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  • KC-135s support French mission in Mali

    A detachment from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England, operating from a forward deployed location, has completed aerial refueling mission in support of French Operations in Mali.The first roughly 10-hour mission, during the daytime, gave the aircrew the opportunity to see the land

  • 81st FS inactivation announced

    Spangdahlem Air Base's 81st Fighter Squadron is scheduled to inactivate this year as a result of the overall U.S. defense budget cuts. The 81 FS inactivation became official upon the termination of the Continuing Resolution provision that prohibited the "retirement, divestiture, realignment and

  • Lajes Field Airmen offload 220K gallons of fuel, keep mission going

    Members of the 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Civil Engineer Squadron and civilian contractors, worked together to offload 220K gallons of unleaded fuel that is vital to ensuring the effectiveness of Lajes Field's aircraft refueling mission at Praia Bay, Jan. 29. When the Madeiro Valleta fuel

  • 480th Fighter Squadron tackles both Red, Green Flags

    Pilots, maintainers, support people and F-16 Fighting Falcons from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, are participating in both Red Flag 13-2 and Green Flag 13-3 until Feb. 1. This is the first time the 480th Fighter Squadron has participated in both flag exercises at the same time.The 480th FS is

  • Search continues for missing pilot

    U.S. and Italian search teams are continuing efforts in the Adriatic Sea to find and rescue a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who was declared missing during a nighttime training mission Jan. 28.Capt. Lucas Gruenther, 31st Fighter Wing chief of flight safety, was conducting a training sortie in an F-16

  • Recovered debris thought to be wreckage of missing aircraft

    Italian search teams have recovered debris in the Adriatic Sea believed to belong to an F-16 Fighting Falcon which went missing during a nighttime training mission Jan. 28.The fighter jet, assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, was performing a training mission when the base lost contact with the pilot

  • Search and rescue effort continues for missing aircraft

    U.S. military officials are coordinating search and rescue efforts with Italian military and civilian teams following the loss of communication with an Aviano F-16 fighter jet Monday evening.The aircraft, assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, was performing a training mission over the Adriatic Sea when

  • 5K for a cause-Incirlik supports victims of Sandy Hook tragedy

    As a tribute to the 26 children and staff members killed Dec. 14, 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., members of the Incirlik community participated in a 5K memorial run Jan. 26.More than 100 people attended the event, which was sponsored by the Starlight Chapter of the Order