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  • 8th ASOS hosts first joint coalition jump week

    Airmen from the 8th Air Support Operations Squadron welcomed the U.S. Army 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Italian Army paratroopers for a joint coalition operations week hosted at Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 21-25.This was the first time the 8th ASOS hosted the training. More than 1,400

  • Spice is not so nice: Chemicals used in fake pot under federal control

    In January 2009, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe prohibited service members within the command from using intoxicating substances other than alcohol. This prohibition included salvia divinorum, inhalants, and an herbal chemical mixture commonly known as "spice." A USAFE guidance

  • Incirlik Airmen fuel Operation Odyssey Dawn

    When four Qatari Mirage F-1s and one C-17 Globemaster III landed at Incirlik Air Base March 25, the Petroleum, Oil and Lubricants flight sprung into action to help get the aircraft to their final destination.The 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron POL flight here refueled the Qatari aircraft in

  • ANG, Reserve Airmen contribute to Operation Odyssey Dawn

    In response to the recent conflict in Libya, approximately 50 Air National Guardsmen and Air Force Reservists joined forces with their active duty counterparts and coalition partners to run the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center here.The 603rd, in partnership with the 617th AOC, controls all the

  • Total Force supports Odyssey Dawn

    Aircraft and Airmen from more than 10 bases across the Air Force have united to form the 313th Air Expeditionary Wing here.The wing formed in 72 hours after the start of Operation Odyssey Dawn, a mission to enforce a no-fly zone put in place to protect the civilian population of Libya.The first unit

  • Food for 500

    Hundreds of Airmen have arrived here to support Operation Odyssey Dawn, and they are all hungry.The dining facility has progressed from serving 450 meals a day to 1,600 since the start of the operation, which is a no-fly zone set up to protect the civilian population of Libya.To support this

  • Quick set up for Operation Odyssey Dawn

    The Air Terminal Operations Center here normally saw four to five sorties each day.Recently however, they've seen 15 to 20 flights, all of which must be serviced in some way and offload cargo and passengers or take them on board. The flights are in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn, a no-fly zone

  • RAF Mildenhall tankers support coalition operations

    On a crisp, crystal clear March night, the sight and sound of several F-15E Strike Eagles taking off in the distance from RAF Lakenheath, disturbed the calm. The F-15s circled the airspace above the base, like a hunter patiently stalking its prey. Luckily, the F-15s didn't have to wait long; soon