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  • Unified Airmen: Lajes formation run brings wing together

    The 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field held a wing formation run here, March 7. The formation run - a recurring, quarterly event - reminds Lajes Airmen of the wing's focus areas: discipline, readiness and unity. Squadrons assembled in formation and performed calisthenics and warm-up exercises prior

  • Logistics Airmen 'march' to honor fallen chief

    Airmen from the 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron honored unit heritage and a fallen chief master sergeant during a physical training session here, Feb 28. The formation run, known as 'Eddie's March', honored Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Speight, formerly of the 65th Supply Squadron at Lajes Field.

  • Mission Spotlight: Real life Shaggy and Scooby-Doo

    "I get to come to work every day and hang out with my best friend," said Staff Sgt. Rodreques Boyd of the 80-pound German Sheppard he works beside.Comparing the K-9 to the likes and size of "Scooby-Doo," Boyd and his partner, Nado, are a part of the 31st Security Forces Squadron military working dog

  • NATO air commander visits US, Greek training operations

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa and Allied Air Command visited Souda Air Base, Greece, to witness multinational training between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces Feb. 28. Gen. Frank Gorenc's visit marked the end of flight operations for the flying training

  • Newcomers arrive at Incirlik

    Airmen from the 728th Air Mobility Squadron Passenger Terminal play a key role in processing hundreds of passengers weekly that travel through the base. The 728th AMS consists of three flights: maintenance, aerial port and air mobility command and control center. The unit provides strategic, theater

  • Romanian transit center celebrates major milestone

    The Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Passenger Transit Center celebrated a major milestone with a ceremony here Feb. 28 to mark the attainment of full operational capability.Maj. Gen. John R. O'Connor, the commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Laurian

  • Survey affects utility allowances

    The Defense Travel Management Office will conduct an Overseas Housing Allowance Utility Expenses Survey March 1 through 31, 2014, to identify how much money servicemembers spent last year for utilities.All service members, regardless of service affiliation, who reside in off-post housing in Germany