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  • Valuable moments no longer go unseen

    In November 2014, the 48th Fighter Wing was named one of only two finalists in the running to be the best installation in the Air Force.While first place narrowly eluded the Liberty Airmen, their efforts earned them $400,000 in second-place prize money and the opportunity to decide how it would be

  • U.S. Ambassador to Iceland visits Airmen in Keflavik

    The U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland visited Airmen of the 871st Air Expeditionary Squadron deployed to Keflavik, Iceland, as part of the Icelandic Air Surveillance and Policing mission May 4.During his visit, Ambassador Robert Barber met with Airmen, watched an F-15C Eagle training

  • First-ever Air National Guard European TSP arrives in Bulgaria

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander spoke to U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen and local community leaders about the U.S. Air Force's first European Theater Security Package of F-15C Eagles deployed to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, near Plovdiv, Bulgaria, May 11, 2015.U.S. Air Force

  • SecAF visits Incirlik, meets Airmen

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with Airmen and visited facilities at the 39th Air Base Wing, here May 6.James, the 23rd SecAF, hosted a base-wide all-call where she addressed multiple concerns Airmen might have about the increasing mission tempo, taking care of Airmen and

  • Building bombs, camraderie

    Aircrew from the 492nd Fighter Squadron participated in a munitions immersion event with the 48th Munitions Squadron to build low-level, laser-guided bombs, May 4."The concept of the bomb-build immersion was to provide the aircrew participants with a cradle-to-grave understanding of the weapons they

  • MAROON EXCAVATOR: Wing inspection

    Airmen with the 31st Fighter Wing honed their operational skills during inspection MAROON EXCAVATOR, May 4-8, 2015. During the inspection, several scenarios tested the wing's ability to respond to emergency situations. Each scenario allowed inspection teams to accurately analyze each unit's