Controllers pick up NATO training mission

Liberty Wing air traffic controllers set the standard for training to meet NATO and EUCOM mission requirements recently when they trained eight Spanish air traffic controllers prior to their upcoming NATO deployment. The Spanish controllers were here for two weeks, and they will be followed by

USAFE First Sergeants’ Conference provides venue for change

"I am a First Sergeant. My job is people-Every One is my Business. I dedicate my time and energy to their needs; Their health, morale, discipline and welfare." - First Sergeant Motto First sergeants from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe represented their bases at the 2009 USAFE First Sergeants'

Fire Camp offers unique summer experience

Base children received an up-close look into the world of firefighting as they graduated from the Aviano Fire Department's first Fire Camp on July 3. The week-long summer camp armed 28 aspiring firefighters with a basic knowledge of the career field and taught them how to protect themselves and help

Incirlik celebrates Fourth with Freedom Fest

65th Security Forces Airman remembered

The American and Portuguese Flags were flown at half staff today at Lajes Field as members mourn the loss of an Airman assigned to the 65th Air Base Wing who died here Tuesday. Senior Airman Amber Finnell, 65th Security Force Squadron, collapsed Tuesday and was taken to Angra Hospital where she was

Twelve-nation consortium ready for first C-17

Officials of the12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability Program, or SAC, consortium will celebrate the activation of its operational unit, known as the Heavy Airlift Wing, and recognize the unit's first C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, in a ceremony on July 27. The wing's

Vice president visits RAF Mildenhall, greets Airmen

Several Airmen here got a chance to shake the hand of the United States vice president July 2 during a stop at the base en route to an undisclosed location. Airman 1st Class Victoria Smith, 100th Security Forces Squadron, said when she arrived at RAF Mildenhall a month ago, she never imagined she'd

COMUSAFE speaks to NCOA students, addresses Air Force challenges

Maintaining the status as the world's premiere Air Force has its challenges, but it's how Airmen perceive those challenges that makes the difference between success and failure, said U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander Gen. Roger A. Brady. "We are going through challenging times," said the

56th RQS assist in saving sailor over East Atlantic

Two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron finished a two-day mission Saturday, which led them 400 miles off of the west coast of Ireland to save a sailor on a cargo ship who was overcome with severe abdominal pain. The search and rescue team transloaded the patient, in stable

VIDEO: RAF Mildenhall air assets aid in rescue operation

Five aircraft from the United States and England worked together to pluck a man complaining of abdominal pains from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean and transport him to a medical facility in Shannon, Ireland June 26. For video click HERE.