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  • Forward, Ready, Now: Stepping Up Despite Sequestration

    Our Airmen are innovative and mission-oriented...and despite the hard-hitting sequestration and budget cuts over the last two years, they still complete the mission through creative and effective ways. It isn't ideal, they said, but when America asks them to sacrifice and step up to the plate,

  • Airman devotes life to service

    Long before he could fit into combat boots, or even speak English, Peter Karpawitz-Godt was becoming familiar with military life.Born in the most northern town in Germany, Karpawitz-Godt was raised the son of a German police officer in the midst of WWII.After moving to Kassel, a major German city,

  • Air Procedures Flight provides critical mission support

    Pilots rely on a range of vital information to safely fly through the skies and perform landings and take-offs.Much of this information is provided to aircrews that operate over Europe and Africa by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Air Procedures Flight. The flight's primary

  • 'Man's best friend'

    As more guests and his fellow canines entered the Brick House, military working dog Robson, affectionately known as "Robbie," looks around with growing excitement. One of the 52nd Security Forces Squadron dog handlers holds his leash as he watches retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Simpson, his

  • A step up for stepping in

    There are not many Airmen who can say they were married in the cargo bay of a C-17 Globemaster, in uniform, while on duty. There are also not many Airmen who have been recognized for at least a dozen squadron, group, wing and major command awards and recognition as Air Mobility Command's

  • POL keeps the gas flowing

    The Air Force's flying missions vary from reconnaissance to ground support to cargo and passenger transport. But, without one particular unit, none of these missions would be able to get off the ground.Petroleum, oils and fuels flights provide the gas and other petroleum products aircraft need to

  • Ramstein Airmen 'mustache' the question

    Editor's Note: Beards are not authorized unless for medical reasons, when authorized by a commander on the advice of a medical official. If commander authorizes, members will keep all facial hair trimmed not to exceed 1/4 inch in length. Individuals granted a shaving waiver will not shave or trim

  • Airmen commemorate fallen Wereth 11

    "Staff Sergeant Forte.""Staff Sergeant Forte!""Staff Sergeant Thomas J. Forte!!!""NOT PRESENT!!!"The voices belong to Airmen serving in today's Air Force, while the names belong to Soldiers killed half a century before the Airmen were born. But the reason tying them together for one moment centered

  • Defending what you can't see

    Most recruits catch their first glimpse of the military lifestyle upon arrival at Basic Military Training, when they hurry off of a bus to the sound of loud commands from their new military training instructors.Forced to put their civilian ways behind them, the trainees are dressed in nameless

  • Stepping Up and Stepping In for Team Incirlik Airmen

    When young Airmen are preparing for a family, or are trying to prepare where they live and how, financial planning is a must. A way to alleviate some of those expenses is though family support programs such as the Airman's Attic, but not all installations have one. That was the case at Incirlik Air