News

  • USAFE names 2006 Food Service Excellence Award winners

    The names of the winners of the 2006 USAFE Food Service Excellence Awards in the single, multiple and small site categories have been released.These operations are recognized as the "best in USAFE" based on their outstanding customer service, food production, financial integrity, facility decor and

  • USAFE gets new commander

    Gen. William T. Hobbins assumed command of United States Air Forces in Europe from Gen. Robert H. “Doc” Foglesong today at a ceremony on Ramstein AB.General Hobbins, who previously worked as Warfighting Deputy Chief of Staff for Warfighting Integration, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and acting Chief

  • Abandoned dog adopted into loving home

    It’s a familiar, yet sad story. A family is getting ready for a permanent change of station but can’t take their pet with them. But instead of trying to find a new home for this pet, they choose to abandon it and leave the animal to fend for itself.In Italy, about 150,000 dogs and 200,000 cats are

  • Chapel hosts multi-cultural 'lighting' ceremony

    The Incirlik chapel staff hosted a multi-faith “lighting” ceremony Nov. 25 at the chapel at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Air Force Chief of Staff’s religious tolerance initiative.The ceremony allowed three different religious groups -- Jewish, Christian and Earth-Based -- to perform various “light”

  • Combat holiday blues with wingman concept

    Being stationed overseas often means being separated from family members; this, combined with holiday stress, can lead to what is known as the holiday blues.“The holiday blues refers to feeling sad when we should be feeling joy, happiness and a sense of peace,” explained Chap. (Maj.) Shon Neyland.

  • Spangdahlem pilot rescues charter plane over Germany

    Familiar to most laymen by way of television and movies, ‘Mayday’ is the radio call signal that, when real, can make a pilot’s mouth go dry and his stomach cramp.So it went for civilian charter pilot Naim Fazlija, who on Nov. 15 had to make such a call to German radar controllers while flying a

  • American-German support agreement signed at Ramstein

    German and U.S. Air Forces in Europe leaders met here Dec. 1 to sign an agreement that continues the support arrangement between the two nations on Ramstein.The small gathering was officiated by German air force Lt. Gen. Horst Martin, Commander, Allied Component Command - Air Headquarters Ramstein,

  • Algerian air force visits Ramstein

    Members of the Algerian air force visited the 86th Maintenance Group Nov. 7 to 11 to familiarize themselves with different issues related to maintenance and repair of C-130 aircraft and equipment. They toured the 86th Maintenance Operations Squadron, the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the

  • Mildenhall mourns loss of master sergeant

    Master Sgt. Bernard Huggins was what people in the Air Force call a “fast burner.” In the military for 14 years, Sergeant Huggins, a flightline expeditor with the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, was promoted this past July -- fairly early at age 33.A native of Manning, S.C., Sergeant Huggins

  • Succeeding in the combat zone

    Imagine you have just received your deployment tasking for the next AEF rotation…Baghdad, Balad or Kabul. You wonder, what job will I do? What will the environment be like? Will I succeed in a high stress combat zone? I was recently faced with these same questions as I prepared for a four-month