USAFE University offers professional training success

More than a year after its charter signing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe University continues to expand its course catalog, garnering an increasingly large student body.The university has been the nerve center for professional training courses and programs available within the command since April

USAFE youth 'camp' out, have fun in space

Historically, summer camp is about how to tie a knot, build a fire or learn how to kayak down a river without a compass. But for some U.S. Air Forces in Europe youngsters from Ankara and Incirlik Air Bases, Turkey, learning about zero gravity, flight control and pounds of thrust for a solid rocket

Airmen maintain airlift operations in Africa

The early morning roar of eight propellers from two C-130s here is music to the ears of the aircraft maintenance Airmen watching over them.To members of the 86th Air Expeditionary Group maintenance team, it means the mission to deliver Rwandan Defense Forces peacekeepers to the Darfur region of the

Teamwork moves Rwandan troops

It takes a lot more than Hercules to move Rwandan Defense Force members to the Darfur region of the Sudan.The C-130 “Hercules” needs a team working together to make sure things go right.There were ten crew-members on each of the flights working together to ensure the approximately 13-hour round-trip

A royal greeting

New cargo mission increases operations on Incirlik flightline

The first C-17 Globemaster III carrying cargo to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom arrived and departed here June 1.With the new cargo hub operating out of Incirlik, the people on the flightline are seeing a lot more action.“Before, it was kind of quiet,” said Chief Master Sgt. Daniel

Changes in Rhein-Main billeting and long-term parking procedures

As Rhein-Main AB draws closer to its Dec. 31 closure date, travelers who frequent the base will begin to notice changes in services provided.Some of those changes have already taken affect. Space available lodging is no longer available on the base. And a change in the long-term parking policy gives

Chief returns POW/MIA bracelet; gives closure to family

Every evening before he went to bed and every morning when he woke up, he read Army Staff Sgt. Manuel Moreida’s name inscribed on his bracelet. He did this daily for more than 12 years.Chief Master Sgt. Marc Rodriguez’s personal routine for remembering Sergeant Moreida and the others like him acted

USAFE supports Royal International Air Tattoo

More than 150,000 people attended the 2005 Royal International Air Tattoo here Saturday and Sunday, according to RIAT officials.RIAT has been officially named by the Guinness World Records as the World’s Largest Military Air Show with participation of more than 300 aircraft from more than 30

USAFE helps Rwandan troops deploy to Darfur

An Air Force C-17 departed here July 18 carrying approximately 95 Rwandan troops deploying to help mitigate the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.The airlift signifies the start of the 86th Aerospace Expeditionary Group’s involvement as part of NATO’s support to the second African