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  • 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

  • Team ADAB gears up for exercise

    Exercises are used to test Airmen on their ability to execute procedures in the case of real world scenarios. In this article, leadership from the wing and Inspector General office discuss what went into the planning and execution of this recent exercise, and how it ties into the three D's of the

  • Winning ideas announced for squadron innovation funding

    The deadline to submit ideas for the Squadron Innovation Fund program has passed, and the chosen proposals to receive these funds were annouced a few days after. In this follow-up article, we hear from the program point-of-contact, a couple of the winners and the wing commander as they tell us the

  • Coalition partners fly joint-combat missions over Southwest Asia

    F-35A Lightning II pilots assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently flew a joint-combat operation with coalition partners over Southwest Asia.The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing conducts combat taskings, directed by the president, in support of contingency operations to protect

  • AFCENT welcomes familiar face as new commander

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Gregory Guillot became the 17th commander in U.S. Air Forces Central Command history Thursday as he took command from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella during a change of command ceremony here.  U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of USCENTCOM, presided

  • Don’t side step the problem, report it

    As facilities begin to age, there are structural issues that may start to show to show over time. In this article, representatives from the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and the wing safety office discuss who to call if and when these issues arise, and what is being done to fix them.

  • Thinking caps on for squadron innovation

    There may be Airmen who are looking for a way to give their ideas on how to make their work place and the Air Force better. The Squadron Innovation Fund (SIF) program gives AF members a way to do that, while executing the mission at the same time.