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Nov. 30, 2015
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.
June 8, 2015
Silent Sentry meets a decade of interstellar combat support

Operation Silent Sentry was part of a proof of concept system in 2005. Back then, several Airmen were deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, for 120 days. The mission was to test the capabilities of a new defensive counter-space system in support of joint warfighters in the area of responsibility and
April 17, 2015
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.
March 14, 2015
US, Qatari partners participate in crime scene liaison exchange

U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 241 and members of the Qatar Ministry of Interior's Crime Scene Processing Unit participated in a crime scene liaison exchange program here, March 2 through March 6.
Aug. 22, 2014
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.
April 1, 2014
TACP run in remembrance

More than 670 service members and coalition partners completed a total of 2,599 miles during a 24-hour Tactical Air Control Party remembrance run at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 27 and 28, to ensure those warriors who have made the ultimate sacrifice are never forgotten.