Gen. Hobbins presents Air Medals to Danish Airmen

Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, marches in an award ceremony Jan. 2 at Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, Denmark. During the ceremony, General Hobbins presented 35 U.S. Air Medals to Danish F-16 pilots who flew in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2002 to October 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Krista Carlos)

Gen. Hobbins presents Air Medals to Danish Airmen

Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, presents a U.S. Air Medal Jan. 2 to Capt. Per Zesach, a Danish F-16 pilot who flew 27 combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from October 2002 to October 2003. The general presented 35 U.S. Air Medals to Danish fighter pilots in Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, Denmark, which recognized their achievement while operating under the 376th Air Expeditionary Operations Group, Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Krista Carlos)

Gener Moseley presents Creech Award

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley (left) presents the General Wilbur L. Creech Maintenance Excellence Award on Oct. 4 to Brig. Gen. Duane Jones, USAFE headquarters director of logistics. The Creech Award recognizes the major command demonstrating the most improved performance in the category of aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness for each fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Amn. Amber Sorsek-Bressler)

Bundeswehr Departure Ceremony

(Left to right) Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander; Pvt. Christian Kunitschke, German Army; Airman 1st Class Bobbie Ohm, 435th Security Forces Squadron; and Maj. Gen. Bernd Diepenhorst, German Army, cut the cakes during a Sept. 28 ceremony honoring the departure of the German Bundeswehr after the conclusion of more than three years of guarding the gates at USAFE bases in Germany. Nineteen-year-old Private Kunitschke and 20-year-old Airman Ohm represented the youngest servicemembers from each military to help celebrate the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Levi Riendeau)

Capturing smart ideas

Col. Charles Fox records inputs at a breakout session during a three-day meeting of U.S. Air Forces in Europe leaders designed to help USAFE-wide implementation of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. AFSO 21 focuses on the identification and elimination of activities that do not contribute to efficient Air Force operations. Colonel Fox is a reservist who serves as the USAFE mobilization assistant to the director of air and space operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Susan Strednansky)

USAFE/CV Presents FitWing Winners $50K Checks

Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop (left), U.S. Air Forces in Europe vice commander, stands with winners of the USAFE FitWing Challenge competition. To the right of General Bishop, the winners are: Col. Earl Matthews, commander of 38th Combat Support Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany; Col. Robert Winston, commander of the 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field, Azores; and Col. Blake Lindner, commander of the 501st Combat Support Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. Each wing was presented a check for $50,000 to be used toward fitness program improvements or equipment purchases. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Chuck Roberts)