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  • WWII vets visit Thorpe Abbots, former home of 100th Bomb Group

    A group of veterans, college students and faculty members were joined by members of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Thorpe Abbots June 1 to honor the heroes of World War II, particularly those who participated in the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The airfield at Thorpe Abbots was once the

  • Incirlik DRMO to donate $78,000 in furniture to Republic of Georgia

    Incirlik's Defense Reutilization and Marketing Office will donate about $78,000 worth of furniture to the Republic of Georgia. The gesture is a combined effort with support agencies including DRMO, the U.S. State Department and the non-governmental aid group, A Call to Serve. ACTS is the

  • 617th Air and Space Operations Center activates at Ramstein

    Seventeenth Air Force took another big step toward full operational capability Friday, with the activation of the 617th Air and Space Operations Center. The new AOC gives 17th AF, also known as Air Forces Africa, an increased command and control capability integral to their function as the air

  • WWII vets visit Thorpe Abbots, former home of 100th Bomb Group

    A group of veterans, college students and faculty members were joined by members of the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Thorpe Abbots June 1 to honor the heroes of World War II, particularly those who participated in the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day. The airfield at Thorpe Abbots was once the

  • COMUSAFE visits Incirlik

    The United States Air Forces in Europe commander recently stopped at Incirlik in a visit that proved mutually beneficial to the general and the base. Gen. Roger Brady, USAFE commander, visited Incirlik May 19-20 with an itinerary that included meeting with base leadership, speaking with Airmen and

  • DOUBLE HONOR: Lajes senior NCO receives Bronze Star, Army medal

    Lajes members, friends and other well-wishers assembled in the contracting conference room here to recognize a senior NCO, who was honored in a ceremony May 22, when he was presented the United States' fourth-highest combat decoration and an Army medal. Master Sgt. Duane Frey, 65th Contracting

  • Multinational mobility unit welcomes top USAF mobility Airman

    A first-of-its-kind mobility unit comprised of airmen from 12 nations recently hosted the commander of Air Mobility Command at Pápa Air Base, Hungary. The Heavy Airlift Wing, the operational-level unit of the Strategic Airlift Capability consortium of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations, brought

  • Thirteenth CMSAF visits graduating NCOs

    Retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Frederick J. Finch spoke to the Kapaun Noncommissioned Officer Academy graduating Class 2009-05 during a question and answer session in the NCO Academy auditorium here May 20. Chief Finch was invited by Chief Master Sgt. Pamela Derrow, U.S. Air Forces