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  • Senior Airman Kerby Witman, 380th ELRS customer service technician (front), and Airman 1st Class Michelle Gutierrez, 380th ELRS customer service technician, perform a uniform inspection inside of Desert Depot at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 11, 2019.

    Desert Depot: Equipping and Supplying the Fight

    Desert Depot's mission is to provide exceptional customer support and to ensure that organizations at ADAB have the necessary supplies to effectively and efficiently perform their mission.
  • The U.S. team pulls on a rope during the tug-of-war portion of the Friendship Games Feb. 6, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.

    Improving Relations Through Friendship Games

    More than one hundred service members from the U.S., United Arab Emirates, and several coalition nations participated in the Friendship Games Feb. 6, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE. This semi-annual event used games to promote partnerships between the different countries.
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    Father & son’s first and last deployment

    Oftentimes in the Air Force, the phrase, “It’s a small Air Force,” is said due to the chances people have of running into one another again throughout their careers. This duo’s chances were smaller than usual, but it happened anyway. From father and son, to Senior NCO and Airman, Master Sgt. Jonathan Herrera and Senior Airman Anthony Castro, both assigned to the 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight, are experiencing their first and last deployments together at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates.
  • Col. Mike Webb, 380th EMDG comprehensive dentist, and Master Sgt. Audrey Hernandez, 380th EMDG dental technician, performs a dental exam, Jan. 30, 2019, at Al Dhafra Air Vase, United Arab Emirates.

    Dental clinic keeps deployers in fight

    Whenever a member suffers from dental problems, his or her ability to perform the mission is affected. To prevent this, the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group’s dental clinic at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, analyzes and treats the problem. The dental team is comprised of Col. Mike Webb and Master Sgt. Andrey Hernandez who provides dental readiness exams for permanent party and 365-day deployers, along with emergency treatment for uncontrolled pain, swelling, sensitivity and broken teeth or fillings.
  • Senior Airman Stephanie Poe-Orange, 380th Expeditionary Medical Group aerospace medical technician, checks the blood pressure of a patient at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 21, 2018.

    380th Expeditionary Medical Group: Providing Care to the Fight

    The 380th Air Expeditionary Wing consists of four groups executing the warfighting mission. One of these groups, the 380th Expeditionary Medical Group, provides various medical care and services supporting more than 3,500 deployed personnel at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. To achieve success, they are focused on evolving as a high-reliability organization by embedding innovation and Continuous Process Improvement at every level. By strengthening host nation and coalition partnerships, they increase efficacy and maximize the extension of medical benefits to all through enabling and empowering Phantom Medics through deliberate professional leadership development.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeants as well as senior leadership from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing gathered to cook a steak feast in celebration for the U.S. Air Forces 71st Birthday at Al Dhafra Air Base, September 18, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nieko Carzis)

    Al Dhafra Air Base celebrates U.S. Air Force 71st Birthday

    380th Air Expeditionary Wing gathered to cook a steak feast in celebration for the U.S. Air Forces 71st Birthday. Chief Master Sergeants and senior leadership from around the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing began the process of cooking thousands of steak dinners for the Airmen serving at Al Dhafra Air Base in honor of the U.S. Air Forces’ birthday on Sept. 18. While the Chiefs dedicated this steak grill to the 71st anniversary of the Air Forces separation from the Army Signal Corps in 1947, they have been volunteering their time to cook steak dinners for the past months regularly.
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