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  • Lakenheath Airman has sights set on AF Academy

    Perfection is what he strives for on a daily basis. After all, his job could mean the difference between life and death for pilots.As a 48th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, Senior Airman Justin Bishop's strive for perfection helped him earn Senior

  • COMMENTARY: Toxic Followership: Who, what is it?

    While leadership is crucial to the Air Force's present and future successes, I also believe that effective followership is equally important. In recent years, the theory of toxic leadership has permeated academia as well as the military establishment, so much so that leaders are now being relieved

  • Passing the torch: 501st CSW welcomes new commander

    Since its relocation to RAF Alconbury, England, in 2007, five U.S. Air Force officers have commanded the 501st Combat Support Wing.During a ceremony on base, May 28, Col. Kevin Cullen became the sixth, when he assumed command of the nation's only combat support wing from Col. Angela Cadwell.Regarded

  • KMC student named European Youth of the Year

    Riansimone Harris, a Kaiserslautern High School senior and Vogelweh Teen Center member, was named the 2015 Military Youth of the Year for Europe.The Youth of the Year competition is a Boys and Girls Club program that aims to celebrate exemplary high school students who embody the values of

  • 31 SFS hits the mark

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Security Forces Squadron practiced full distance shooting, using M4 carbine rifles at the CAO Malnisio Range, May 22, 2015, in Pordonone, Italy. The Airmen were hand-selected by their squadron to serve as designated marksmen. 

  • A-10s, Airmen complete training in Slovakia as part of TSP

    Approximately 40 Airmen and four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed a deployment to Sliac Air Base, Slovakia, May 25, 2015, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.The small contingent trained to improve interoperability in allied air operations and

  • Aviano F-16s take on Arctic Challenge 2015

    More than 150 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, at the invitation of the government of Sweden, arrived at Norbotten Wing here in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2015. This year, the multinational flying exercise will include approximately 115