Story by Maj. Ashleigh Peck | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.25.2020
When Tech. Sgt. Garrett Amorose, explosive ordnance disposal technician, got orders to deploy to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, he prepared for the deployment like any other. Little did he know, this deployment would be a little different than most....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Carlstrom | Amphibious Squadron 5 | 08.10.2019
DOHA, Qatar – The amphibious transport ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) completed its mid-deployment voyage repair (MDVR) pierside in Doha, Qatar Aug. 10, 2019 during a scheduled port visit....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 02.12.2019
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- Coalition forces at Al Udeid Air Base competed in individual and team sports during Qatari National Sports Day, Feb. 12, 2019. Competitions held during the sports day included basketball, volleyball, soccer, swimming and table tennis, among others....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 01.17.2019
At Al Udeid, select security forces members from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Sqadron take on an ambassadorship role, pioneering bilateral interoperability with their Qatar Military Police counterparts during “Spartan Patrols.” These patrols, which team U.S. Air Force and QMP ‘defenders’ together, regularly search the exterior of Al Udeid Air Base to ensure no vulnerabilities emerge....
Courtesy Story | 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 01.21.2018
By 2nd Lt. Jasmine Greinke A/2-43 ADA Crew Blue Tactical Control Officer MIDDLE EAST ─ The Soldiers of “Team Ares” Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade executed a seamless relief in place/transfer of authority (RIP/TOA) with Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th ADA, Dec. 17, 2017- Jan. 8, 2018....
Story by Staff Sgt. Johnathan Hoover | 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade | 01.04.2018
By Staff Sgt. Johnathan Hoover 11th ADA BDE Public Affairs AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar – The 2nd Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery “Warriors” Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery “Imperial” Brigade, participated in the Qatar National Day Parade at the request of the Qatari government Dec. 18....
Story by 2nd Lt. Jenna Lenski | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 11.19.2017
Each year more than 1 million sea birds and hundreds of thousands of sea turtles, whales and other marine mammals die from ocean pollution. Manmade marine debris, rather our trash, is being ingested by or entangling animals throughout the world. The number one culprit, plastic, makes up approximately 90 percent of all trash floating on the ocean’s surface, according to EcoWatch, a leading......
Story by Spc. Travis Terreo | United States Air Forces Central | 03.15.2016
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- As the last notes of the song fade slowly away, a cascade of clapping and cheering rolls forth from the crowd of spectators. “WE WANT MORE, WE WANT MORE” they chant until, finally, a man with a guitar and a microphone walks to the front of the stage. “So I guess you guys want more, huh?” he asks. The resounding “YEAH!” from the crowd all but drowns out......
