Oct. 1, 2019

Command and control of AFCENT from Shaw, not CAOC

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — In a historic first, Airmen geographically separated from the Combined Air Operations Center at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar executed all aspects of command and control of U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s air power from the United States.In a proof of concept exercise conducted Sept. 28, 2019, Active Duty, Reserve, and Guard personnel executed the