission capable, which enables the refueling of a wide variety of U.S.

  • Boom operator prepares to fuel the fight

    Senior Airman Daniel Proben, a 908th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts pre-flight checks in a KC-10 Extender, Aug. 18, 2020, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Proben can use either an advanced aerial refueling boom or a hose and drogue centerline refueling

  • Team ADAB uses green initiatives to beat the heat

    It's summertime in Al Dhafra Air Base, and the drive to beat the heat is on full blast. In this article, the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron details what measures are being put in place to stay cool and conserve power on the installation.

  • Agile Combat Support: Providing food for the warfighter

    Airmen, Department of Defense civilians, coalition partners, and contractors all have at least one thing in common-the need to eat.The 380th Air Expeditionary Force Support Squadron oversees all three dining facilities at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, ensuring more than 6000 meals are

  • AFCENT units train to win the day

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing partnered with the 378 AEW, Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the 379 AEW, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, to conduct a regional training exercise.Each wing brought its own specialty to the training, demonstrated through their aircraft.The 378 AEW

  • Exercise "Enduring Lightning II" strikes again

    U.S. Air Force Central Command and the Israeli Air Force conducted the exercise "Enduring Lightning II" on Aug. 2, 2020 in the skies over southern Israel. It is the second joint exercise between the two countries involving the F-35.The IAF's 140th Squadron, which operates the "Adir" (F-35I) fighter

  • PERSCO: Here to help deployed Airmen

    Al Dhafra Air Base has the most diverse mission set in Air Force Central Command.This means there are a lot of people who need support services in order to carry out day-to-day demands while deployed here.The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Personnel Support for Contingency Operations office wants ADAB

  • F-35 crews conquer new territory in CENTCOM AOR

    The 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron did something in early July which had never been done before by an F-35A Lightning II unit - go into alert status.The squadron performed alert status exercises to provide the necessary data points to mission planners with the U.S. Air Force Central Command