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  • Storm, 90 mph winds rip through Aviano

    What began as a bright and sunny day quickly turned into a ravaging thunderstorm with winds up to 90 mph Sept. 7 in the greater Aviano area. Airmen and their families scurried for shelter as the wind and hail tore through the base, toppling down more than 160 trees, small buildings and street signs.

  • Quick feet sprint two Aviano Airmen into AF marathon

    Two Aviano Airmen have been selected to represent USAFE in the twelfth annual United States Air Force Marathon and half marathon taking place Sept. 20 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Staff Sgt. Joseph Carter and Senior Airmen Guadalupe Vasquez, both from the 31st Communications

  • Team Mildenhall joins together, remembers Sept. 11

    Team Mildenhall members gathered at Remembrance Park at 1:45 p.m. Thursday to honor the victims killed in the terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001. Seven years ago, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in

  • Maintaining the defense of Iceland

    Aircraft maintainers are the backbone of the U.S. Air Force. Their job is to simply keep one of the world's largest fleets of aircraft flying. The maintainers assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron, proved their worth to an international audience during a recent deployment to Iceland. The squadron

  • Tanker crews gain valuable experience over Iceland

    Flying high over the waters just southwest of Iceland, a Norwegian F-16 slowly creeps up on the boom of the U.S. Air Force KC-135, while the racket of the tanker prevents any hope of hearing the approach of the one-engine fighter. The concentration in Airman 1st Class Danny Ingram's eyes grows more

  • Extreme summer 2008 grand prize winners announced

    More than 11,500 USAFE community members participated in the 2008 Extreme Summer program. Extreme Summer is a points-for-participation program geared towards getting USAFE Airmen and their families out and having fun during the summer time frame. The program featured over $150,000 worth of prizes

  • Commander’s Perspective: USAFE – who we are, where we are going

    I recently passed the six month point of my command of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and I must say it is an inspiration to see USAFE Airmen and our allies and partner nations in action. I spent almost half my time logging more than 72,500 miles across three continents and 12 countries talking to

  • Mildenhall SFS Airman to represent base, USAFE at AF Marathon

    Trasy Rincan is a tiny little bundle of fizzing energy. A senior airman in the 100th Security Forces Squadron Pass and Registration Flight, she has a handshake that would make a grown man cry (probably due to all the weight training she does) and is extremely passionate about all kinds of fitness -