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Al Udeid shop operates most productive AF wheel, tire repair facility
The 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron operates the only wheel and tire repair facility in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and the most productive facility in the Air Force. In the past year, the squadron’s wheel and tire maintenance team produced 3,000 serviceable tires, more than any other Air Force wheel and tire shop.
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2/20
2016
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Deputy Defense Secretary Work spends Thanksgiving with deployed troops
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work visited service members on Thanksgiving at Al Udeid Air Base to thank them and discuss ongoing operations.
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11/30
2015
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Security forces Airmen train alongside Qatari counterparts
Airmen from the 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron conducted joint interoperability training with members from the Qatar Emiri Air Force here, April 12 and 14.
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4/17
2015
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Braving the heat, breaking records
Even with the doors open, temperatures inside the KC-135 Stratotanker can rise high enough to safely cook meat. Sweat pours down Airman 1st Class Joseph Swartz's face as he triple checks the work his team just completed on the equally hot metal outside.
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8/22
2014
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Airman tops off 8,000th hour career milestone
Senior Master Sgt. Floyd W. Atkins, a 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, recently reached 8,000 refueling hours in his career, a rare feat for a boom operator.
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7/24
2014
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