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    Help Agency Team visits AUAB Units

    Anyone that has deployed knows that deployed life can be taxing, fast-pace and in some cases overwhelming, which is why the Helping Agency Team from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing conducted a “wellness walk,” July 12, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Military Women Leading the Way: Senior leaders mentor through open forum

    Military Women Leading the Way: Senior leaders mentor through open forum

    The grand slam 5/6 group held a women’s panel, “Military Women Leading the Way,” July 8, 2020 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Attendees of the 4th of July celebration play in a bean bag toss tournament, July 4, 2020, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Members of the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron put together multiple events for their 4th of July celebration on Independence Day following strict Center for Disease Control guidance.

    379th EFSS holds safe 4th of July celebration amidst pandemic

    Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron put together several events in celebration of America’s independence on July 4, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • USAF Sisters Deployed Together at Al Udeid

    USAF Sisters Deployed Together at Al Udeid

    Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar – In the military, it’s not uncommon to hear the phrases “it’s a small world,” or “our paths will cross again;” however, for a staff sergeant deployed to the Middle East, those phrases would hit very close to home when she wasn’t greeted by a friend or a co-worker, but rather, her sister.
  • Medic Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron train during a heat injury, rapid cool protocol exercise with firefighters from the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at Prince Sultan Air Base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, July 1, 2020. Rapid response time to heat injuries is crucial for life-saving treatment for a patient. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Wiseman)

    378th EMDS train for rapid heat injury response

    The 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron and the 378th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire department, are working together to decrease response times to heat injuries; as well as, training to treat those injuries when they arise.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron refuel a French F-2 Rafale over Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 8, 2016.

    Stronger Together: French Air Force combines with CAOC to enhance airpower

    To conduct the synchronization of air assets across more than 4 million miles of U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, a dynamic force comprised of men and women scattered throughout multiple divisions and cells is needed. It is within the Combined Air Operations Center walls where an 18 nation coalition team transforms into a harmonic and well-oiled machine that sees the output of kinetic and non-kinetic air warfare come together every day, every hour. Part of this coalition team is a detachment of the French Air Force that assist in the coordination and deliverance of coalition airpower in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve.
  • A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II is in-air refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, over Afghanistan, May 21, 2020.

    Refueling the deployed mission

    As aircraft quickly approach, the 28th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker’s aircrew carefully complete the necessary checklists to ensure they can accomplish their mission of delivering fuel to U.S. and coalition forces and, in turn, enabling war-winning airpower.
  • Photo of a Team Shaw spouse smiling and holding her service member's face.

    Tigers redeploy amidst COVID-19

    Airmen assigned to the 79th Fighter Squadron and the 79th Fighter Generation Squadron, also known as the “Tigers”, as well as other Team Shaw units, redeployed from U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility, late May to early June.
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    Guarding the Gateway

    Spanning from donning facial coverings to new work locations at home station, the deployed environment is no different. The area of responsibility has adapted to meet the needs of the mission in an ever-changing expeditionary landscape. For the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group, adapting has meant bringing in Airmen to screen the service members seeking transit through Cargo City.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Emily Thompson, 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, dons flight equipment at the Aircrew Flight Equipment shop on Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, June 5, 2020. Thompson is the first female to fly an F-35A Lightning II into combat. She is currently deployed from Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen)

    Female Airmen deployed from Hill team up for historic combat launch

    Historically, Air Force fighter pilots and maintainers were male, but the future looks a lot different as more and more females join the ranks of these career fields and make history while they do it. Recently, Capt. Emily "Banzai" Thompson, an F-35A Lightning II pilot, deployed from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, made history as she flew in combat, making her the first female to do so in that airframe.
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