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  • Mrs. Paula Roy tours Lakenheath

    Paula Roy, wife of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, visited the 48th Fighter Wing for the first time March 13, 2012.During her visit, Mrs. Roy wanted to find out what makes families here strong and resilient."Every family is different, but some of the things that make an Air Force

  • NATO allies synch communication through Link 16

    The Turkish and U.S. air forces successfully synched a communication system together during the bilateral training exercise Anatolian Falcon 2012 here March 13.Link 16 is a communication network developed to integrate signal detection into a data transfer shared among all members of the

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Roy visits 48th Fighter Wing

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy arrived here March 13, 2012 to visit with Liberty Wing Airmen.The visit was his first to bases in the United Kingdom.The first Airmen to meet the CMSAF were members of the 48th Security Forces Squadron and 48th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance

  • CMSAF visits with 501st Airmen

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy spoke to Airmen of the 501st Combat Support Wing and observed how the wing supports its mission partners during a site visit to RAF Croughton March 12. This visit was the first opportunity for Chief Roy and his wife Paula to see some of the capabilities

  • CMSAF visits RAF Mildenhall, paves way forward

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force visited RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath March 13, to discuss important Air Force topics with Airmen.CMSAF James Roy visited several locations on both bases and said he was impressed by the professionalism of Airmen."When you enter the gate at both bases,

  • Inaugural African Partership Flight Soars

    U.S. Air Forces Africa Airmen participated in the opening ceremony of the inaugural African Partnership Flight event March 12 at Air Force Base Accra, Ghana.The event, hosted by the Ghanaian Air Force, is a two-week, military-to-military multilateral and regional engagement designed to improve

  • Burundi Air Force members visits Ramstein

    Four members from the Burundi air force visited here March 5 through 9 to get the U.S. Air Force point of view on staying safe.The four lieutenant colonels were invited to Ramstein by the U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Embassy to Burundi, to familiarize them with the airfield, ground and

  • Tops in Blue selects Spangdahlem Airmen for 2012 touring season

    An Airman from the 606th Air Control Squadron here recently earned a position with the Air Force's premiere entertainment touring group. Airman 1st Class Jessica Pitts, 606th ACS cyber systems operations apprentice, leaves March 17 to join Tops in Blue for the group's 2012 touring season.The Tops in

  • Lajes members pay it forward

    Imagine standing in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and watching your 3-month-old baby boy take his last breath. Not only are you now mourning the loss of your child, but you're faced with covering the cost of $7,000 in funeral arrangements.Unfortunately, this was a reality for Master Sgts. Jason and