In public view

Gift of life starts with small blood sample

As soon as she saw the stuffed toy moose sent as a thoughtful gift with the bone marrow for her daughter, Elaina, Darlene Ladner knew her very sick child would be OK.“When I saw the moose, I cried,” said Mrs. Ladner. “My nickname in high school was ‘Moose’ -- almost everything I owned had ‘Moose’

Incirlik Airmen help provide humanitarian aid to Pakistan

With the determination of a colony of ants whose home was destroyed, Airmen move through a maze of cargo on the flightline at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The mission: to provide humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Pakistan.It has been less than two weeks since a devastating earthquake rocked

Incirlik quick to assist Turkey with Pakistan earthquake aid

Incirlik played host to an array of international aircraft and provided round-the-clock manpower Oct. 18 - 19 while supporting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees humanitarian relief efforts to Pakistani victims of the Oct. 8 Kashmir earthquake.Five C-130s from Italy, Great Britain, Greece

AMOCC ensures assets get where they are needed

With more than 12 bases operating in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, making sure airlift assets are flowing smoothly can be a challenge.The Air Mobility Operations Control Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, plans, schedules, tasks and executes air mobility assets to support European Command and

Project CHEER helps brighten holiday season for Airmen

More than 72,000 Airmen throughout the command participated in at least one of the 1,200 Project CHEER events in 2004 - 2005.CHEER, which stands for Creating Hope, Energy, Enthusiasm and Recreation, runs from November through March annually to provide additional support to Airmen ages 18 - 25 during

Rhein-Main has foothold in history

More than 60 years of ground-breaking accomplishments and history came to a close with a single ceremony Oct. 10 as the “Gateway to Europe” Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, ceased flying operations.From the Berlin Airlift and prisoner of war and hostage repatriations to humanitarian operations and

USAFE announces 2005 GEICO Military Service Award winners

U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the 2005 Government Employees Insurance Company Military Service Award winners.The GEICO Military Service Awards program is established to recognize military enlisted members from each of the military services for their contribution to military or private

Aviano maintainer turns Ironman

One Aviano maintainer has no problem getting ‘fit to fight’ because in his spare time he trains to be an ‘Ironman.’Master Sgt. Bryant Hafler, 31st Maintenance Squadron, will compete against 1,800 athletes from all over the world for the title of ‘Ironman’ Oct. 15 during the world championship

2005 USAFE Civil Engineer Unit, Flight and Individual Award winners announced

U.S. Air Forces in Europe will hold a Civil Engineer Conference Awards Banquet Oct. 13 to present plaques to the winners of the 2005 USAFE Civil Engineer Unit, Flight and Individual Awards.The following USAFE winners will go on to compete at the Air Staff level:Outstanding Civil Engineer Unit Award