USAFE Band marches in Koblenz Rosenmontag Parade

KOBLENZ, Germany -- U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band members Tech. Sgt. Igor Poklad and Staff Sgt. Chantelle Friedman wave to the spectators at the Rosenmontag Parade in Koblenz, Germany, March 7, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Trimble)

USAFE Band marches in Koblenz Rosenmontag Parade

KOBLENZ, Germany -- Chief Master Sgt. William Castleman, manager of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, waves to well wishers while the USAFE Band performs at the Rosemontag Parade in Koblenz, Germany, March 7, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Trimble)

USAFE Band marches in Koblenz Rosenmontag Parade

KOBLENZ, Germany -- The US Air Forces in Europe Band, directed by Drum Major Staff Sgt. Jerome Minor, performs for spectators at the Rosenmontag Parade in Koblenz, Germany, March 7, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Trimble)

Commander AC Ramstein visits CAOC Uedem

Maj. Gen. Mark F. Ramsay, deputy chief of staff Operations and Intelligence from NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, Belgium, gives the symbolic key to German air force Lt. Gen. Dieter Naskrent, commander of Combined Air Operations Centre at Uedem, Germany, Jan. 27, 2011. (NATO photo/Klaus Sattler)

Band rocks FOB

Staff Sgt. Matthew Peacock (left) and Tech. Sgt. Mark Frandsen, U.S. Air Forces Central Band, Touch ‘n Go, perform for servicemembers at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Jones)

Band rocks FOB

Marine Cpl. Christopher Ramos, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, joins vocalist Staff Sgt. Rachel Trimble for a song during U.S. Air Forces Central Band, Touch 'n Go's performance at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 22. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Brian Jones)

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III takes command of USAFE

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, speaks to the those in attendance after accepting the command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe during a change of command ceremony, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 13, 2010. Gen. Roger A. Brady, relinquished command of USAFE during the change of command ceremony after providing command and control for air, space and missile defense for activities in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the globe which included 51 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III takes command of USAFE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz gives Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe during a change of command ceremony, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 13, 2010. Gen. Roger A. Brady, outgoing USAFE commander, relinquished command during the change of command ceremony after providing command and control for air, space and missile defense for activities in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the globe which included 51 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III takes command of USAFE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, European Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Gen. Roger A. Brady, outgoing U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and incoming Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, present arms during the posting of the colors and playing of the National Anthems to begin a change of command ceremony, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 13, 2010. Gen. Brady, outgoing USAFE commander, relinquished command during the change of command ceremony after providing command and control for air, space and missile defense for activities in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the globe which included 51 countries in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb Pierce)

Gen. Mark Welsh takes Command of USAFE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Betty Welsh pin on the forth star of Gen. Mark A. Welsh III in a brief ceremony immediately before taking command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 13, 2010. Gen. Welsh is responsible for Air Force activities, conducted through 3rd Air Force, in an area of operations covering almost one-fifth of the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Desiree Whitney Esposito)

Support of Israel wildfires response

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Staff Sgt. Tiffany Gordon, American Forces Network Europe Ramstein, prepares her camera for an interview while supporting the response to wildfires near Haifa, Israel, Dec. 4. U.S. Air Forces in Europe began airlifting 20 tons of fire retardant to Israel in a joint effort with U.S. European Command to provide humanitarian assistance to Israel. EUCOM started the mission at the request of the Israeli government to help control and extinguish the wildfires to save lives, homes, infrastructure and natural resources. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin Wilson)

Gen. Brady's Fini Flight

U.S. Air Force General Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, is sprayed with water after completing his final flight as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 23, 2010. Gen. Brady began his flight training in 1972, and has more than 3,000 hours of flight time in various air frames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Nicole Perry)

Gen. Brady's Fini Flight

A C-20 piloted by U.S. Air Force General Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, taxies under pressured water from two Ramstein fire trucks during his final flight as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 23, 2010. Gen. Brady began his flight training in 1972, and has more than 3,000 hours of flight time in various air frames. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Nicole Perry)

Derrow retires

Senior Airman Gabriel Rosa, Ramstein Honor Guard and 1st Combat Communications Squadron, presents a U.S. flag to Chief Master Sgt. Pamela A. Derrow, U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chief, during her retirement ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 27, 2010. Chief Derrow retired after nearly 31 years in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Wayne Clark)

Setting up for MEDCEUR 2010

United States Airmen and an Azerbaijani soldier cover a tent frame with a tarp at Danilovgrad Army Base, Montenegro, Sept. 9. The medical tent will be used during MEDCEUR 2010, a medical training exercise for central and eastern Europe, in which 10 nations will participate. For more information visit www.usafe.af.mil/medceur.asp and www.odbrana.gov.me. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Tiffany Deuel)

COMUSAFE visits DTC

U.S. Air Force Gen. Roger A. Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, visits the staff of the Deployment Transition Center, Detachment 1, 86th Mission Support Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 27, 2010. General Brady visited to review and discuss USAFE execution of the new Airmen Resiliency Program aimed at Airmen returning from the area of responsibility who are in career fields that experience frequent "outside-the-wire" missions. The DTC provides deployment returnees an opportunity to decompress and reintegrate into home and work life with a resilience building, strength-based approach to assisting Airmen regularly exposed to significant risk of death in a combat zone. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brea Miller)

Colonel earns platinum

Col. Joseph Mastrianna, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Manpower, Personnel, and Services deputy director, is in the zone during his five-hour elliptical marathon June 4, 2010. He "ran" a total of 12,500 miles in just over three years on an elliptical machine to earn 1 million points for the Presidential Champion Platinum Award, which was presented July 22, 2010. (Courtesy photo)

COMUSAFE accepts Order of the Sword invitation

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen salute Gen. Roger A. Brady, USAFE commander, as he leaves the Kisling NCO Academy auditorium after receiving his Order of the Sword invitation at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, July 14, 2010. General Brady will formally accept the honor during a ceremony in the fall at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)

COMUSAFE accepts Order of the Sword invitation

Staff Sgt. Brenna Dooley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band journeyman, plays the trumpet as a surprise to Gen. Roger A. Brady, USAFE commander, before USAFE enlisted members present him with an Order of the Sword invitation at the Kisling NCO Academy on Kapaun Air Station, Germany, July 14, 2010. General Brady will formally accept the honor during a ceremony in the fall at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Grovert Fuentes-Contreras)

Kaiserslautern High School Graduation

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates gives the commencement address to Seniors of Kaiserslautern High School at the Fruchthalle in Kaiserslautern, Germany, June 11, 2010. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison

COMUSAFE visits Spangdahlem, discusses CAF redux

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany - General Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, speaks to the Airmen of the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron about the importance of innovating and standardizing procedures throughout the Air Force and thanks them for their outstanding efforts in streamlining their maintenance processes of the A-10 Thunderbolt II here Jan. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)

COMUSAFE visits Spangdahlem, discusses CAF redux

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, speaks to approximately 1,250 Sabers about the proposed combat Air Force’s restructuring, the importance of the Air Force in today’s operations and how Spangdahlem AB fits into the USAFE mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Benjamin Wilson)

Romanian at Kisling NCOA

Romanian Air Force Plutonier (Tech. Sgt. Equivalent) Diana-Cristina Mireuta, left, attends classes with her U.S. Air Force peers Monday at the Kisling NCO Academy. Plutonier Mireuta is the first international student to attend the NCO Academy as part of USAFE’s International Military Education and Training initiative. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chenzira Mallory)

Romanian at Kisling NCOA

Chief Master Sgt. Pamela Derrow, welcomes Romanian Air Force Plutonier (Tech. Sgt. Equivalent) Diana-Cristina Mireuta to the Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy Monday. Plutonier Mireuta is the first Romanian Air Force student to attend the Kisling NCO Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chenzira Mallory)