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  • "Loggies" at Incirlik win annual awards

    Personnel at Incirlik Air Base took top honors in two categories of the 2010 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Logistics Readiness Unit, Individual and Flight Level Awards, which were recently announced.The 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron was named the USAFE Logistics Readiness Squadron of the Year for

  • German, Spanish aircraft get a taste of the Lajes mission

    Whether fueling a small aircraft, marshalling a heavy airlift cargo airplane, parking transiting jets on the ramp, or responding to an in-flight emergency, Lajes Airmen are a vital part of ensuring airpower gets across the Atlantic. Even when the crew members in transit are not flying on a

  • Reservists return to Ramstein after 20 years

    Twenty years ago this month, several Airmen from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., were deployed here to assist in standing up the current 86th Airlift Wing Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the CASF's first stand up during the Gulf War, the very same nine

  • U.K. Health Secretary visits Lakenheath

    What started out in the 1700s with the American Revolutionary War has possibly become the strongest alliance the world has ever known.Since then, the United Kingdom and United States have stood together through two world wars, and their partnership continues with the two working in tandem in modern

  • Allstar Weekend rocks England

    The band, Allstar Weekend, rocked RAF Lakenheath with a concert to show their support and appreciation of military members and their families, Jan. 14.More than 400 Airmen and their families, attended the free concert by the popular Disney Channel band."It's really cool that we get to do this," said

  • IndyCar drivers take pit stop at Ramstein

    Former IndyCar racing rivals teamed up to visit servicemembers at Ramstein during a 10-day tour that will bring them through Europe and the Middle East to boost morale of servicemembers serving overseas.Mario Andretti, Al Unser Jr. and Larry Foyt are a few of the names who have visited

  • Air Force surgeon general visits Aviano

    The Air Force Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Charles B. Green, visited Aviano Air Base Jan. 12 to meet with 31st Medical Group Airmen and discuss his new Family Health Initiative.Aviano was the first base in the medical leader's U.S. Air Forces in Europe tour, which aims to educate military health

  • A RAT helps 493rd EFS get home

    After completing their NATO Baltic air policing mission rotation, the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Airmen only have one thing left to do - get home.According to Senior Airman Scott Knight, an air transportation journeyman with the 493rd EFS Redeployment Action Team, that is where the 493rd

  • 37th AS takes to the water

    Ramstein Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron recently participated in a two-day over-water category 1 training mission which took place over the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 7 and 8. Pilots upgrading to aircraft commander must participate in these types of missions while flying without available navigation

  • USAFE commander visits Aviano

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe's top brass visited Aviano Air Base Jan. 10 to 11 to learn firsthand about the base's mission, vision and priorities as well as to meet with its Airmen.This was Gen. Mark A. Welsh III's first official visit to a USAFE wing since his assumption of command Dec. 13 at