Grandmother makes stress dolls for troops

When stress levels rise, some turn to exercise at the Dragon Fitness Center, Aviano Health and Wellness Center or mull things over with a chaplain. Now, Aviano has another outlet to turn to – “Dang-it Dolls”– and their official name has been changed to protect the innocent. Because none of the

Sabers work smarter, not harder with new LEAN program initiative

For some members, Air Force Smart Ops 21 is a foreign term that is just being introduced into the field, but for the 52nd Maintenance Group, it is quickly becoming the standard way of doing business. Smart Ops focuses on grouping things together, like tools and engine parts, to eliminate wasted

Spangdahlem AB holds inaugural Commander’s Honor Roll ceremony

Thirteen Bitburg High School students and their families were the guests of honor at an unprecedented recognition event Tuesday in Club Eifel. Col. Dave Goldfein, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, and Col. Sid Banks, 52nd Mission Support Group commander, recognized the distinguished students as part of

Airman recalls fatal crash that cost him two friends

Black sneakers. Boston baseball cap. Black shirt. Boots. “It’s so clear, I can still remember what they were wearing,” recalls Airman 1st Class Skyler Burts, of his friends and fellow firemen who perished in a single-vehicle automobile accident in August 2005. The memories, much like the scar tissue

Music in our schools

“Headwinds,” the U.S. Air Forces in Europe wind quintet ensemble, performed for students in Alconbury elementary and high schools March 21. The ensemble spent the morning with high and middle school band students, performing a selection of musical pieces for about 40 minutes, answering student’s

Key Spouse program to become standardized

Attendees of a three-day workshop here March 14-16 finalized a standard Key Spouses Program for command-wide implementation. The Key Spouse Program is an outreach effort of the family support center that uses commander- or first sergeant-appointed spouses in units to help address concerns and issues

Incirlik constructs its own seven wonders

Two of the Seven Wonders of the World were located within what were once Turkey’s borders – The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum. Those structures made a name for the areas where they were located – often making them a hot spot for tourists – as they were

Fuels Flight keeps Incirlik moving

They keep C-17 Globemaster IIIs transporting people and cargo to locations supporting Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. They keep the more than 1,170 vehicles, which are taking Airmen to work and distinguished visitors from one side of the base to the other rolling. They also keep those

CMSAF visits base, applauds Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray visited Incirlik to tour the base and speak to Airmen about his time on station here, Air Expeditionary Force cycles, and quality of life issues. This wasn’t the first time Chief Murray has visited the “Lik.” He was stationed here in 1984 as a crew

On the runway