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ACE award

1st Lt Katie Serrano, USAFE Command Center, receives an ACE award from Gen. Tom Hobbins, United States Air Forces, Europe commander. The lieutenant earned the ACE for her work on a recent Joint Chiefs of Staff inspection.
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IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

RAF LAKENHEATH, England -- Russian crews weigh cargo prior to loading it onto a Russian AH-124 July 11 on the RAF Lakenheath flight line. The equipment will support operations of the 492nd Fighter Squadron while deployed in support of exercise Immediate Response ’06 in Bulgaria. The purpose of this USAREUR-led trilateral exercise with the U.S. Army and Bulgarian and Romanian forces is to demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy a tailored forward-stationed and deployed strategic reserve force. (Photos by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)
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IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

RAF LAKENHEATH, England -- Russian crews weigh cargo prior to loading it onto a Russian AH-124 July 11 on the RAF Lakenheath flight line. The equipment will support operations of the 492nd Fighter Squadron while deployed in support of exercise Immediate Response ’06 in Bulgaria. The purpose of this USAREUR-led trilateral exercise with the U.S. Army and Bulgarian and Romanian forces is to demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy a tailored forward-stationed and deployed strategic reserve force. (Photos by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)
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IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

RAF LAKENHEATH, England -- Russian crews weigh cargo prior to loading it onto a Russian AH-124 July 11 on the RAF Lakenheath flight line. The equipment will support operations of the 492nd Fighter Squadron while deployed in support of exercise Immediate Response ’06 in Bulgaria. The purpose of this USAREUR-led trilateral exercise with the U.S. Army and Bulgarian and Romanian forces is to demonstrate the ability to rapidly deploy a tailored forward-stationed and deployed strategic reserve force. (Photos by Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Johnson)
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Downrange brief

Col. David Anderson (left), Combined Forces Command CJ3, briefs Gen. Tom Hobbins (right), U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Component Command Ramstein commander, and German Air Force Col. Helmar Storm, executive officer to the Allied Air Component Command Ramstein commander, during the general's July 5 visit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Elizabeth Culbertson)
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Africa

BOUFARIK AIR BASE, Algeria -- General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chief, receive a tour of Boufarik Air Base June 24.  During their visit, they toured the transport aircraft maintenance facility, simulator facility and met Airmen from the Algerian Air Force. 
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Africa

ALGIERS, Algeria -- General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, salutes during an honors ceremony held for him at Boufarik Air Base in Algeria June 24.  General Hobbins toured the base and met with military and defense leadership during his first trip to North Africa June 22-28. 
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Fireworks Safety

Tech. Sergeant Charles Thomas, 31st Maintenance Squadron, lost two of his fingers and his thumb during a firework mishap New Year’s morning.
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Steadfast Jaguar

SAO VICENTE, Cape Verde -- General Tom Hobbins, Allied Air Component Command Ramstein commander and U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, congratulates NATO troops during NATO's Exercise Steadfast Jaguar June 23. The purpose of the live exercise is to test NATO Response Force-7's ability to project a force at a strategic distance from mainland Europe and sustain it. More than 7,000 NATO personnel from land, maritime and air components trained together as a multinational joint force from June 15-28. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Capt. Krista Carlos)
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Closing Ceremony

Brig. Gen. Jay Lindell, USAFE Director of Logistics, accepts the folded USAFE Regional Supply Squadron flag from Lt. Col. Mark Hawley, USAFE RSS commander at the inactivation ceremony at Sembach AB Wednesday. The USAFE RSS is the first MAJCOM RSS to transition the workload to the new Logistics Support Centers.
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International Relations

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, is greeted by Col. Dominique Putois, French air force, during his visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan May 20. During the visit, Gen Hobbins toured the recently deployed French Mirage squadron that supports the International Security Assistance Forces’ mission and thanked the deployed Airmen for their service.
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International relations

NASOSNAYA AIR BASE, Azerbaijan – Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief, are greeted by Lt. Col. Elmer Huseyov, Azerbaijani Air Force, during their May 19 visit to Nasosnaya Air Base, Azerbaijan. The purpose of the visit was to open relations with Azerbaijani leadership and to check the progress of a runway surveyed by the 16th Air Force team a month earlier. The group exchanged ideas to modernize the runway to place it in NATO standards for potential future use by the United States.
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Memorial Day Ceremony in Paris, France

Lt. Gen. Robert Bishop, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe vice commander signs a memorial log book Sunday at the Arc de Triumph in Paris as part of the Memorial Day Ceremony there. The USAFE Elite Guard and the USAFE Band also participated in the ceremony to honor those who have died in our nation's service.
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In remembrance

Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, gives a Memorial Day address at Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, May 28. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Elizabeth Culbertson)
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Berlin blues

BERLIN -- Staff Sgt. Michael Bass (left) and Staff Sgt. Branton Dunston seek shelter under the wing of an F-16CJ during a rainy afternoon May 18 at the Berlin Air Show. They are among about 60 Airmen and Soldiers from the United States and Europe who have joined more than more than 1,000 exhibitors from 42 countries here at the Berlin Schoenefeld Airport. Sergeant Dunston is a crew chief and Sergeant Bass is an electrical environmental specialist; they are both assigned to the 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The air show remains opens to trade visitors through May 19, and opens to the general public May 19-21. For more information about the Berlin Air Show, visit the air show Web site at www.ila-berlin.com. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Chuck Roberts)
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Pumped and ready

CHIEVRES AIR BASE, Belgium (USAFENS) --Senior Airman Bradley Fear (front) and Staff Sgt. Nathan Ahl conduct an operational check of the pump and turrets on a P-19 Airport Rescue Fire Fighting vehicle. (Photo by 1st Lt. Elizabeth Culbertson)
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Stepping up

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Col. Steven Schrader, 31st Fighter Wing vice-commander and Senior Airman Sarah Gregory, 31st FW, promote Airman 1st Class Jason Gregory, 31st Communications Squadron, to the rank of senior airman during the wing monthly promotion ceremony at the La Bella Vista Club Feb. 28. Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Holzworth, 31st CS.
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Key spouse

ROYAL AIR FORCE ALCONBURY, England -- Bonnie Peterson, tri-base key spouse for the Joint Analysis Center, and Master Sgt. Roger Bullis, Air Combat Command Family Matters superintendent, work on final changes to the Key Spouse Program training modules March 16 at the family support center here.
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Power of Presence

ROYAL AIR FORCE ALCONBURY, England -- Senior Airman Krystal Harper, 423rd Air Base Group chaplain assistant, uses her 2003 basic military training experience to work with Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at Alconbury High School prepare for an upcoming military drill competition. Airman Harper was recently selected as the 2005 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Chaplain Assistant of the Year.
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Power of Presence

Senior Airman Brandie Stone, 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons journeyman, inspects the equipment in her tool box Feb. 28 at RAF Lakenheath. Airman Stone is Lakenheath's Airman of the Year for the wing. Airman Stone was also chosen as the Jet48 Spotlight Airman in the March 3 edition.
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