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  • Incirlik brings in 'Wrecking Ball' to celebrate new year

    Jimmy Kennedy and the Wrecking Ball band performs for active-duty military and dependents of Incirlik Air Base Thursday, Dec.31, 2009 during a New Years Eve bash at the consolidated club. The band played for about three hours as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour for the troops during the

  • 86th AW expands AFAFRICA support with first Super Hercules flight

    The first C-130J Super Hercules mission in support of U.S. Air Forces Africa, or 17th Air Force, opened up doors to a future partnership of support between the 86th Airlift Wing and upcoming missions into Africa.The mission's Aircraft Commander, Maj. Robert May of the 37th Airlift Squadron, and his

  • Incirlik activates new Reverse Osmosis system

    Incirlik's new Reverse Osmosis system at the base water treatment plan officially activated Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 and will begin distributing "ultra pure" water base wide Jan. 4, 2010. The Reverse Osmosis system helps lower the levels of nitrates, calcium, minerals and other impurities in the

  • USAFE retools to enhance long tradition of Building Partnerships

    The Airmen of U.S. Air Forces in Europe are charting new territory in tackling one of the Air Force's newest core functions: Building Partnerships.The lesson that international partnerships are essential to success in war and peace is not new. The U.S. has fought as a member of a multinational team

  • Serving holiday dinner

    In an effort to help boost morale, Master Sgt. Robert Powers, the 39th Medical Group first sergeant, serves food to Incirlik Airmen and their families Friday, Dec. 25, 2009 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The base dining facility offered a special dinner to base members including holiday favorites,

  • Heritage committee preserves enlisted legacy

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Enlisted Heritage Committee is dedicated to preserving the history of enlisted Airmen and recently presented its accomplishments and plans for the future to Gen. Roger A. Brady, USAFE commander.The committee's primary goal is to collect and preserve enlisted information

  • RAF Mildenhall makes a stand, saves money, man-hours for Air Force

    What started as an idea by a former maintenance group commander has saved RAF Mildenhall, and consequently, the Air Force, at least 600 man-hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars since its inception earlier this year.The process of isochronal inspections - periodic aircraft inspections- was

  • Ramstein ends ORE, heads into new year, new exercise

    Team Ramstein members recently completed operational readiness exercises here to test the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operation Wing's combat capabilities.The Phase I and Phase II exercises, held Dec. 7 through 10 and Dec. 14 through 17 respectively, focused on two priorities."We had two

  • 100th ARW commander, chaplain deliver holiday cheer to deployed Airmen

    He may not have travelled in a big red sleigh pulled by reindeer, but when the 100th Air Refueling Wing commander landed in Southwest Asia Dec. 16, he was carrying a sack full of holiday surprises for Airmen who can't be home for the holidays.Col. Chad Manske, along with Chaplain (Lt. Col.)

  • 'Cuzzie Cares' kits to help children cope with deployments

    Can one person's experience change the way the Air Force handles deployments? Each year, thousands of military children are affected by either a mother, father, or in some cases a sibling, deploying. One such case happened to the Choate family, sparking an idea that may just change the way the