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  • Former chief couple continues serving, making impact at Lajes

    Many Airmen know Cynthia Burney at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. But not many know that under her belt of experience as a counselor is the Air Force top enlisted rank.Thirty-three years ago when she joined the Air Force, she knew she was going to get an education, and even aspired to get

  • Lajes fuels Osprey from Cannon

    Four CV-22 Osprey from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., stopped at Lajes Field en route during a mission and received more than 9,000 gallons of fuel. Within eight minutes of the command post calling for fuel dispatch, two fuel trucks were on the flight line and connecting hoses to the CV-22 Osprey

  • 8th ASOS hosts first joint coalition jump week

    Airmen from the 8th Air Support Operations Squadron welcomed the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Italian Army paratroopers for a joint coalition operations week hosted at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 21-25.This was the first time the 8th ASOS hosted the training. More than 1,400

  • Spice is not so nice: Chemicals used in fake pot under federal control

    In January 2009, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe prohibited service members within the command from using intoxicating substances other than alcohol. This prohibition included salvia divinorum, inhalants, and an herbal chemical mixture commonly known as "spice." A USAFE guidance

  • Incirlik Airmen fuel Operation Odyssey Dawn

    When four Qatari Mirage F-1s and one C-17 Globemaster III landed at Incirlik Air Base March 25, the Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight sprung into action to help get the aircraft to their final destination.The 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron POL flight here refueled the Qatari aircraft in

  • ANG, Reserve Airmen contribute to Operation Odyssey Dawn

    In response to the recent conflict in Libya, approximately 50 Air National Guardsmen and Air Force Reservists joined forces with their active duty counterparts and coalition partners to run the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center here.The 603rd, in partnership with the 617th AOC, controls all the

  • Total Force supports Odyssey Dawn

    Aircraft and Airmen from more than 10 bases across the Air Force have united to form the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing here.The wing formed in 72 hours after the start of Operation Odyssey Dawn, a mission to enforce a no-fly zone put in place to protect the civilian population of Libya.The first unit