• KC-135s wrap up BALTOPS operations in Poland

     Aircrew, maintenance and support personnel from the 100th and 434th Air Refueling Wings wrapped up operations June 17, 2016 at Powidz Air Base, Poland, after supporting Baltic Operations 2016."Although it's a maritime exercise, aircraft from all over Europe participated in this exercise to provide

  • USAFE Band in Belarus

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble perform during the “Jazz Saturdays at the Town Hall” June 18th, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. The USAFE Band performed for approximately eight thousand people. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen will perform at other events in Minsk and

  • 37th AS provides worldwide airlift for NATO allies

    The hum of propellers fills the airfield as theoutside world is still silent and waking. It is 4 a.m. and sunny with clouds scatteredacross the Baltic sky. Twelve Airmen work diligently reviewing checklists andrunning inspections as fuel is pumped into two C-130J Super Hercules beforeanother busy

  • BALTOPS B-52 mining operations: The Build

    Hours before the U.S. Air Force’s BALTOPS 2016 mine-drop exercise, Airmen and U.S. Navy seamen were cutting wires, turning wrenches, and hoisting munitions in preparation for the mission.Twelve MK-62 Quick Strike inert mines were built and loaded onto two B-52H Stratofortresses for an exercise

  • Enlisted commissioning opportunities

    Maj. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa vice commander, speaks to enlisted Airmen June 7, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Officer Training School Town Hall event was centered on informing enlisted hopefuls about commissioning opportunities in the Air Force.

  • Airmen kick off Saber Strike with European partners

    U.S. Airmen joined more than 4,500 military members from 13 different NATO countries as they kicked off exercise Saber Strike 16 June 12, 2016. Saber Strike is a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • USAFE Command Chief reflects on retirement

    The command chief for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Chief Master Sgt. James E. Davis spent a last few moments reflecting on his 30 year military career before retiring June 13.He came into the Air Force as a young man from Memphis, Tennessee searching for something different. But

  • US, Latvian air forces partner for Saber Strike 16

    Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron fly over Riga, Latvia, June 10, 2016. U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen will participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since