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  • USAFE band, RMTP team receive ACE coins

    Members of U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band Touch ‘n Go and the Rhein-Main Transition Program Team received Airmen Committed to Excellence coins here recently. The ACE award recognizes USAFE Airmen for hard work and dedication to the mission and consists of a large medallion engraved with the

  • USAFE announces Safety Award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the USAFE Safety Award winners. The winners are: Outstanding Unit (Cat I): 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England Outstanding Unit (Cat II): 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany Flight Safety Officer of the Year: Maj. Michael

  • USAFE announces 2005 USAFE Maintenance Training Flight Award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the 2005 USAFE Maintenance Training Flight Award winners. The winners are: Maintenance Training Flight of the Year: 31st Maintenance Training Flight, Aviano Air Base, Italy Maintenance Training Flight Supervisor of the Year: Tech. Sgt. Matthew Larson,

  • USAFE announces 2005 PA Achievement Award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the USAFE 2005 Public Affairs Achievement Award Winners. The winners are: Best Large Wing: 435th Air Base Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany Best Small Wing: 39th ABW, Incirlik AB, Turkey Best Community Relations Program: 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem AB,

  • Installation entry control and the importance of paying attention

    Recently across U.S. Air Forces in Europe there have been several incidents involving inattentive drivers either driving onto installations without having their credentials properly checked, or failing to follow the instructions of entry controllers. As a result of these intrusions, Security Forces

  • Wing modifies Phase II tactics, sharpens Saber combat skills

    “Alarm Red, MOPP 4.”Those familiar words of exercises past ring throughout a base’s loud speakers during exercises.With hundreds of Airmen sucking air through gas mask rubber for hours while hunkered down in work centers during scenarios, disaster training is considered a rite of passage in the Air

  • Loyal four-legged friends protect Aviano, deter crime

    With their powerful jaws, strong sense of smell and unwavering loyalty, they are not only man’s best friend, but also an incredible asset to the 31st Security Forces Squadron. Aviano’s seven explosive and two narcotic working dogs prevent crime and help protect the base.As part of their mission to

  • CMSAF visits Lakenheath

    As threats against the United States evolve, Airmen can expect the Air Force to evolve as well. During his visit to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray talked about the AF evolution and the initiatives leadership is taking to modernize the Air

  • Clinical lab plays important role in the detection of disease

    The phlebotomist ties off your arm, swabs you with alcohol and pierces your skin with a needle. Slowly your blood fills the vial and soon you are free to go, but the sample you just gave has a longer journey ahead. As the vials of blood make their way back to the laboratory, the members of the 39th

  • Moms share storknesting experience

    One childbirth option for women at Lajes Field is the opportunity to stork nest at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.The stork nest program allows expectant mothers to travel to Germany to delivery their baby at a military treatment facility instead of at the local hospital.Other options for birthing