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  • Headquarters USAFE earns excellence award

    Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for exceptionally meritorious service from July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2004. The award, presented on behalf of Secretary of the Air Force, recognizes units that have performed exceptional meritorious

  • Tops In Blue coming to USAFE

    Tops In Blue, the Air Force’s premier entertainment group, will perform at U.S. Air Forces in Europe installations in July and September through October. Tops In Blue is scheduled to appear at the following locations: July 9 Lajes Field, Azores July 13 Moron Air Base, Spain July 15 Incirlik AB,

  • COLA allowance properly compensates for overseas living costs

    As the Euro continues to fluctuate in strength against the American dollar, U.S. Air Forces in Europe members can be assured they will continue to be provided with the proper Cost of Living Allowance, said USAFE officials recently. Foreign currency rate changes are continually reviewed in high-cost

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer: One loss is too many

    Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the "101 Critical Days of Summer." Statistically this period, which ends after Labor Day weekend, is a time of increased risk for mishaps and fatal injuries. Each summer, U.S. Air Forces in Europe members are needlessly injured. In worst-case scenarios,

  • ‘Simple fixes’ earn AF chaplain assistant SNCO of year award

    Senior Master Sgt. Roger Dubois calls it "simple fixes." But the Air Force thought it was enough to give him the title "Chaplain Assistant Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year." Sergeant Dubois, chapel operations superintendent here, broke down chapel processes and procedures and streamlined

  • “You just don’t know!”

    I was having a conversation with a much-respected colleague and chiding the individual for drinking a couple of beers and still thinking he was safe to drive. As this individual explained how much time had passed and that they felt driving was OK, I wondered, "How does this person know? Why would

  • Sending charitable donations via MPS is prohibited

    Each year, the Department of Defense plays a huge role in delivering relief supplies and assisting in relief operations all over the world. For individuals overseas that want to contribute, the problem is getting the package where it needs to be. However, the military postal service is not an

  • Effective leadership requires competence, knowing when to take action

    Later this month, I pin on my captain bars. With this milestone around the corner, I have been thinking about my Air Force journey as a lieutenant. In a nutshell, lieutenants get all the breaks. Lieutenants get comfortable chairs, usually, and often their own offices. Lieutenants get special care

  • USAFE students receive unique history lesson

    Textbooks sprang to life May 9 for scores of Bitburg High School and European students who met at Luxembourg’s Abbaye de Neumuenster Cultural Center to interact with World War II veterans and compulsory workers of the same era. The Abbaye, where 4,000 men and women were once imprisoned by German

  • Embrace change with a positive attitude

    We’ve all heard the saying “the only thing constant is change.” Despite the fact that change is always occurring around us, some people don’t like change and often resist it as much as possible. Resistance can easily evolve into negative behavior that affects performance. Even worse, negative