Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe, visited with Qatar Emiri Air Force leaders and Airmen deployed in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 21, 2025. Wilsbach and Wolfe held all-calls, shared meals in smaller gatherings, and immersed themselves in base operations, gleaning direct perspectives on the challenges and successes experienced by Airmen in the region. These engagements allowed the leadership to understand the realities of the deployed environment firsthand.
As technology advances and the battlespace continues to evolve, the U.S. Air Force is finding innovative ways to overcome new and previously unimagined obstacles. Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) Battle Lab at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, is leading the charge, building its own drones with one express purpose: improve the combat effectiveness of Airmen throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.
DOHA, Qatar — The United States Air Force’s premier ceremonial and musical units in the region, the U.S. Air Forces Central Band and the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team, will represent the U.S. at the first-ever Doha International Music and Marching Festival in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 16-20, 2025.
In a deployed environment, Airmen and joint service members rely on a fleet of government vehicles to carry out the installation's mission. Vehicle maintainers are tasked with resolving time-sensitive mechanical issues for the fleet, but preventing these issues poses a challenging task.
That’s where the idea for the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Preventative Maintenance and Inspection Team arose.
