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  • Efficiencies, balance main focuses of FY12 budget

    Air Force officials said despite a reduction in the top line request, combat capabilities and balance will remain focal points in the Air Force's portion of the president's fiscal 2012 budget presented here Feb 14.The total Air Force budget request for FY12 is $166.3 billion, down from $170.8

  • Spangdahlem AB named best Air Force installation

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz announced Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, as the 2011 Installation Excellence Award recipient Feb. 15. The base will receive $1 million for quality-of-life improvements."Congratulations to every Saber -

  • Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career

    A recent spate of incidents involving service members abusing the herbal mixture "spice" has prompted uniformed service leaders to stress the ramifications of using the drug and other prohibited substances, officials said here Feb 11. Marketed and sold as incense, and closely resembling potpourri,

  • Air Force 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' repeal training detailed

    Air Force officials will soon begin training Airmen in anticipation of the repeal of the law and policy commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." This training will help Airmen understand what is expected in a post-repeal environment, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz."I know our

  • 8th ASOS conducts coalition training with Slovenian TACPs

    Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, partnered with members of the Slovenian army from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 to conduct a NATO coalition combat capability training exercise at Pocek A-G Range in Postojna, Slovenia. The exercise consisted of Close Air Support training between nine 8th Air Support

  • Lajes supports Ramstein C-37 training mission

    Planes land here at Lajes Field weekly for fuel and crew rest. Lajes Field Airmen provided 1,919 gallons of fuel and aided in a training mission for C-37 crew members Feb. 4.Crew members from the 76th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducted flight training here with a C-37

  • AFSO21 event helps plan fuel conservation initiatives

    Members from the 100th Operations Group, the 100th Maintenance Group and the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently used the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century process to help design fuel conservation initiatives here.The goal of these initiatives is to help achieve the Secretary

  • Aviano Post Office wins USAFE award

    The Aviano Post Office recently earned the 2010 U.S. Air Forces in Europe John P. Jumper Award for Outstanding Large Postal Facility. "We had challenges that no other USAFE post office had," said Senior Master Sgt. George Flaig, Aviano Post Office postal superintendent. "Our unit worked hard as a