U.S., Polish military enhance partnerships through training

Airmen from Team Ramstein traveled to the 33rd Air Base in Powidz, Poland, Feb. 4 to 12 for a joint training mission with Polish military forces.More than 60 Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing participated in the week-long off-site training aimed at sharing

USAFE directors visit Incirlik Airmen, introduce new AF system

Maj. Gen. Jack Egginton, U.S. Air Forces in Europe director of Air and Space Operations, and Brig. Gen. John Cooper, USAFE director of Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, visited here Feb. 10-11.The USAFE directors had the opportunity to tour Incirlik facilities and talk directly to

Airmen assist in AF-wide missile modification

Members of the 86th Munitions Squadron here recently assisted a Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile team in a weeklong project of modifying several missiles as part of an Air Force-wide initiative.Lockheed Martin Corporation, developer of the missiles, dispatched a team to work the issue at

USAFE hybrid class begins

Hybrid technology is beginning to leave its footprint, but only to reduce the carbon footprints left on the world.This newly sparked green technology has only recently started to spread from neighborhood garages to military installations, to include Spangdahlem Air Base.Just two months after the

Military members provide support to local wildlife effort

About 50 members of Team Mildenhall said "no" to sleeping in Feb. 12 and instead decided to do something for their community. "Go Wild in Newmarket," a local all-volunteer wildlife group founded in 2008, aims to create wild spaces and pockets of woodland in residential areas. To this end, they have

Check Six hits a high note with local crowd

USAFE commander, command chief to Incirlik Airmen: You are critical to the mission

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. David Williamson, USAFE command chief, visited Incirlik Air Base Feb. 2-4, to meet with Airmen to see the inner workings of the 39th Air Base Wing."The things you do to build relationships with this country and the

Efficiencies, balance main focuses of FY12 budget

Air Force officials said despite a reduction in the top line request, combat capabilities and balance will remain focal points in the Air Force's portion of the president's fiscal 2012 budget presented here Feb 14.The total Air Force budget request for FY12 is $166.3 billion, down from $170.8

Spangdahlem AB named best Air Force installation

Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz announced Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, as the 2011 Installation Excellence Award recipient Feb. 15. The base will receive $1 million for quality-of-life improvements."Congratulations to every Saber -

Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career

A recent spate of incidents involving service members abusing the herbal mixture "spice" has prompted uniformed service leaders to stress the ramifications of using the drug and other prohibited substances, officials said here Feb 11. Marketed and sold as incense, and closely resembling potpourri,