Welcome To Al Udeid! - United States Navy TO THE DEID... · ECRC Supporting Sailors and their families Al Udeid Air Base •Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB) is a large coalition military

ECRCSupporting Sailors and

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Welcome To Al Udeid!


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Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center

Forward Central

ECRC FWD CENT is responsible for Navy Individual Augmentees (IAs)

on behalf of ECRC to exercise administrative control. We support Sailors

through Reception, Staging, Onward Movement & Integration (RSO&I),

along with sustainment functions to include: Awards, Fitreps/Evals, travel

claims, career support, Emergency Leave, R&R Leave, billet issues to

include early release and extensions, and overall health & welfare of IAs

in the CENTCOM AOR.

We are your link in the Navy chain while in CENTCOM.


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Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center

Forward Central

REDEPLOY

DEPLOY

Navy Personnel

Transportation

Office

(NAVPTO)

Training

Pipelines

Billet

Sourcing

ECRC FWD

CENT


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Al Udeid Air Base

•Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB) is a large coalition military base

southwest of Doha, Qatar. The home of the Qatari Air Force

and roughly 10,000 coalition personnel, it is host to a

forward headquarters of United States Central Command,

headquarters of United States Air Forces Central Command,

No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group RAF, and the 379th Air

Expeditionary Wing of the USAF.


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Reception

ARRIVAL

•Upon arriving in Qatar, debarking the plane and movement

to the Qatar Customs staging area, you will be met by ECRC

FWD CENT staff members. Look for the individuals in

NWU Type III’s or Navy PTUs.

•You will arrive on the operational side of the base and

be transported to the residential side after you process

through Immigration and Customs.


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Arrival

IMMIGRATION

•After debarking the aircraft, you will be directed to line up

under a shade awning with your carry-on luggage to await

processing through immigration.

•You will be directed by Air Force personnel to enter into the

immigration facility with your CAC ID and 2 sets of orders.

•Your orders will be stamped and your ID will be given to

Qatari immigration officials for processing. At that time, an

immigration brief will be presented to you.


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Arrival

CUSTOMS

•While you are in Immigration, your bags and weapons will

be off-loaded into a common area.

•When complete with the immigration process, you will

proceed outside to move your weapons into long-term

storage at the Armory. ECRC FWD CENT staff will assist

you.

•ECRC FWD CENT staff will then assist you in moving your

bags through Customs.


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Arrival

CUSTOMS

•With the exception of your weapons case, all other bags are

subject to search by Qatari Custom’s officials.

•Prohibited items include weapons, alcohol, tobacco and

pornography. Tobacco includes e-cigarette and other vaping

devices. All prohibited items will be confiscated and not

returned. Plan accordingly.

•Once through Customs, the staff will assist you in

transferring your baggage to one of our vehicles if you are

not met by personnel from your gaining command.


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Transportation

ON BASE TRANSPORTATION

•ECRC FWD CENT staff has several vehicles that we utilize

within the departments to move throughout the base

•The Air Force operates a 24 hour shuttle service throughout

the base for all other transportation needs. Buses run every

25 minutes.


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Residential

• The residential side of the base is broken into two main

sections:

– The Coalition Compound (CC Side)

– The Blanchford-Preston Compound (BPC Side)

• ECRC FWD CENT staff members live on the BPC side but

have access to both BPC and CC side amenities


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Blanchford-Preston Compound (BPC)

Dormitory Building

The BPC dorms have three

main sections and two main

entrances. They are housing

for those staying at least 6

months or longer.

Free Wi-Fi connection in all

common areas



BPC Housing Office

Once you are assigned a room

in the BPC area, you will go

here to get checked into your

room. This is also the location

for light bulbs and

maintenance request.

The BPC Housing Office is

located in Building B10.



BPC Dorm Interior

Each interior section has two

floors and a large open area

with tables and benches.



BPC Dorm Room

Each room is about 10’ X 10’.

You get a twin- sized bed,

ceiling fan,

dresser/entertainment center,

desk w/ chair, easy chair, sink

w/ medicine cabinet and closet.

E-6 and above have a room to

themselves and share a kitchen

and bathroom with an adjoining

suite-mate.



BPC Dorm Room Kitchen

The Kitchen is the

connecting room for you

and your suite-mate. It has a

mini-fridge and a micro-

wave as you can see.



BPC Dorm Room Bathroom

The Kitchen & Bathroom are

shared with your suite-mate.



The laundry room is free and

located in the center main

section on one end. Laundry

soap, dryer sheets etc. are

available for purchase at the

Base Exchange.

BPC Dormitory Laundry Room



BPC Dormitory Rec Room

There are two recreation

rooms per dorm building

and each has a T.V. or two,

a pool table and Dart board.



Dining

Dining Facilities (DFAC)

You will definitely eat well

while you are here. There is

quite a variety to choose

from at every meal. There are

two other DFACs, one in

Ops Town named Manhattan

and one in the Coalition

Compound (CC) named

Independence.



Dining

You need your CAC card

and be in the proper attire to

eat. You’ll scan the bar code

located just below your color

picture on the front.



Dining

There are two dining rooms

on each end of the BPC

DFAC.

There is also a “Cold Grab-

and-Go” and well as a “Hot

Grab-and-Go” located on the

Operational side of the base.



The BPC gym is one of two

gyms at your disposal. The

CC gym is adjacent to the

Memorial Plaza on the

Coalition Compound. On the

CC side, there are 3 separate

fitness buildings dividing

weight lifting, cardio and the

gymnasium. Behind the CC

gymnasium you will find the

running track.

Fitness



BPC Gym Front Desk

With your ID, you can check

out additional fitness

equipment at the reception

desk.



BPC Gym Main Hall

As you come through the

doors, the front desk and

basketball court are to your

right, the weight/treadmill

room and free-weight room

are on your left. At the far

end on the right are the

racquetball courts and the

pool. There is a locker room

for men and women.



BPC Gym Basketball Court

You can play by yourself or

often get in on a pick-up

game. Half the court is often

set up for volleyball as is the

case in the above picture.



BPC Gym Lap Pool

The pool hours are daily

from 0500-2200 with the

exception of Tuesday.

There are day use locker

rooms and showers

available.



BPC Gym Cardio

A vast array of cardio

machines, including

treadmills, stationary

bikes, rowers, ellipticals,

and stair-steppers.

There are also numerous

fitness classes taught by

certified staff.



BPC Gym Machine Room

Just about every weight

equipment you can think of

is here. It is seldom

crowded and most

machines have more than

one available. There is

also a free-weight room.



VICTORY CHAPEL

•There Is a full service chapel

in the CC.

•Daily Catholic Mass at 1700

•Gospel Service Sunday at

1900

•Contemporary Service

Saturday at 1900 & Sunday

at 1000

•Other services & prayer

groups throughout the week

Chapel


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BPC Mini-Mall

•Within the BPC there is a

Mini-Mall which houses a

Base Exchange, Barber

Shop, Rec Center, Food

Court, Theatre, Education

Center, and Post Office.

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BPC Mini-Mall Foyer

The main entrance opens on

the foyer that “spokes” out to

the various tenants.



BPC Base Exchange

It is a well stocked Air Force

Exchange (PX) with just about

anything you may need and is

open daily from 0800 - 2200.



BPC Barber

They do good work here. A

regular haircut is $6.80 and a

“style” cut is a couple of

dollars more. The barber shop

is open daily from 0800 - 2200



BPC Rec Center

Located within the BPC Rec

Center are pool tables, ping-

pong tables, dart boards etc.

There are couches and

recliners surrounding a large

T.V. and a popcorn machine.

Need a massage, pedicure,

manicure or facial? All the

way to the back you will find

a salon. There’s another one

located on the CC side as

well.



•There is a full service post

office within the mini-mall as

well. You will be able to

acquire all needed mailing

supplies here. Please be

mindful that all items need

inspection before being sealed.

•Personal correspondence

letters and post cards are

mailed for free.

Post Office


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CC Shopping

•In the Coalition Compound,

you will find the

BX/Shopping Center,

Alterations Shop, Jewelry

Shop, Gift Shop, Suits,

Baskin Robbins/Dunkin’

Donuts, Burger King,

Subways, and Pizza Hut.

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Recreation

•The Base Recreation Area is

in the center of the CC

where you can grab a beer

and relax in the shade.

Occasionally, there’s live

music, movies and other

activities.

•The Fox Sports bar is

located adjacent. You are

authorized 3 alcoholic

drinks per 18 hour period.

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Recreation

CC POOL

•The CC pool is open

daily with the

exceptions of Mondays

from 0500 -2200.

•The MWR host a movie

night once each week

and there’s a Dairy

Queen located within

the pool grounds as

well.

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Off-Base Recreation

• You will have multiple opportunities to enjoy liberty off-

base in the city of Doha if you choose to do so. There are

multiple shopping malls, souqs, restaurants and hotels, as

well as cultural centers and museums.

• Information Trips & Tours (ITT) provides recreational and

cultural trips for US military, DOD military and its

supporters, off base military and their dependents and

civilian contractors.

• Liberty trips are subject to base and local instructions and

may be restricted in the event of heightened AT/FP.


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Connectivity

• Free but limited WiFi is located throughout the BPC dorms,

the BPC gym, and the BPC Mini-Mall complex. Through an

additional contract, you may purchase high-speed WiFi

through Babtel communications.

• Each BPC dorm room is equipped with cable TV. You can

purchase a TV from the exchange or often off of a departing

staff member.


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ECRC FWD CENT Contacts

ECRC FWD CENT Duty Phone DSN: 318-437-5083

• Let it ring 8 times and it will forward to DUTY CELL

ADMIN Email: [email protected]

OPS Email: [email protected]

Bagram Email: centcom.bagram.usfor-a.mbx.ecrc-fwd-

[email protected]

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Welcome To Al Udeid! - United States Navy TO THE DEID... · ECRC Supporting Sailors and their families Al Udeid Air Base •Al Udeid Air Base (AUAB) is a large coalition military