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  • RUfit? Airmen Ethos program soars

    Over the last six months the Airmen Ethos program at Lajes has been hugely successful. A variety of programs have been offered ranging from nutrition to investing."It (the Airmen Ethos program) has become a great resource for Lajes Airmen and civilians to find classes to better themselves through

  • Making the cut: The surgical team

    Question, scrub, wash, set, prep, drape, brief, cut, stitch and clean up.It sounds simple when general surgery is broken down into several verbs, but the truth is, there's a group of Airmen with a particular set of skills and decades of education in charge of ensuring the safety, comfort and health

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA recognizes 2014's Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    During the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa annual awards ceremony here March 5, Gen. Frank Gorenc, USAFE-AFAFRICA commander, and Chief Master Sgt. James E. Davis, USAFE-AFAFRICA command chief, recognized the best Airmen in the command for 2014.The awards recognize Airmen for superior

  • Bishop visit strengthens Incirlik's spiritual resiliency

    Being stationed overseas away from family, friends and the comforts of home can take a toll on Airmen and their families', which is why Incirlik Air Base provides the needed resources to ensure the overall resiliency of Team Incirlik.In support of Incirik's spiritual resiliency needs, the auxiliary

  • 100th LRS Airman ensures aircraft quick turn

    Everyone who joins the Air Force may have a different reason to do so, but the new life they receive could allow new Airmen endless possibilities.For Airman 1st Class Daniel Lingefelt, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels fixed facilities journeyman from Pendleton, South Carolina, it was because

  • Overseas Housing Allowance survey

    U.S. Army Europe is asking service members in Germany who are residing off-post in privately leased or rental housing to take part in the annual housing survey. The survey is instrumental in ensuring accurate housing allowance rates for military families living off post.This survey is critical for

  • Blown away

    Growing up in one of the most dangerous cities in America, Senior Airman Jonathan Thompson wasn't expected to live until 18 ... then a hurricane changed his life forever.Thompson was raised, surrounded by tumultuous violence, in the St. Thomas projects of New Orleans."It was a place where arguments

  • Step Up, Step In: What is a line of duty determination?

    During the last five years the Air Force notified the families of 232 Airmen that their son or daughter died.Although most anyone can tell you the military can be a dangerous job and being put in harm's way is often just part of the commitment, the most disturbing part about that statistic is 212 of