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  • Behind the scenes contracting keeps MEDCEUR moving along

    Bottled water, toilet paper, paper towels, power strips, etc. just don't show up at an exercise location. Some people may pack items like coffee and power strips in their luggage, but the majority of them do not.To get many of these and many other items to support U.S. and multinational service

  • Exercise participants pick up trash in Macedonian town

    On a warm and breezy afternoon, approximately 80 service members from the United States Air Force, Army and Marine Corps loaded a bus for the town of Negotino June 8. The buses carrying the U.S. service members participating in Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2011 pulled into

  • Composing a Masterpiece: NATO Fest 2011

    Hundreds of military members from seven countries have been preparing for this Saturday night for weeks. The venue is set and tickets are on sale. Bands from all over Europe will team up for the biennial NATO Music Festival, held at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, foot-ball stadium, Kaiserslautern,

  • Safety: Sugar Free

    For those of us in military communities, focus on safety is nothing new. Things like safety briefings and catch phrases like "the 101 Critical Days of Summer" are common place. What is new is the kind of briefing that members of Team Ramstein attended this past week at the Hercules Theater. Equipped

  • Airman develops German NCOs

    A little over a year ago, Master Sgt. Jennifer Blackmarr applied for a new job that would take her completely out of the comfort zone she's been in for the past 14 years as a security forces professional and basic military training instructor. "One day I was at Lackland Air Force Base, trying to

  • EFMP offers new family support service

    Most people know they can receive medical help with the Exceptional Family Member Program, but there is another side to EFMP.The newest addition to the program is EFMP-Family Support, which provides information, referrals, support groups and recreational events to families in need."Last year, our

  • A veteran's story in honor of Military Appreciation Month

    May has been designated as National Military Appreciation Month, allowing us to honor, remember, recognize and appreciate those who have served and are now serving, as well as discover the history behind their service. Along with a dynamic active-duty work force, Lajes Field is fortunate to have

  • Team Incirlik produces USAFE Outstanding Airman

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe officials recently announced the 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year winners; and one of those individuals was from Incirlik Air Base.Eren Ersoy, a budget analyst from the 39th Comptroller Squadron, earned USAFE's 2010 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for the Civilian

  • Adventurer bags AMC civic leader duties in Europe

    "Darling daughter, opportunities flit in front of your eyes very quickly; don't be timid about it." This was the advice Ellie Buford's father gave her many years ago that up to this day, she still lives by. She has followed this guidance through all her life's adventures. To say that her life is a

  • The Back Beat of the Band

    Have you ever been to a concert? Have you ever sat in the audience before the band took the stage and marvel at the lights, stage, and speakers that pepper the venue and wonder how it all came together? Long before the first note comes barreling through the intricate sounds system of a concert hall,