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  • Exercise Tonnerre Lightning 14-1: Refining the language of war

    British, French, and U.S. Airmen wrapped up the inaugural Exercise Tonnerre Lightning 14-1 here and other operating locations Friday. The tri-lateral exercise, which replicates a coalition response to a contingency operation, developed as a method for the U.S., the United Kingdom and France's air

  • African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 concludes

    African Partnership Flight Angola 2014 came to a close after a full week of events including Airmen from the Angolan, U.S. and Zambian air forces, March 28. U.S. participants included Airmen from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, as well as the 818th Mobility Support Advisory Squadron

  • Water survival training provides life-saving skills for aircrew

    As a mayday signal crackled over the radio, thunder sounded, rain poured down heavily and 6-foot waves crashed in their faces, aircrew from Team Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath's Liberty Wing battled their way through water, slowly making their way over to a life raft rocking back and forth in the

  • Training continues, pilots reunite in Poland

    Two F-16 Fighting Falcon captains walked out to the flightline, joking and reminiscing about their days spent at undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. -- embracing the opportunity to train together once again, this time in the skies over Poland.Capt. Jordan Wilkie, 555th

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA commander talks force management at NATO base

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander visited the 470th Air Base Squadron at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, March 24, 2014.The visit gave Gen. Frank Gorenc a chance to experience firsthand the squadron's community and mission of supporting the NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning

  • USAFE Band supports African Partnership Flight

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band rock ensemble, Touch n' Go is playing concerts at multiple venues here throughout the duration of African Partnership Flight Angola 2014. African Partnership Flight is a collaborative learning environment designed to help the U.S. and regional partner air forces in

  • ESD portal helps Airmen solve issues, find solutions

    The Air Force's Enterprise Service Desk has developed some new self-help tools that are now available to help answer and resolve basic network issues and questions.The site is accessible through the AF portal with the use of a members' common access card by searching "ESD portal." From there, Airmen

  • Airmen destroy BLAC ICE

    The 435th Contingency Response Group recently joined security forces from Turkey, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for a training course on tactical leadership.Battlefield Leaders Assaulter Course, Integrated Combat Essentials -- or BLAC ICE course -- was conducted March 3 through March 13 on

  • Maintenance Airmen encompass Forward, Ready, Now

    With a designated flightline office space, the self-proclaimed "quiet professionals" from the 31st Fighter Wing are continuing to support the 555th Fighter Squadron, both of Aviano Air Base, Italy, during their participation in an international training mission hosted by the Polish air force here.