17th Air Force hosts media from Senegal

Aviano Air Base Hospital receives EPA's ENERGY STAR rating

The Aviano Air Base Hospital recently received the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR rating, the national symbol for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The base hospital is the first U.S. facility overseas to receive this distinction, and joins 96 other hospitals in

Incirlik exceeds CFC goal, still accepting donations

Team Incirlik exceeded its goal for the 2009 Combined Federal Campaign that began Oct. 5 and officially wrapped up Dec. 11. "The men and women of the 39th Air Base Wing rose to the challenge during this campaign and surpassed our expectations with their generosity," said Col. Lawrence Gray, the 39th

Multinational wing completes first mission into Iraq

A recent flight into Iraq marks another unit milestone for the multinational Heavy Airlift Wing based at Pápa Air Base, Hungary.The airlift into Iraq was a first by the wing comprised of 12 member nations and facilitated the deployment for members of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq."Each time we fly

Celebrities spend time with RAFL Airmen

The holidays are a time when people notoriously put their best foot forward. It's a time when everyone's a little nicer, people give a little more and the good will of millions really shines through. That type of holiday goodwill shined through Dec. 11 at RAF Lakenheath, England, when entertainers

Sabers participate in 32nd Annual Bastogne Historic Walk

Cold ears, foggy breath and muscle fatigue that 52nd Fighter Wing and geographically-separated units experienced in Bastogne, Belgium, may have been the only things they had in common with the Axis and Allies who walked through that same location more than 60 years ago.According to Ed Lapotsky,

CRG provides nonstop support for off-station training

"Nonstop, no-off position" is a common phrase used to describe the 435th Contingency Response Group, and these words held true as the group participated in a 10-day training and exercise mission here.The CRG was one of numerous Ramstein units that participated in the exercise, Dec. 1 to 10 to help

Ramstein Airmen train in Israel

It's not every day you get to see an American flag flying next to the Israeli flag, but during a 10-day training and exercise mission here, it was common to see Airmen walking around with not only the American flag on their shoulder but also the Israeli national flag.Members from Ramstein

Refueling is lifeline of U.S., NATO air ops

Cooperation was paramount Dec. 8 as 30 Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons took to the skies over their homeland to rendezvous with a RAF Mildenhall-based KC-135 Stratotanker and perform semi-annual aerial refueling training. The mission fortified both operational readiness and mutual trust

ROSC gives joy to servicemembers this holiday season

Members of the Ramstein Officer Spouses' Club joined cooking forces with members of the Kaiserslautern/Landstuhl Spouses' Association and the Ramstein Enlisted Spouses' Association to bring some holiday joy to the more than eleven thousand servicemembers who call the dorms on Vogelweh Military