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  • ‘RUfit?’ jumpstarts resiliency, overall fitness

    'RUfit?' officially rolls out Oct. 1 across bases in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to focus Airmen on a culture of balanced, holistic health.Being mentally, physically, socially and spiritually fit can help Airmen, civilians and their families cope with the strain of daily life and recover when

  • Liberty Airmen present flags at Wembley Stadium

    Underneath the lights at Wembley Stadium in London, approximately 100 48th Fighter Wing Airmen proudly held the flags of both the United States and the United Kingdom on Sept. 28 to kickoff the first of three international series football games this season.The first 2014 NFL game at Wembley Stadium

  • 100th LRS Airman 'pools' resources, ideas to save environment

    The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels flight has a very dangerous job involving a flammable substance -- fuel. They ensure it's safely transported to aircraft and certain government-owned vehicles.Second Lt. Evan Tilton from Shawnee, Oklahoma, is the 100th LRS Fuels Flight commander and his

  • Storm blows through Incirlik

    Two severe weather storm cells collided over Adana, Turkey Sept. 27 and forced a wall of wind across the base here, leaving tons of debris in its wake.The storm brought heavy rain and gale-force winds which up-rooted trees from the ground, aluminum siding from structures and left debris covering

  • Innovation by air traffic control tower team saves money

    Coming together is something the Air Force takes pride in. Especially, when coming together promotes innovation and saves money. The Lajes Field air traffic control tower did just that when a new radar was installed in December of 2013. With that new radar, the Standard Terminal Automation

  • 100th LRS commander's secretary gives insight into role

    "It's always stressful to start a new job," said Monika Skor, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander's secretary from Kysucke Nove Mesto, Slovakia.For Skor, this is her first job working on a military installation, and English is not her native tongue."This is my second language, and the

  • A 'Day in the Life' at the largest U.S. Air Base in Europe

    With 680,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen on duty around the globe today delivering speed, range, flexibility, precision and payloads, effectively showing others what that looks like can be a challenge.To deliver on this challenge, the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base,

  • MSG Airmen sharpen readiness skills

    In order to ensure Airmen stay Forward, Ready, Now, more than 130 48th Mission Support Group Airmen participated in a three-day field training exercise Sept. 17-19."One of the things we were doing out here was building team morale and cohesiveness between the different units, bringing everybody