US, Portuguese Airmen honor 9-11 ceremony at Lajes Field

Airmen of the 65th Air Base Wing were joined by their Portuguese counterparts during a solemn Sept. 11 ceremony held at Lajes Field to pay tribute to those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.American and Portuguese Airmen representing firefighters, law enforcement and emergency medical

Air Force 63 years young

Team Aviano celebrated the Air Force's 63rd birthday in style with an Air Force ball held at the La Bella Vista Club Sept. 10.The event which honored the anniversary of the Air Force becoming its own branch in the U.S. military on Sept. 18, 1947, provided a special social occasion for the Air Force

The Marine and the Master: PRP sergeant faces off against Montenegrin chess champ

Bozidar Ivanovic was named the chess champion of Montenegro 17 times. He placed first in more than 14 international tournaments. In 1977, he earned the title of Chess Grand Master. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chris Mitchell was a member of his high school chess team during his freshman year. He averaged

Instructor steps up

Soldiers teach MEDCEUR lessons -- feature

Most participants in the Medical Training Exercise in Central & Eastern Europe deploy from Europe-based units.One group of soldiers, however, comes all the way from New York.The seven-member U.S. Army Civil-Military Operations team, based at Fort Wadsworth, N.Y., supports MEDCEUR by teaching

MEDCEUR10 holds sports day

Veteran Airmen return home Sept. 11

Two World War II veteran Airmen and their guests visited former 100th Bombardment Group airfield, Thorpe Abbotts in Norfolk, England, Sept. 11.Retired Capts. Robert Shoens, pilot of the B-17 'Our Gal Sal,' and Robert Wolff, former 100th Bomb Group prisoner of war, were accompanied by Robert Shoens

Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC: The final races and results

On the second day of the Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge, Team Spangdahlem had already qualified for the quarterfinals and was ready for the remaining relay and individual races.Day two started off at 10 a.m. with the first set of relay races. Spangdahlem's first opponents of the day, Feuerwehr

Ten for '10: MEDCEUR officially begins

"MEDCEUR units, attention!"Servicemembers of 10 nations, including the United States, snapped to attention in formation on the parade ground here for the opening ceremonies of MEDCEUR 2010, a large-scale medical exercise for central and eastern Europe."The objectives of the exercise are to develop a

Training 'heats up' on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

Construction team members and fire trainers came together Sept. 9 here to view a new aircraft fire training simulator that will enhance future firefighter training for not only Air Force, but also host nation responders.The aircraft simulator is already scheduled for use by the 886th Civil Engineer