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  • Incirlik Airmen run for best hand

    Incirlik Airmen participated in a 5K Poker Run Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 at the Triangle Running Route here.  Participants received a single card from five points throughout the run in hopes of having the best poker hand. Prizes for the best hand included a gift certificate to Nejati's hair salon, a

  • Airmen rescue motorcyclist from raging fire

    As the fire quickly consumed the four-foot-tall crops and anything in its path, Chief Master Sgt. James Eggers knew what he had to do. His first priority was to locate the motorcyclist lying somewhere in the field, and fast. It was late July when Chief Eggers, 31st Medical Group superintendent, was

  • Wing welcomes new commander at ceremony

    The 39th Air Base Wing received a new commander following a ceremony at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 in Hangar 4 here.Col. Eric Beene succeeds Col. Philip McDaniel who will serve as the chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. Colonel Beene is the former

  • Navy professional military education provides joint training opportunity

    Senior noncommissioned officers with ambitions for being promoted to chief master sergeant must attend in-residence SNCO Academy, but many would-be chiefs don't know that they can complete the training and broaden their joint-military experience by attending sister-service academies. Senior Master

  • JTAC provides perfect precision on and off duty

    It seems like a farfetched idea for a young man who wanted to be a tattoo artist to end up in the Air Force with one of the most extreme jobs as joint terminal attack controller, but this is just what happened to a member of the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany. Tech. Sgt.

  • Wing prepared to welcome new commander

    The former chief of strategy of the Directorate of Strategy, Policy and Assessments at Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Germany, is scheduled to take command of the 39th Air Base Wing at  Aug. 11. Col. Eric Beene will succeed Col. Philip McDaniel, 39th Air Base Wing commander, who

  • Phase II of KMCC set to open

    Just over a month ago during the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center first stage of opening, base officials opened the doors of several 86th Services Squadron facilities -- Ramstein Inn's Visitor's Quarters, Outdoor Recreation, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Ramstein Tickets and Tours, the Sports

  • History through fitness: 100 years in 100 miles

    Buff: according to Merriam Webster's Dictionary, as a noun it's used to describe garments, the lack thereof or an enthusiast for fires (probably based off the original leather buff garments worn by firefighters). Over time, the enthusiast portion has grown to describe anyone who is interested in

  • Leadership in challenging times

    The world in which we live and work is more dynamic, complex, technology dependent and remotely managed than ever before, but we still need analog leadership in a digital world. Technology puts more information at our fingertips, meaning we can accomplish much of our work without direct contact with