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  • Remember the past for prosperous future

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble traveled to the Khatyn Memorial outside Minsk, Belarus, to pay respect for the lives that were lost here during the Great Patriotic War.    The bandsmen toured the memorial and placed flowers at the feet of the Unbowed Man statue that

  • NATO partners close out Saber Strike 16

    More than 200 NATO service members gathered at Tapa TrainingBase, Estonia, for the closing ceremony of Saber Strike 16 June 21. U.S. service members were only one component of thelarge-scale theater security-cooperation exercise that began June 12. Participating nations included Estonia, Latvia

  • Fatigue Risk Management System: What it’s all about

    Earlier this year, COMUSAFE directed units throughout the command to implement the Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) and Fatigue Avoidance Scheduling Tool (FAST). This article explains the intent behind the system.

  • US Airmen make history with highway landing

    An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 107th Fighter Squadron, takes off from a highway June 21, 2016, in Tallinn, Estonia. U.S. forces are in Europe participating in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been

  • 106th Rescue Wing supports Saber Strike 16

     The 106th Rescue Wing from F.S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York, deployed June 8 through 25 to Amari Air Base to take part in Saber Strike 16. Saber Strike is a multinational exercise meant to increase the interoperability of NATO allies and complete tactical training objectives

  • African Partnership Flight Kenya kicks off

    The opening ceremonies for the first African Partnership Flight in Kenya commenced here, June 21. More than 50 U.S. Air Force Airmen along with participants from the Kenyan and Ugandan defense forces were welcomed by Robert Godec, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and Raychelle Omamo, Kenyan Cabinet

  • KC-135s wrap up BALTOPS operations in Poland

     Aircrew, maintenance and support personnel from the 100th and 434th Air Refueling Wings wrapped up operations June 17, 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, after supporting Baltic Operations 2016."Although it's a maritime exercise, aircraft from all over Europe participated in this exercise to provide

  • USAFE Band in Belarus

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble perform during the “Jazz Saturdays at the Town Hall” June 18th, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. The USAFE Band performed for approximately eight thousand people. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen will perform at other events in Minsk and

  • Airmen kick off Saber Strike with European partners

    U.S. Airmen joined more than 4,500 military members from 13 different NATO countries as they kicked off exercise Saber Strike 16 June 12, 2016. Saber Strike is a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the