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  • Training underway in Souda Bay

    Fourteen F-16 Fighting Falcons from Aviano Air Base, Italy, one KC-135 Stratotanker from the Arizona Air National Guard’s 161st Air Refueling Wing and 280 Airmen deployed to Souda Bay, Greece to train with Greece’s Hellenic air force for a flying training deployment, scheduled from Jan. 20 to Feb.

  • Walk a mile in the boots of a maintainer

    A bitter wind chases flurries of frost across the flightline, weaving around aircraft and stinging the faces of those who stand in its way. While many Airmen are still asleep in their beds, the Airmen of the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are already awake and reporting for duty.The first stop

  • Contracting offices meet to create efficiencies

    Civilian and military defense contracting representatives gathered on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017, to discuss issues surrounding the U.S. contracting community in Europe.

  • Airmen, F-16s train in Souda Bay

    From Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, the 31st Fighter Wing's 555th Fighter Squadron and Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing are participating in a Flying Training Deployment to Souda Bay, Greece. Fourteen F-16 Fighting Falcons, one KC-135 Stratotanker and 280 Airmen are partnering with their

  • Aviano Airmen perform fuel phase inspection

    Airmen from the 31st Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Fuel Systems flight performed a phase inspection on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Aviano Air Base, Italy on Jan. 18, 2017.

  • USAFE: yesterday, today, tomorrow

    From the creation of Eighth Air Force in 1942 to Operation Atlantic Resolve in 2017, U.S. Air Forces in Europe has answered the call to service for 75 years.USAFE’s 75th anniversary is Jan. 19, but the command will celebrate the diamond anniversary of the U.S. Air Force presence in Europe on Jan.

  • Best of the best: 31 AMXS load crews compete for title

    Nine Airmen from the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron participated in an annual weapons load crew competition at Aviano Air Base, Italy on Jan. 6, 2016. The three, 3-person teams were judged on their job knowledge, dress and appearance, and munitions load performance.