February ALS Graduation

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Col. Murrell "Tip" Stinnette, (left) 39th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Dixon, (right), present a diploma to Senior Airman Carmela Carter, 39th Operations Squadron, at the consolidated club for graduating Airman Leadership School on Feb.8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tiffany A. Colburn)

February ALS Graduation

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Col. Murrell "Tip" Stinnette, (left) 39th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Dixon, (right), present a diploma to Senior Airman Wade Behning, 4-2nd Air Postal Squadron, at the consolidated club for graduating Airman Leadership School on Feb.8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tiffany A. Colburn)

February ALS Graduation

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Col. Murrell "Tip" Stinnette, (left) 39th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Dixon, (right), present a diploma to Senior Airman Erika Aguirre Carlos, 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron, at the consolidated club for graduating Airman Leadership School on Feb.8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tiffany A. Colburn)

February ALS Graduation

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Col. Murrell "Tip" Stinnette, (left) 39th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Alfred Dixon, (right) , present a diploma to Senior Airman David Aenchbacher, 39th Security Forces Squadron, at the consolidated club for graduating Airman Leadership School on Feb.8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tiffany A. Colburn)

February ALS Graduation

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey?Senior Airman Christopher Dempsey presents Senior Airman William Spahr with the Leadership Award during the Airman Leadership Graduation at the consolidated club on Feb. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tiffany A. Colburn)

Jan 25, Airman Quarterly awards

Colonel "Tip" Stinnette, (left), 39th Air Base Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Antwine, (right), 39th Air Base Wing command chief, present Staff Sgt Courtney Donaldson, 39th Communication Squadron, with the Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter award on April 26 at the Consolidated Club. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Timothy Taylor)

Project Care Dinner

Col. Earl Matthews, 435th Air Base Wing commander, meets and greets families at the Project Care dinner July 26 at the Kapaun Air Station Dining Facility.

ACE Award Winner 2007

Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, presents 86th Operations Support Squadron Airman 1st Class Earl Pruett, air traffic controller with the ACE award at the Ramstein Air Traffic Control Tower July 20. The Airman aided safe landing of a Piper Cherokee and its four occupants during a dangerous thunderstorm in May

Airman of the Quarter Award

Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tom Baker, acting 86th AW command chief, presents the outstanding Airman of the Quarter Award to SrA. Gavin C. Martin July 20, 2007, at the 86th AW Commander call.

Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter Award

Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tom Baker, acting 86th AW command chief, presents the outstanding Non-Commissioned Officer of the Quarter Award to Tech. Sgt. Andrew W. Hallead July 20, 2007, at the 86th AW Commander call.

Civilian Second Quarter Award Winner Category I

Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tom Baker, acting 86th AW command chief, presents the outstanding Civilian of the Quarter Category I Award to Mrs. Cynthia Y. Floyd July 20, 2007, at the 86th AW Commander call

Civilian Second Quarter Award Winner Category II

Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Tom Baker, acting 86th AW command chief, presents the outstanding Civilian of the Quarter Category II Award to Mr. Roger G. Barnett July 20, 2007, at the 86th AW Commander call.

Most Valuable Player

LAJES FIELD, Azores, Portugal -- Capt. Brandon Wengert, 65th Air Base Wing, accepts the Martin Luther King Day All-Star Basketball Game "MVP" Trophy from Col. Robert Winston, 65th ABW commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eduardo Lima)

Airmen Leadership School class of 2007.

Colonel Earl D. Matthews, 435th Air Base Wing commander, presents certificate to graduate Senior Airman Kerry, Solan-Johnson from the 435th Public Affairs Squadron, during the graduation of Airman Leadership School class of 2007.

Aviano Olympics

Tameneka Armstead, 31 Operation Support Squadron, steps up for a kick during the olympics kickball tournament May 1. The kickball winners were: 31st MOS, first place; 31st FW, second place; and 31st Communications Squadron and Army G Company, tied for third place. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bethann Caporaletti

Aviano Olympics

Monty Brock, 31st Fighter Wing vice commander, pushes Burt Hillman, 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron, out of the ring during a sumo wrestling competition. The Aviano Olympics was designed to create fitness challenges and build Airmen morale. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bethann Caporaletti

Aviano Olympics

Robert Yates, 31st Fighter Wing commander, competes in the horseshoe tournament. The squadron winners were: 31st CES, first place; 31st FW, second place; and 31st MOS, third place. Photo by Staff Sgt. Bethann Caporaletti

No butts about it

From left: Ninth graders Jordan LeBouef, Mark Corpuz, Francis Ledesma and Martin Alexis count the cigarette butts they collected from Areas One and Two April 19. The students cleaned up the areas as part of Earth Day. Photo by Marcie Brock, ninth grade

E-8 Select

LAJES FIELD, Azores, Portugal -- Master Sgt. Shannon Parker, 65th Mission Support Squadron, gets her E-8 stripes tacked on by Col. Robert Winston, 65th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Laten Williams, 65th ABW command chief, during a promotion party in the Top of the Rock Club here March 14, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Marr)

E-8 Select

LAJES FIELD, Azores, Portugal -- Master Sgt. James Britt, 65th Medical Support Squadron, gets his E-8 stripes tacked on by Col. Robert Winston, 65th Air Base Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Laten Williams, 65th ABW command chief, during a promotion party in the Top of the Rock Club here March 14, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Marr)

2006 USAFE MILDEC Award Winner

Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, KMC and 86th Airlift Wing commander, presents Major Jim Nichol, 37th Airlift Squadron, (left), with the 2006 USAFE MILDEC Officer of the Year Award.

Award Winners of the Year

Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, KMC and 86th Airlift Wing commander, (center) poses with Capt. Lloyd G. Dropps, 86th Operations Support Squadron, (left), for winning the Colonel Derrel L. Dempsey Airfield Operations Officer of the Year, and Tech Sgt. Garry J. Kaufman (right), 86th Operations Support Squadron, for winning the Airfield Management Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

Direct Hit and General Hobbins

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander Gen. Tom Hobbins meets Tech. Sgt. Becky Taylor while aboard a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan. General Hobbins and Sergeant Taylor, a drummer with the USAFE Band Direct Hit, visited with Airmen deployed during the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chuck Roberts)

Direct Hit and General Hobbins

Aboard a C-17 Globemaster III over Afghanistan, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander Gen. Tom Hobbins and USAFE Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman stand with members of the USAFE Band Direct Hit during their visit with Airmen deployed during the holidays. From left are: Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Saunders, Senior Airman Ryan Manzi, Staff Sgt. Mark Frandsen, Staff Sgt Shane Kibbey, Staff Sgt. Brian Kinnaman, General Hobbins, Chief Coleman, Staff Sgt. Craig Bowman, Tech. Sgt. Vincent Dublino, Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Lively and Tech. Sgt. Becky Taylor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chuck Roberts)