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  • "Norway important Ally safeguarding northern NATO skies"

    Commander Allied Air Command, General Tod Wolters, had the opportunity for a comprehensive visit to Norway from Feb 7 to 9. Following meetings with the Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Erik Gustavson and a tour of the Norwegian Defence Staff situation centre in Oslo, Chief of the

  • New defense account system rolls out in USAFE

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe financial managers, resource advisors, and contracting officers will soon be transitioning to the Air Force’s new accounting system, the Defense Enterprise Accounting and Management System.

  • Air Force Sports calls for USAFE Airmen swimming teams

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- Air Force Sports is accepting applications for its 2018 Headquarters Allied Air Command men’s and women’s swimming teams. Training camp is set May 25 - 27, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

  • 3rd Air Force command team visits Incirlik AB

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, speaks to Airmen assigned to the 39th Security Forces Squadron following a readiness exercise at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Feb. 9, 2018. Clark observed the exercise and lauded troops for their ability to respond quickly in the event

  • Bloody Hundredth supports TSP, refuels F-16s

    Four U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker, and four Swedish air force JAS 39 Gripens flew together during aerial refueling training in Swedish airspace, Feb. 8, 2018.The F-16s are operating from Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of a Theater Security Package in

  • Wild English weather no match for Mildenhall forecasters

    England’s weather can be quite challenging during this time of year, with its strong winds, thick fog and heavy rains. The 100th Operations Support Squadron’s weather flight on RAF Mildenhall conquers the weather by providing the pilots with the most accurate, up-to-date weather forecasts before

  • USAF, British Army engineers dig dirt, develop interoperability

    Three Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron pavement and equipment flight joined forces with British Army airborne engineers for a week of airfield damage repair training at Rock Barracks, Woodbridge, Jan. 22 - 26, 2018.The British Army soldiers from the 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment, based

  • Airmen save missing child, sharpen interoperability

    Recently, an 822nd Expeditionary Base Defense Squadron security forces patrol team collaborated with local military members to rescue a two-year-old girl, after being notified by local villagers that she was lost near Nigerien Air Base 201.“She simply wandered away from the village in the late

  • Air Force C-130s, Airmen deploy to Portugal for Real Thaw 18

    Approximately 50 Airmen and two C-130H3 Hercules assigned to the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, arrived at Monte Real Air Base, Portugal to, participate in Real Thaw 18, a Portuguese-led exercise.The annual two-week exercise includes armed forces from multiple nations to