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  • Marines begin reintegration through Air Force Deployment Transition Center

    Though Marines are legendary for coming by land and by sea, more than 100 of them arrived by air here April 27 for a brief stay at the Air Force Deployment Transition Center.On their way home from Helmand Province in Afghanistan, the Marines of the 1st Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company from Camp

  • Lajes Airman receives DOD Image Award

    An Airman here received a Department of Defense award on behalf of the Air Force for doing what she loves best - volunteering and helping others.Tech. Sgt. Shari Owoh, 65th Air Base Wing protocol office, was recognized as the Air Force recipient of the 2011 DOD National Image Meritorious Service

  • Travel web site helps determine risks when planning events

    Returning from deployment, getting ready for marriage, a promotion and three-day weekends are just some of the occasions in which Airmen take the time to plan and schedule everything between simple and extravagant leave.Planning for a good time on leave is not only limited to the destination,

  • EPA awards Aviano clinic second Energy Star

    The 31st Medical Group was recently awarded its second Energy Star by the Environmental Protection Agency, making the Aviano Air Base clinic the "greenest" in the Air Force.To qualify for the Energy Star, a building must earn 75 or more points on the EPA's 100-point performance scale, indicating

  • Training for the worst, one breath at a time

    Aircrews flying the skies over Ramstein see the best views of Europe, get places the fastest and have what many consider the coolest jobs the Air Force can offer. But having those special roles comes with risk that most people with two feet on the ground have never heard of.Hypoxia, by definition,

  • CJTF Chaplain celebrates Holy Week with deployed personnel

    During his visit to various units around East Africa, Chaplain (U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel) David Terrinoni celebrated Christian Holy Week with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel beginning with a Palm Sunday service on April 17.Terrinoni, who is the CJTF HOA

  • Alconbury to Aviano: Taking care of the family during increased ops

    The fast pace of world events and military support can result in military members being called to deploy on short notice, but when asked for volunteers, two civilians from the 423rd Force Support Squadron stepped up.Christine Kaleikini and Natasha Matthews both volunteered to go to Aviano Air Base,