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  • Base leadership asks for opinions, suggestions

    Some Aviano members can expect to see something more interesting than junk mail and Telecom bills in their mailboxes soon. The Air Force and base leadership are interested in knowing what Aviano members need and what they think about community issues. To help them get their opinions heard, the 2006

  • USAF Academy Saber Drill Team cadets work with 52nd FW team to hone skills

    Eleven U.S. Air Force Academy Saber Drill Team cadets visited Spangdahlem this week to work with the 52nd Fighter Wing team they helped train last year, the only one of its kind in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Since the team’s inception last April, they have performed for the Secretary of the Air

  • Keeping fit, healthy the safe way

    Passing by the commissary, base exchange or shoppette magazine racks near the check out stations at least three magazine covers portray a bikini-clad body urging readers to pick up the paper and find out how to look like the model. This is an all-to-common center of focus for men and women around

  • Comm unit keeps Lajes connected

    Every building has a communications closet and most likely uses it for a purpose other than what it should be used for. It is the duty of the 65th Communications Squadron Infrastructure Shop to maintain all the equipment in those racks. “Our job is to make sure that all the wall boxes on base are

  • Windy winter weather: damage, mission concern during storms

    Chicago is known as the windy city, but actually it’s not a windy city at all. Terceira on the other hand is known for its high winds during winter months. Newcomers are briefed on how to park their vehicles in windy conditions and that hats can be carried in their left hand on windy days. Team

  • USAFE announces the 2005 USAFE Henry 'Red' Erwin award winner

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the 2005 USAFE Henry "Red" Erwin award winners. The winners are: Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year (SNCO Category): Master Sgt. Lewis J. Holston, Jr., Ramstein Air Base, Germany Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member of the Year (NCO Category):

  • Flight leads versus Wingman culture

    “Safety is something that happens between your ears, not something you hold in your hands.” ¬— Jeff Cooper, former Marine Luitenant Colonel. Several months ago, while returning from a stateside TDY, I was waiting in the domestic terminal of the Istanbul Airport when I saw something quite unusual.

  • A branch of support: Family advocacy nurtures, strengthens relationships

    According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, one out of three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Domestic abuse occurs worldwide and despite the professional and upstanding reputation associated with today’s military, it is not