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  • USAFE commander visits Izmir

    Gen. Mark A Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, speaks with Airmen from the 425th Air Base Squadron at the Izmir Collocated Club, March 8, 2011 in Izmir, Turkey. General Welsh visited the unit to gain insight into how its members accomplish its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tanju

  • Carpathian Spring 2011 kicks off in Romania

    More than 70 U.S. Airmen and Soldiers headed to Romania March 14, officially marking the kick-off of Carpathian Spring 2011. The weeklong annual exercise was designed to strengthen the partnership between the U.S. and Romanian air forces, while also enhancing their individual capabilities through

  • 4th ASOS leads joint pre-deployment exercise

    Members of the 4th Air Support Operations Squadron, along with members from the U.K. Air Support Operations Center and the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in a week-long exercise March 7 through 11, in preparation for an upcoming deployment.The 4th ASOS, which is part of

  • Moody maintainers get en route Warthogs combat-ready at Lajes

    When Airmen from the 23rd Maintenance Group got word that some of Moody's A-10C Thunderbolt IIs on the way downrange needed support en route, they spent the next 72 hours preparing.Airmen from various squadrons within the group were at Lajes Field, Azores, only days after the request came through

  • Liberty Wing pays tribute to fallen Airman

    More than 500 Airmen and family members gathered in Hangar 7 here March 11 to honor the memory of Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden.Airman Alden, a 48th Security Forces senior patrolman, was killed March 2 in a shooting at Frankfurt International Airport.The service painted a picture of a devoted man

  • Air Force C-12 transits Lajes

    A U.S. Air Force C-12 Huron from Islamabad, Pakistan, visited Lajes Field to refuel during a mission to Canada. During the short overnight stay at Lajes, Airmen at Lajes provided the support usually given to smaller aircraft trying to make it across the Atlantic. Its crewmembers also bedded down at

  • KMC remembers, celebrates fallen Airman

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community and local host nation leadership gathered to pay respect to one of their own during a memorial ceremony in Hangar 3 here today.Members from throughout the KMC joined the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron to bid farewell to Airman 1st Class Zachary R.

  • USAFE band visits DODDS-E schools

    Approximately 300 students overflowed from the gymnasium bleachers at the Hohenfels Middle and High School, waving their hands in the air and tapping their feet as they watched the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band Touch 'n Go perform March 8. Touch 'n Go is travelling throughout Bavaria performing at