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  • FSS captures back-to-back Eubank award

    The 31st Force Support Squadron was awarded the prestigious Maj. Gen. Eugene L. Eubank award at the Air Force-level. The Eubank award recognizes the best Force Support Squadron in the Air Force. This is the second year in a row the 31st FSS, known then as the 31st Services Squadron, has won the Air

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month - April 2009

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases are taking part in an awareness campaign in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month . This year's theme is "My Strength is for Defending." It's the fifth consecutive year that April has been designated for the campaign by DoD and the National Sexual Violence Resource

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Month - April 2009

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases are taking part in an awareness campaign in April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year's theme is "My Strength is for Defending." It's the fifth consecutive year that April has been designated for the campaign by DoD and the National Sexual Violence

  • GIG facility proves dedication hard to beat

    Striving for excellence is a standard for the Global Information Grid facility here -- they have placed no lower than runner-up in the Europe Defense Information Systems Agency annual awards since 2001. They garnered a first place finish once again, capturing the DISA Outstanding GIG Facility of the

  • Air Force delivers first C-130 to Poles

    U.S. Air Force active duty and Reserve Airmen and a Polish aircrew delivered the first of five refurbished C-130E Hercules military transport planes and spare parts Tuesday to the Polish Air Force at Powidz Air Base. "It's a great day for them to celebrate the arrival of the Hercules. It's vital to

  • Spangdahlem AB first 'hub' in global net to support Canadian troops

    The Canadians are coming to Spangdahlem -- after accepting a U.S. Air Force offer to use the base as the springboard in Canada's intensive global search for strategic hub locations offering operational support to its deployed troops. Under an agreement with close allies Germany and the U.S., Canada

  • Tickets available for USAFE's Outstanding Airmen of the Year Banquet

    Tickets for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Outstanding Airmen of the Year Banquet are available for purchase. The banquet honors the command's outstanding Airmen and civilians competing in the categories of Airman, NCO, Senior NCO, Company Grade Officer, First Sergeant, and Civilian - Categories I

  • Iowa ANG unit brings joy to area children

    Members of an Air National Guard unit on temporary duty here brought happiness to hundreds of area children by transforming an empty lot into a functioning playground. The members were from the 185th Air Refueling Wing, which is based in Sioux City, Iowa. While deployed to Incirlik providing air

  • Building Partnerships: Slovenian, Croatian air forces visit 31FW

    During two recent visits to the 31st Fighter Wing in March, members of the Slovenian and Croatian air forces trained and became more familiarized with the wing mission and how it supports NATO. Three members of the 16th Air Surveillance Battalion command and reporting post spent two days with Airmen