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  • Aviano sergeant, civilian breeze past competition

    The 31st Forces Support Squadron hosted the 2010 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Cross-Country Central Region Championships Oct. 15 at Madonna Del Monte, Aviano, Italy.Donnie Gray, 31st Communications Squadron, took first place in the men's 10 km race with a time of 38:35, while Antoaneta Fitzpatrick,

  • USAFE, Bulgarian medics forge successful partnerships

    Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, joined Airmen from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 18, to participate in Thracian Fall 2010. The three-week, combined exercise is designed to provide both U.S. and

  • CMSAF completes three-country African engagement

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy met with senior leaders here from the Senegalese air force as the final leg of a three-nation senior leader engagement Oct. 15. The tour, which included stops in Botswana and Djibouti, focused on sharing information on enlisted development. Besides

  • Top enlisted Airman visits Horn of Africa

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force spent a day here to see firsthand the role Airmen play in the mission of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa and throughout the U.S. Africa Command theater.During the Oct. 13 visit, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy visited Airmen in

  • Aviano welcomes 300 Airmen back home

    Team Aviano welcomed back approximately 300 Airmen Oct. 4 and 6 from a four-and-a-half-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Unlike many Air Force deployments in which individuals are deployed from various bases to be part of other teams in theater, an entire aviation package

  • Spangdahlem's pilots; diplomats in the skies

    Flying is all in a day's work for Spangdahlem's F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots from the 480th Fighter Squadron, but during the three-week Operation Thracian Star combined weapons training deployment here, they are also diplomats.In one of the biggest aircraft deployments the Bulgarian base has ever

  • Mail is up

    Maj. Joseph Schaefer, 39th Comptroller Squadron commander, helps separate mail Oct. 13, 2010, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The ODC processes approximately 900 packages each week and is often supported by volunteer assistance.