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  • Lajes Post Office wins 2013 Information Dominance Air Force award

    The 65th Communications Squadron Postal Service team was recently awarded the Information Dominance Air Force Outstanding Small Postal Facility Award for 2013."This award recognizes military post offices for superior performance and professional excellence while managing and providing a full range

  • Commentary: Redefining self - victim to survivor

    Editor's note: "The author of this commentary is being kept anonymous due to privacy concerns."Trust is a valuable asset in our Air Force. To me it is the cornerstone to our core values.Throughout our military education we are taught to trust our fellow Airmen. We build a foundation around that

  • Airmen's identities released following fatal USAF helicopter crash

    Capt. Christopher S. Stover, Capt. Sean M. Ruane, Tech. Sgt. Dale E. Mathews, and SSgt Afton M. Ponce were the HH-60G aircrew members killed in a crash on the Norfolk coast Tuesday evening.An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter carries a four-person aircrew - a pilot, co-pilot, and two special mission

  • Gen. Gorenc statement on 3rd Air Force Commander's retirement

    Statement from General Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander:"After more than 32 years of honorable service to the nation, Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin has requested to retire. This is his personal decision and I regrettably support it. Craig is an honorable man and

  • 3rd Air Force Commander requests retirement

    Statement from Lieutenant General Craig A. Franklin, 3rd Air Force commander:"After much consideration and discussion with my family, I am retiring from the Air Force. In the last 10 months as the Commander of Third Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, my judgment has been questioned publicly

  • USAF helicopter crashes on Norfolk coast

    A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed at about 6 p.m. today near Salthouse on the Norfolk coast. The aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, was on a low-level training mission when the crash occurred. The conditions of the four crew members are unknown at this time.As soon as

  • Challenges never stop as Air Force officer clocks up 20 '13s' in 2013

    To those who know him, Lt. Col. Chris Bennett, the former 100th Operations Support Squadron commander, isn't just a runner - he's a running machine. While many dedicated runners run regularly, some may take a break every now and then. But not Bennett.Not only has the Houston, Alaska, native and the

  • Famed scientist, author visits RAF Lakenheath

    On the afternoon of Dec. 29, 2013, Royal Air Force Lakenheath received a surprise and impromptu visit from a member of the local community and a famed figure in the global scientific community. Preceding the unexpected visit, RAF Sqn. Ldr. Jerry Neild, RAF commander, received a late-night call - an

  • Incirlik reviews 2013 - a year in photos

    Even though the calendar reads 2014, the 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs office has reached into the photo archives to offer everyone a final look at life at Incirlik Air Base in 2013. Incirlik Airmen participated in many events throughout the year and hundreds of photos were taken, but here are a