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  • Airmen reach out to local children's home

    More than 20 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Airmen volunteered their time and talents with Lithuanian children Nov. 15 at the District Vijurkai Children's Home in Vijurkai, Lithuania. The Airmen, deployed from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England, to perform the NATO Baltic Air

  • Readiness paramount in Baltic Air Policing mission

    U.S. Air Force pilots and aircraft maintainers with the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron hold a high standard of readiness and a constant vigil here, ready to police the sovereign airspace of the Baltic nations at a moment's notice. To perform this NATO air defense mission, the aircrews are

  • U.S. personnel join Lithuanians for Armed Forces Day celebration

    The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron commander and other U.S. Airmen joined the Lithuanian armed forces Nov. 16 to celebrate 90 years of service here. The event was attended by several local Lithuanian armed forces dignitaries, including the Siauliai base commander. Members of the Lithuanian

  • Beale SF demonstrates 'Global Reach,' supports Incirlik

    Located 40 miles north of Sacramento in the heart of Northern California, Beale Air Force Base is home to the 9th Security Forces Squadron, an organization whose members are more than accustomed to a rigorous deployment tempo. In the past 18 months, for example, Beale Security Forces Airmen deployed

  • 31st AMXS clinches top DoD award

    The 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron proved they were not only the premiere maintenance squadron in the Air Force, but also in the Department of Defense, winning one of the six 2008 Secretary of Defense Field-level Maintenance Awards. The Secretary of Defense Maintenance Awards are given annually

  • 17th ramping up after IOC

    Airmen from Seventeenth Air Force have proudly donned their 17th AF patches since their activation Oct. 1. Out of garrison, they also proudly don their "U.S. Air Forces Africa" patches. In the first 30 days since declaring initial operational capability, aerial missions on the continent have

  • Ceremony pays tribute to UH-60 crash victims, unveils memorial

    Members of the Aviano Air Base and Santa Lucia di Piave communities joined together Nov. 8 to unveil a special memorial honoring those U.S. military members who lost their lives in a tragic UH-60 Blackhawk crash on Nov. 8, 2007 and to remember those Italian World War I heroes of Piave. The memorial,

  • Aviano spouse named Air Force Spouse of the Year

    A 31st Communications Squadron spouse was recently presented with the Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year Award during a special ceremony in Washington D.C. Melanie Huk, wife of Senior Master Sgt. Edward Huk, 31st CS, was presented the award by Michael Donley, Secretary of the Air Force; Gen.

  • EOD Airmen, families take breather from daily grind

    Airmen of the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team took a day off of the daily grind Nov. 7 to focus on lessons learned in the field, to better familiarize themselves with those base services available to help ease their high operations tempo career field and to spend time

  • Lajes Field: Semper Fi and Happy Birthday

    It's been 83 years since the first Marine Corps Birthday Ball held in Philadelphia, and the first in recent memory to be held at Lajes Field. Not many Air Force bases would have a reason to formally celebrate a sister service's birthday, but Lajes played host to a Marine Corps Ball Sunday. Marines