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  • 100th OSS Airman acts as wingman, helps save man in trouble

    A staff sergeant from the 100th Operations Support Squadron received an Air Force Achievement Medal here Jan. 25, after his quick thinking and selfless actions helped possibly save the life of a British man.Jeffrey Thomas, 100th OSS Airfield Management operations supervisor, from Charleston,

  • U.S. planes deliver French troops to Mali

    ISTRES, France - The U.S. Air Force delivered on its promise to Paris by delivering French troops via airlift to Bamako, Mali, Jan. 21.The first C-17 Globemaster III from Dover Air Force Base, Del., took off from here and landed in Bamako Monday afternoon and delivered more than 80,000 pounds of

  • 2013 USAFE - AFAFRICA Youth of the Year Announced

    Xavier R. Thompson from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, has been named the 2013 U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE - AFAFRICA) Youth of the Year. Son of MSgt Timothy and Georgia Thompson, Xavier attends Lakenheath High School where he maintains a 3.5 GPA. He is

  • Spangdahlem, Ramstein replace antenna

    Airmen from the 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron here traveled north to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany during icy road conditions to assist the 52nd Communications Squadron replace a malfunctioning Tactical Air Navigation System Jan. 16. The TACAN antenna is a beacon for fighter and heavy

  • AFPC directs changes to evaluations

    U.S. Air Force officials recently updated Air Force Instruction 36-2406,  Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Systems. The changes were directed by the Air Force Personnel Center headquarters and went into effect Jan. 2. While most of the program remains unchanged, there are important updates Airmen of

  • IA wins AF award

    The Air Force Information Dominance Outstanding Information Assurance Element went to the 86th Airlift Wing Information Assurance Office Jan. 7.This is the first time members of the wing IA office have won the award. They competed against members of every base and detachment in the Air Force with an

  • US Postal Service announces new prices and services for 2013

    Effective Jan. 27, 2013, the price for first-class mail single-piece letters will increase by a penny. A 46 cent first-class forever stamp will allow customers to mail letters to any location in the United States. The first forever stamp went on sale in April 2007 and featured an image of the