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  • Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, visited Airmen to thank them for ‘saying yes’ to serving their nation down range. Holmes and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, ACC command chief, presented coins to several outstanding Airmen during an ACC leadership visit Feb. 11, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    Top ACC leaders visit Al Udeid

    Air Combat Command’s top leaders traveled to Al Udeid Feb. 11, 2019, to visit deployed Airmen and discuss ACC support to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command mission delivering decisive air and space power on behalf of U.S. Central Command for the security and stability of the region. Gen. Mike Holmes, commander of ACC, and Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten, ACC command chief, began the visit by meeting with Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella, AFCENT commander, and Brig. Gen Jason Armagost, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, to learn more about the local mission and challenges deployed Airmen face in the region.
  • Tech. Sgt. Steven Jenkins, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS) fuels lab NCO in charge, dumps recoverable Jet Propellant 8 (JP-8) after completing a ‘bottle method’ as part of a fuel inspection Jan. 24, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. As part of his job, Jenkins analyzes various fuel types including gasoline, diesel fuel and Jet Propellant 8, to ensure they are free of contaminants before use in aircraft and vehicles. Airmen from the 379th ELRS fuel lab retrieve samples for testing from various sources including pipelines, trucks and fuel tanks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

    Fuels lab keeps AUAB combat ready

    Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels lab work around the clock to help aircraft deliver decisive air power in the Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility. As the largest fuel operation in the Department of Defense, Airmen from the fuels lab must work together to inspect various types of fuel including gasoline, diesel fuel and Jet Propellant-8 to ensure products are free of contaminants.
  • Senior Airman Collin Tully, left, 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, Detachment 3 (EACS DET 3) radar maintainer, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Hawkins, 727th EACS DET 3 radar maintenance NCO in charge, conduct routine maintenance on a transportable radar system (TPS-75) Jan. 14, 2019, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 727th EACS consists of a team of 23 Airmen from seven different Air Force Specialty Codes. Together, they ensure TPS-75 radar systems are prepared to identify any aircraft within a 240 nautical mile range of Al Udeid. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

    ‘Eye in the sky’ surveillance at Al Udeid

    According to Air Force doctrine, air superiority requires basic freedom of movement – the ability to operate anywhere without opposition. Twenty three Airmen from the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, Detachment 3, here, enable this level of control, ensuring no aircraft within 240 nautical miles range of Al Udeid Air Base goes unseen or unidentified.
  • Capt. Beth Brustuen, right, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group mental health clinic officer-in-charge, and Capt. Victor Eguaibor, 379th EMDG mental health clinic licensed social worker, hand out stockings to service members and their families during a holiday kick-off event Dec. 1, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Service members and their families were able to play holiday games, watch live music performances, interact with Santa Claus and watch a tree lighting ceremony, during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

    AFCENT Service members, families attend holiday kick-off event

    Service members and military families were able to play holiday games, watch live music performances, interact with Santa Claus and watch a tree lighting ceremony, during a holiday kick-off event Dec. 1, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Staff Sgt. Mario Lopez, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management craftsman, organizes boxes at the newly relocated Desert Depot Oct. 30, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 379th ELRS recently relocated the Desert Depot, celebrating the moves completion during a ribbon cutting ceremony. The ceremony completes a two-year effort to relocate to a $1.1 million facility. Airmen of the 379th ELRS pulled together to move 42,000 assets to the new location during a four-day period. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

    ELRS Airmen open new Desert Depot

    Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron celebrated the relocation of the Desert Depot here during a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 30, 2018.
  • Service members participate in a mental health awareness walk at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 31, 2018. The walk was hosted by the 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Mental Health Clinic to raise awareness to the many resources available for those experiencing negative mental health symptoms. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Katie Spencer)

    Empowering positive mental health through options

    The 379th Expeditionary Medical Group Mental Health Clinic offers services to help people handle the stressors of everyday life. These services include educational classes on sleep and stress management, goal setting, relationships, reintegration and tobacco cessation. The goal is to give members the ability to cope with stressors before they seek help from mental health professionals.
  • Airman 1st Class Christian Risenhoover, 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire technician, removes bolts from a C-17 Globemaster III wheel assembly at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 13, 2018. The 379 EMXS supplies an average of 180 wheels a month to various deployed aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Enjoli Saunders)

    379th Maintenance Squadron maintains process improvement

    The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron supplies hundreds of tires a month to various aircraft. As a 24-hour operation supporting nine airframes for about 13 military installations, it is imperative that maintainers have every resource to do their jobs.
  • Mark Flannery, a welder from Detachment 6 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, welds a steel plate to the bottom of a Jet Petroleum 8 tank in a vehicle management garage at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, April 27, 2018. Flannery was hand selected to come and repair the tank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)

    Vehicle Management welds fuel tanks back to life

    The 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight has been hard at work keeping the refueling vehicle fleet mission ready over the past few months at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. Recently, the team began to experience cracks in several of the more than 10 year old trucks resulting in leaks if the trucks had stayed in service. To combat this issue, the vehicle management team sprang into action synergizing the expertise from other units on base and even a contractor from another base to plug the leak.
  • Senior Airman Erik Tatro, left, a programmer with the 595th Strategic Communications Squadron (SCS), and Senior Airman Gregory Salopek, also a programmer with the 595th SCS, sit at a computer in the 595th SCS offices at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, January 12, 2018. Both Airmen participated in a DOD-Silicon Valley partnership in San Francisco in 2017, helping to create a program that would increase the efficiency of the aerial refueling scheduling process.

    595th SCS Airmen participate in DOD-Silicon Valley partnership

    Picture a room. There are four pilots in flight suits, busy at work – one scribbling on a white board, two moving magnetic pucks around next to the scribbles and the last drawing out equations on graph paper. The room, located in the Combined Air operations Center at Al Udeid, Qatar, is tense. They’ve been at work for hours, and they have hours
  • Qatar Emiri Air Force hosts a cultural exchange for coalition partners and families

    Qatar Emiri Air Force hosts a family cultural exchange for coalition partners

    The QEAF hosted the first Family Cultural Exchange for Soldiers, Airmen, coalition partners and command sponsored families at AUAB, Qatar, Dec. 1, 2017.
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