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  • Electricians keeping ADAB lit

    Whether it’s for a group of crew chiefs performing pre-flight checks in a hangar or for Security Forces Airmen patrolling the base at night, there needs to be light. The 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s electrical systems shop are the ones in charge of making it happen.

  • Ammo Flight: more than building bombs

    Aircraft have a multitude of capabilities. One of the most vital is dropping bombs and other munitions. Whether it’s for joint-force training or in combat, there are Airmen on the ground responsible for getting those munitions where they need to be.

  • 380th EMXS AGE shop provides ground power

    The 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group Aerospace Ground Equipment shop is responsible for 84 different types of support equipment, totaling 313 pieces in all at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Their mission is to provide safe and reliable support equipment to five separate airframes on

  • Desert Depot: Equipping and Supplying the Fight

    Desert Depot's mission is to provide exceptional customer support and to ensure that organizations at ADAB have the necessary supplies to effectively and efficiently perform their mission.

  • ACC Commander and Chief visit Al Dhafra Air Base

    Gen. Mike Holmes and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, the commander of Air Combat Command and command chief, visited active duty, National Guard, and Reserve Airmen currently deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, Feb. 14-15, 2019.

  • Developing Professional Airmen and Leaders

    A program found on nearly every Air Force installation is the Professional Development Team. This alliance is designed to have current leaders of the Air Force ranging from all specialties and backgrounds to support and guide Airmen from the ranks of Airman Basic to Senior Airman.

  • EOD sticking together to protect others

    The Airmen in the 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron EOD flight execute precision by using constant training to keep up their skills and protect personnel at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

  • I Wanted to Serve: Senior Airman Agyare

    Senior Airman Theophilus Agyare, 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron contracting officer, is highlighted in the "I Wanted to Serve" series, an open letter themed article from the men and women who serve their country at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

  • 1-43 ADA defends ADAB’s skies

    The 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment provides defense to Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. Their soldiers are trained to maintain and operate the Patriot launchers used to intercept any airborne threat.

  • Improving Relations Through Friendship Games

    More than one hundred service members from the U.S., United Arab Emirates, and several coalition nations participated in the Friendship Games Feb. 6, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. This semi-annual event used games to promote partnerships between the different countries.