News Search

  • Harlem Globetrotters electrify Saber Nation with 91-78 victory

    Their team has dazzled millions of spectators in scores of countries for more than eight decades; their honorary ranks include league legends, gold medal athletes, statesmen and a pope; and they've even saved the day on TV alongside the crews of The Mystery Machine and S.S. Minnow. But for one game,

  • Short winter days bring SAD season for some

    The change in weather and sunlight has brought something slightly more oppressive than a slight case of the blues for some Airmen this year. A condition known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, affects mood changes on a seasonal basis and for most, it begins in the winter months and ends in

  • Ukrainian Verification Agency inspects Spangdahlem

    A group of Ukrainian inspectors visited Spangdahlem Air Base Dec. 5, 2013, in order to determine compliance with the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty. While here, the Ukrainians had the option to look at various authorized facilities across the base to verify that the base did not exceed

  • Maintainers adapt to situation in Israel

    Maintainers from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, used innovation and flexibility to ensure mission success during the first-ever Israeli Blue Flag exercise. Blue Flag, which took place Nov. 24-28, was a multinational aerial warfare training exercise hosted by the Israeli air force and included

  • Introducing "Troops on Trash"

    Airmen participated in the first "Troops on Trash" event Nov. 30, walking from Aviano Air Base's North Gate to South Gate, approximately three miles, collecting trash and separating glass, paper, aluminum and cardboard into separate trash bags. Team Aviano adopted the "Troops on Trash" initiative to

  • KC-135 brings force extension to Iceland

    The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron and the KC-135 Stratotanker deployed from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, make up an important part of the 48th Air Expeditionary Group here in Iceland.The 48th AEG has been conducting air surveillance and policing missions as a part of the North

  • Pave Hawks dodge radar threats

    In the early morning darkness and below-freezing temperatures of northern England, most people wouldn't be caught outside of their heated homes; however, Airmen from the 56th Rescue Squadron and 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aren't like most people.In fact, these Airmen spent a week in the