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Tag: 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron

Airmen with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron participated in Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar from Feb. 10-12, 2020. The RADR training, conducted by a mobile team from the 435th Construction and Training Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, covers the steps necessary to rapidly repair runways and runway support structures to recover and resume operations on an airfield after an attack.

Feb. 19, 2020

379 ECES conducts RADR training, maintains readiness

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — The airfield is the heart of a U.S. Air Force base, enabling Airmen and aircraft to execute the mission of delivering decisive air power, rapid strategic delivery of troops and cargo, and extending global reach through aerial refueling.

(From left to right) Senior Airman Mitchell Halbleib, Senior Airman Zachari Dragan, and Senior Airman Ben Sumner, all with the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMS), prepare a pitch trim actuator for installation in a C-17 Globemaster III Dec. 17, 2018, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. This is the first time a maintenance procedure like this has been done in U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s area of responsibility. Due to safety concerns, Airmen from the 8th EAMS and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron combined capabilities to ensure the aircraft could be repaired prior to returning to home station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

Dec. 19, 2018

MX, CES Airmen perform first of its kind repair in AOR

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — Airmen of the 8th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron teamed up to replace a C-17 Globemaster III’s pitch trim actuator Dec. 16 to Dec. 18, here.

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)

Oct. 31, 2018

ELRS Airmen open new Desert Depot

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing website — 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.