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  • US-Qatar Friendship Event bonds strategic partners before F-15QA arrival

    US-Qatar Friendship Event bonds strategic partners before F-15QA arrival

    U.S. Air Forces Central Command conducted a bi-lateral key leader engagement known as the Qatar-AFCENT Friendship Event Aug. 23-24, 2020, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
  • Raven Bs: Enhancing force protection mission capabilities for AUAB

    Raven Bs: Enhancing force protection mission capabilities for AUAB

    Security Forces is the largest career field in the U.S. Air Force and debatably one of the most diverse. Members are specifically trained on security, defense, law enforcement, combat arms and military working dogs. For some defenders, they are presented the opportunity to expand even further into one of these specialized jobs they may not have known were possible for them.
  • 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.
  • Capt. Alyson Gleason, Space Enhancement Officer, Director of Space Forces Staff, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, does a kettlebell swing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on March 10, 2020. Gleason trains regularly to maintain her athletic standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Grooms)

    Airman, Athlete leads on and off the field

    In a rural California town, a young girl dressed in a bright yellow uniform plays her first real soccer game. Little did she know, this moment would shape her future. U.S. Air Force Capt. Alyson Gleason grew up on a farm in Merced, California. As a kid, she never imagined her passion for sports would open so many doors throughout her life.
  • 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen attend a “Daedalian” award ceremony, Feb. 11, 2019 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

    379th ELRS earns first ‘Daedalian’ award

    The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron receiv ed the “Daedalian” award during a ceremony Feb. 11, 2019, declaring them the best LRS unit in U.S. Air Forces Central Command and Air Combat Command. The Daedalian Maj. Gen. Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award, first presented in 1962, is given to the base level unit with the best supply, effectiveness record, and support of mission aircraft and weapons.
  • Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, visits with 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen Nov. 22, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Carlisle is visiting bases in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility to engage with Airmen and thank them for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cynthia A. Innocenti)

    COMACC visits Al Udeid Airmen, gives thanks

    Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, visited the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing here, Nov. 22, during his tour of the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Accompanied by his wife, Gillian, and Chief Master Sgt. Steve McDonald, ACC command chief master sergeant, Carlisle explained that they were here strictly for the
  • An Airman with the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron inspects pallets of unloaded cargo in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, Oct. 28, 2016. The 332nd ELRS plans, supplies and distributes worldwide expeditionary combat support throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Castelan)

    Mobility air forces crucial component to resupply mission

    Mobility air forces continue to serve as a crucial component to resupplying the fight against Da'esh in the offensive to recapture Mosul, Iraq.
  • Senior Airman Donte Hatcher, 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels cryogenics operator, fills a 50-gallon liquid oxygen tank during an inspection Aug. 5, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Liquid nitrogen and oxygen tanks are recharged into aircraft to provide aircrews with pure oxygen at altitude during missions conducted in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

    Cryogenics helps pilots breathe easy across AOR

    The 379th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron cryogenics team inspected liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen tanks prior to aircraft shipment on Aug. 5.  The cryogenics team provides quality aviation breathing oxygen, liquid oxygen, and liquid nitrogen in support of operations through the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility.
  • A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the flight line while Airmen from the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Flight finish their preflight inspection June 30, 2016, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 8 EAMS provides airlift capability to units across the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, Freedom Sentinel and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Janelle Patiño/Released)

    The Ochos keep ‘em moving

    Staff Sgt. Benjamin Taylor, 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron, Aircraft Maintenance Flight instruments and flight controls craftsman, and Staff Sgt. Josh Budinich, 8th EAMS MXA aero repair craftsman, conduct a preflight inspection on a C-17 Globemaster III June 30 here. 8th EAMS Airmen maintain the most technically advanced cargo airlift
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