Story by Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 08.17.2023
In an unprecedented demonstration of inter-service coordination, personnel from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Qatar Emiri Air Force and Qatar Joint Special Forces conducted an airborne insertion exercise in Doha, Qatar, Aug. 17, 2023....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 07.26.2023
The 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, conquered a logistical challenge by building relationships with U.S. Navy counterparts....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 07.10.2023
Marking the end of 32 years of operations in the Middle East, the C-21A Learjet took its last flight out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 30, 2023, setting course for its new home at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Devin Boyer | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.24.2023
Aerospace ground equipment (AGE) is one of the first building blocks making up the pyramid aimed at the air domain and the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (EMXS) Airmen at Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB), Qatar, form this essential building block for Central Command’s area of responsibility (AOR)....
Story by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.23.2021
When people think of the Aeromedical Evacuation mission, many may imagine flying into a combat zone to pick up patients who need to be transported to a hospital for care. What they may not imagine is the level of ground support needed to ensure that the evacuation teams can get in the air and to the patients. This logistical role resides with the Aeromedical Evacuation Operations Team, or the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 06.12.2021
Approximately 50 military members from eight nations participated in the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition over the course of four days at Al Udeid Air Base. The event, held semi-annually, allowed coalition nations to compete in the German standards and earn one of three levels of the GAFPB – bronze, silver, or gold....
Story by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.18.2021
As technology and warfare changes, so too does the focus for base defense. No longer can the military focus solely on the 360-degree defense of the base perimeter – defending the airspace is also necessary to fight in today’s contested environments. This is where the counter-small unmanned aerial systems, or C-UAS, is an important tool for the future of base protection....
Story by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 04.30.2021
A team of 15 vehicle management Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron saw the culmination of a 10 month-long vehicle maintenance shop innovation effort, dubbed APEX maintenance, during a capstone event April 14, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar....
