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  • Turkish students visit base facilities

    With wide eyes and smiling faces, Turkish students from the 10th Tanker Base Child Development Center, visited the 39th Force Support Squadron fabric care facility and the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department Feb. 27 and March 6, here. The children received a tour of the entire dry cleaning

  • USAFE commander visits Team Aviano

    Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Air Forces Africa commander along with USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Chief Master Sgt. James Davis, visited Team Aviano during a two-day orientation, March 5 and 6, marking their first visit to the base since taking command. During the visit, they met with

  • Additional Airmen, aircraft to support NATO policing mission in Baltics

    The 48th Fighter Wing has sent additional aircraft and personnel to support NATO's air policing mission in Lithuania, at the request of U.S. allies in the Baltics.Six F-15C Eagles departed RAF Lakenheath and two KC-135 Stratotankers carrying more than 60 Airmen departed RAF Mildenhall March 6.Nearly

  • Step Up, Step In: Spiritual fitness makes life worth living

    To increase Airmen resiliency, the Air Force has adapted a culture of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, helping instill four pillars of standards to ensure Airmen are "fit to fight" across the board in four separate categories--mental, physical, social and spiritual. Most people correlate spirituality

  • Logistics Airmen 'march' to honor fallen chief

    Airmen from the 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron honored unit heritage and a fallen chief master sergeant during a physical training session here, Feb 28. The formation run, known as 'Eddie's March', honored Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Speight, formerly of the 65th Supply Squadron at Lajes Field.

  • Mission Spotlight: Real life Shaggy and Scooby-Doo

    "I get to come to work every day and hang out with my best friend," said Staff Sgt. Rodreques Boyd of the 80-pound German Sheppard he works beside.Comparing the K-9 to the likes and size of "Scooby-Doo," Boyd and his partner, Nado, are a part of the 31st Security Forces Squadron military working dog

  • NATO air commander visits US, Greek training operations

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa and Allied Air Command visited Souda Air Base, Greece, to witness multinational training between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces Feb. 28. Gen. Frank Gorenc's visit marked the end of flight operations for the flying training