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  • Italian community leaders gain insight into Aviano Air Base mission

    Brig. Gen. Craig Franklin, 31st Fighter Wing commander, hosted an induction ceremony for 12 Italian community leaders into the Honorary Squadron Commander Program at the La Bella Vista Club here May 8. "I'd like to thank Maurizio Salvador, president of the Honorary Squadron Commanders Association,

  • 2009 National Police Week kicks off with a Ruck March Competition

    Airmen from RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall participated in a 5K Ruck March competition here May 11, 2009. This event was one of several events to take place as part of the 2009 National Police Week May 11 to 15. Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays

  • Air Force leaders name next top enlisted leader

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley have announced the Airman selected to be the service's next enlisted leader. Chief Master Sergeant James A. Roy will become the 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force during an

  • DoDEA Director visits Incirlik

    Incirlik recently hosted the director of the Department of Defense Education Activity during a visit that offered an opportunity for base residents and school employees to participate in an open-forum question and answer session. Dr. Shirley Miles, DoDEA director, visited Incirlik and the members of

  • Ramstein's Airmen team up to support NASA

    Ramstein's 37th Airlift Squadron, 1st Combat Communications Squadron and the New York Air National Guard teamed up in support of NASA in its launch of the space shuttle Atlantis here May 9. The initial job for the three units began by loading rescue cargo into two C-130 Hercules on the Ramstein

  • The 494th Fighter Squadron returns from Romania

    The 494th Fighter Squadron returned to RAF Lakenheath from Campia Turzii, Romania, where they took part in Strike Lance 2009, a recurring flying training deployment, during which U.S. Air Force Airmen trained side-by-side with their Romanian Air Force counterparts. While there, the 494th FS flew

  • AFAFRICA builds on partnership in Rwanda

    U.S. Air Forces Africa conducted a military-to-military engagement with Rwandan Air Force air traffic controllers April 20-24 to expand on the two nations' existing partnership. Seventeenth Air Force planners (AFAFRICA) from the plans and programs directorate organized the Theater Security

  • First C-130J troop drop deemed success for Ramstein

    As the ramp let down at 3,000 feet and the sunlight slipped into the cargo bay of the new C-130J aircraft, Air Force and Army paratroopers stood ready to execute the first jump from the new Super Hercules. Air Force and Army paratroopers loaded Ramstein's new C-130J Hercules May 4 to take part in

  • U.S. Military Catholic Archbishop Visits Incirlik

    The leader of America's largest Catholic community recently visited Incirlik Air Base. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Military Services USA, Timothy D. Broglio, spent four days visiting Incirlik and other parts of Turkey during an extended tour in Europe and the Pacific. The Archbishop