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  • CGOC receives regional recognition

    The Incirlik Company Grade Officers Council was recently named the best in the European Region CGOC for the 2nd Quarter of 2013."This is significant for us because we competed against other CGOCs, and we are smaller base with a smaller group," said Capt. Brint Ingersoll, 39th Logistic Readiness

  • 10 UK destinations for equine enthusiasts

    Horses are a huge part of British history. Queen Boudicca used them to draw her chariot into battle with the Romans. During the Middle Ages, people associated horses with good luck by placing a horseshoe over a door. In October 1066 William the Conqueror was victorious largely due to his

  • Perfecting the detail

    He silently marches in step with four other Airmen as they make their way on to the stage in the club ballroom here for the month's promotion ceremony. He stands at attention as the national anthem is played.The base honor guard is one of the many ways Airman 1st Class Giovanni Costanza, 39th

  • Inspection lab keeps aircraft healthy

    The 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron nondestructive inspection lab is in many ways similar to the services provided by a medical lab. They both use high-tech equipment to see things invisible to the naked eye and aid in preventative maintenance. Their goal is to keep the mission essentials healthy

  • The Power of Families

    Despite their distinguished status as the wives of Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody, Betty Welsh and Athena Cody casually fit in the circle of chatting, coffee-drinking ladies like they've been here their entire life. Maybe

  • Shedding some light on a Grimm situation

    We're taught early on in life to learn from mistakes. Well instead, one Airman makes it his mission to help members of Team Ramstein to learn from his mistake; never drink and drive. Airman 1st Class Justin Grimm, 86th Communications Squadron base knowledge operations manager, has spread word of his

  • Airman's 425-mile journey across Germany

    Miles and miles of road stretch ahead of the handlebars, as one man makes his journey across Germany on a 425-mile bike ride from Ramstein to Berlin, Germany. Lt. Col. Jason Dudjak, U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Expeditionary Operations Branch chief, will bike 60 to 100 miles each

  • USAF support key to Portuguese Air Force search and rescue ops

    The Azores, islands located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, are a strategic operating location for the U.S. and Portuguese Air Forces. Portuguese Air Base 4, commonly known as Lajes Field, is home to the U.S. Air Force's second largest fuel store, employed by the 65th Air Base Wing. Thanks to strong,

  • Farewell to the chief

    She walks around the base with a poise and confidence that silently declares "she's in charge." As she addresses Airmen at commander's calls her voice carries out across the room, some have flashbacks of an earlier time in their career. But, beneath the intimidating persona of Chief Master Sgt.

  • International Four Days Marches: 4 days to ruck 100 miles

    Sweltering heat, direct sunlight, crowds, body aches and blisters.Eleven Sabers willingly chose to face these elements.They sought to battle them four days in a row for about 12 hours each day while marching with 20 pounds on their backs. The 11 members of the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron did