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  • First-rate hot-pit refueling helps Lakenheath stay Forward, Ready, Now

    Hot-pit refueling systems give aircrafts the ability to land and refuel with engines still running, similar to a stock car making a pit stop in NASCAR. This feature allows for jets to reduce the time it usually takes to refuel POL by an estimated 66 percent.Airmen from the 48th Logistics Readiness

  • Controllers and their calculated checks

    U.S. and Italian Air Force air traffic controllers ensure all flights take off and land safely at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Air traffic control is responsible for maintaining all flight information surrounding Aviano. Controllers verify that flight times, routes, and airspace destinations remain

  • Moody A-10s to deploy to Europe

    In support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, the U.S. Air Force will deploy 12 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to Europe this Fall as a continuation of their theater security packages.Airmen and support equipment will deploy from the historic Flying Tigers 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. to locations in

  • Breaking a sweat: An Airman's HVAC journey

    The sweat gleams across his forehead as he steps out into the sauna-like air. With, tools in hand, he begins walking toward his objective, providing the greatest of summer relief, air conditioning.Airman 1st Class Jedadiah Floyd, like his coworkers from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron heating,

  • 606th ACS conducts training to maintain readiness

    Airmen of the 606th Air Control Squadron commenced mobile deployment training July 27, 2015, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The squadron's weeklong training included pallet building, five-ton driver training, tow training and tent setup.This specific training aims to ensure the 606th ACS can load

  • Theater security package A-10s transit Lajes

    Twelve A-10 Thunderbolt IIs transited Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, after completing their theater security package mission in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve August 1 though 3.The jets flew in as part of a coronet, a term Lajes Field uses to describe the movement of jets coming in, refueling

  • Volunteers recruit potential donors to save lives

    Volunteers heightened awareness and recruited potential donorsĀ for the C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Program during the Relay for Life event at the outdoor track on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 31.The program's initiative is to match registered donors with patients who