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  • An F-15E fighter jet from the 494th Fighter Squadron sits on the ramp at Tallinn International Airport, Estonia, after flying from its home base, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, and performing a two hour training mission with Estonia forward air controllers (FAC), known as joint terminal attack controllers to the U.S. military. The aircrew prepares to be shuttled in an Estonian Robinson R44 helicopter, in the background, to the training area to debrief the FAC's. The purpose of the training is to enhance the abilities of Estonian FAC's and ground commanders in employing NATO air strike assets. (U.S Air Force photo/Lt. Col. Jim Parker)

    U.S. F-15E fighter pilots train with Estonian forward air controllers

  • RAF MILDENHALL, England - Vice President Joe Biden talks with a group of Airmen thanking them for their service and support during his brief visit Sept. 15. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jerry Fleshman)

    Vice President Joe Biden visits with RAF Mildenhall Airmen

  • Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 32, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, celebrates his first place victory as he crosses the finish line of the Third Annual Aviano Marathon held in and around the city of Aviano, Italy, Sept. 13, 2009. Sergeant Morris, completed the 42-kilometer course in 3:11:03 besting the second place finisher, Rickardo Santa Rossa, a 40-year-old local Italian, who finished in 3:13:09. Sergeant Morris now boasts the honors as the first repeat winner having previously won the event in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Michael O'Connor)

    Aviano Air Base Marathon official results announced

    An Airman stationed at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, crossed the finish line in 3:11:03 to win the Third Annual Aviano Air Base Marathon held off-base Sept. 13 in and around the town of Aviano.Tech. Sgt. Brian Morris, 32, edged out second place finisher, Rickardo Santa Rossa, a 40-year-old local Italian, who finished in 3:13:09.  More than
  • Air Forces Africa (17th Air Force) Commander Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier presents the gift of a commemorative medallion to Nigerian army Chief of Training and Operations Maj. Gen. Moses Bisong Obi during a visit to Ramstein from a delegation of Nigerian military officials Sept. 11. (USAF photo by Master Sgt. Jim Fisher)

    Nigerian delegation visits Air Forces Africa

    Nigeria sent a team of senior military officials to 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) on Sept. 11, giving the West African nation a chance to be guests after hosting two AFAFRICA visits in August. The visit was part of an overall Focus Planning Workshop with U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart. AFAFRICA officials took the opportunity to showcase
  • SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE Germany – 52nd Fighter Wing Commander Tip Wight tacks technical sergeant stripes on to then Staff Sgt. Kimberly Kimbril, 52nd Fighter Wing Advanced Programs Office, during the commander’s radio show Sept. 4. Sergeant Kimbril was surprise with an on-air Stripes for Excellent Performers promotion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Staci Miller)

    Security manager STEPed 'on the air'

    A staff sergeant entered the Armed Forces Network's radio studio Sept. 4 expecting to offer listeners advice about sponsoring new Sabers. But she never got the chance to finish sharing her wealth of information that morning. Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Bruce Kenney asked Staff Sgt. Kimberly Kimbril to meet with him under the pretext of giving

  • Annual Airmen's block party adds battle of the dorms

    The 52nd Fighter Wing Top 3 and First IV will be combining forces to host a barbeque for all Airmen at the annual block party Sept. 19. Here, Airmen in the mood for some rivalry and camaraderie can gear up for the first ever "battle of the dorms" competition. There will be a live disc jockey, food, prizes and many more fun activities for Airmen to
  • Members of the Serbian media interview Dragan Sutanovac, Republic of Serbia minister of defense, and Maj. Gen. Robert Bailey, Air National Guard assistant to the commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, at the MEDCEUR 09 distinguished visitors' day in Nis, Serbia, Sept. 10, 2009. MEDCEUR is an annual joint and combined medical exercise with a focus on major disaster response and mass casualty situations. More than 700 exercise participants from 15 countries are taking part in this year’s exercise, which is hosted by Serbia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Markus M. Maier)

    MEDCEUR 09 hosts distinguished visitors

    Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2009 participants welcomed more than 200 visitors to the Nis military airport Sept. 10 as part of distinguished visitors' day. MEDCEUR 2009 is an annual joint and combined medical exercise with a focus on major disaster response and mass casualty situations. More than 700 exercise participants
  • SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Cunningham, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, uses the buddy system to practice drinking through his chemical-biological mask using a canteen during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear class Sept. 9. Airmen learn how to drink water with their masks on to stay hydrated should they have to wear mission oriented protective posture 4 for a long period of time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Staci Miller)

    Sharpening skills

  • Staff Sgt. Melanie Hernandez, 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron, briefs Airmen on the plan to set up tents for a mobile hospital Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in Nis, Serbia. The 458th EMEDS stood up in support of the 2009 Military Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe Sept. 2 – 13. The exercise, hosted by Serbia, provides a joint medical learning environment and assists host nation civilian and military services; international, private and volunteer organizations; and other participating nations in enhancing disaster response actions. Fifteen nations participated in the exercise. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Alex Martinez)

    458th EMEDS stands up, provides support for MEDCEUR 2009

    NIS, Serbia -- It took one day for U.S. military medical practitioners to build and set up the 458th Expeditionary Medical Squadron here. One day's work enabled the squadron to support a multi-national medical exercise, and provide all of its personnel with knowledge to last a lifetime. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Alfred Flowers Jr., 458th EMEDS deputy
  • NIS, Serbia – Milan Jovanovic, medical student at Dr. Milenko Hadzic Medical School here, shows off a mock open fracture to his classmates Sept. 8 during moulage training conducted by members of the 86th Medical Group from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Fifty students from the school participated as “casualties” in the live exercise portion of the military medical training exercise in Central and Easter Europe, or MEDCEUR 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kali L. Gradishar)

    Airmen teach moulage to medical students

    Approximately 50 students from Dr. Milenko Hadzic Medical School in Nis, Serbia, received moulage-application training from Airmen assigned to the 86th Medical Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 8 in preparation for a mass casualty and natural disaster exercise scheduled for Sept. 9-11. The students, ranging in age from 15 to 18 years old,
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