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  • 425th ABS, NATO members bring smiles to kids at a children's hospital

    Servicemembers from the 425th Air Base Squadron and NATO, along with local national volunteers from the Izmir civilian community, reached out to an Izmir, Turkey children's hospital Dec. 23.The volunteers handed out toys and books to more than 180 children who were being treated in the different

  • Medal of Honor recipient visits Aviano

    U.S. Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Sgt. Dakota Meyer, spoke to Aviano members on the last leg on his tour of overseas and deployed bases, Dec. 30, here.Meyer received the military's highest honor, Sept. 15, 2011, for personally evacuating 12 friendly wounded and providing cover for another 24

  • Incirlik Airmen bring cheer to hearing-impaired Turkish children

    Members of Team Incirlik threw a holiday party for 20 hearing-impaired Turkish children at Seyhan Isitme elementary school Dec. 26, in Adana, Turkey.The event was the third of its kind at the school in as many years. It was organized by the Incirlik Protestant Men of Chapel group, and was attended

  • 352nd SOG exercises at RAF Fairford

    The 352nd Special Operations Group conducted an exercise with six aircraft and about 130 Airmen from Dec. 9-12, 2013, on Royal Air Force Fairford, England. The exercise enabled the 352nd SOG to practice and evaluate their ability to efficiently forward deploy their newest assets, the CV-22 Osprey

  • LQA Update: All submitted debt waivers approved

    Twenty-seven more living quarters allowance debt waivers were approved in full for affected civilian employees assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.According to the USAFE-AFAFRICA personnel division, all 43 full debt waivers submitted to date were approved by the Department of

  • Team Aviano donates more than 800 presents to local Italian community

    Since Dec. 19, more than 800 donated gifts have been distributed by 31st Fighter Wing Airmen and a local motorcycle club, to children in the local Italian community.This year, Airmen donated gifts to children, ages 3 to 5 years old, through a campaign known as 'Toys for Tots'. The donations lasted

  • Team effort brings together successful simulator upgrade

    The 488th Intelligence Squadron is undergoing upgrading its flight simulator for its RC-135 Rivet Joint aircrew, and it's teamwork that's making this venture a success.Service members, civilians and contractors from RAF Mildenhall's 488th IS, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron and 100th Communications

  • Mobility Airmen ready and responsive anytime, anywhere

    As the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela drew the world's attention to the African continent, mobility Airmen raced against the clock to ensure President Obama's security, communications, and mission support was in place.Within days those would become part of an international