May 31, 2016 USAFE band player discovers family history on Memorial Day "My entire family always wondered what happened to him,” said Senior Airman Colby Fahrenbacher, referring to his great-uncle who went missing in World War II. “I always looked for his name whenever I played a memorial.”Fahrenbacher, a tuba player in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, grew up
May 31, 2016 Together Again – 104th FW reunites in Bulgaria After two months of being split across four countries, approximately 250 U.S. Air Force and Massachusetts Air National Guard Airmen from the 131st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron reunited at Graf Ignatievo, Bulgaria, May 27. The Airmen, originally assigned to the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air
May 31, 2016 F-15's at Arctic Fighter Meet 16 reinforce defense capability The 48th Fighter Wing trained alongside the Norwegian, Swedish and Finnish air forces during exercise Arctic Fighter Meet 2016, May 23-27.Seven jets from the 492nd and 493rd Fighter Squadrons were brought to Norway to conduct basic fighter maneuvers with dissimilar aircraft to improve combined air
May 30, 2016 ‘A gunner’s tale’: 100th Bomb Group veteran shares memories of war “The first thing we did when we landed and parked the airplane was get out and count how many holes we had in it, either from fighters or from flak,” exclaimed Lewis Herron, a former staff sergeant and 100th Bombardment Group veteran. “One day we counted 103 holes in our airplane!” Herron, now 90,
May 29, 2016 US, French honor fallen On a day where many are often relaxing, shopping or enjoying barbecues, more than 1,500 people gathered at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, May 29, 2016, in St. Avold, France, to observe a Memorial Day ceremony.
May 29, 2016 US, France honor military sacrifices during Memorial Day ceremony PARIS - U.S. Air Force Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, commemorate Memorial Day in a ceremony with their French counterparts at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial, in Marnes-la-Coquette, France, May 28, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Brian Bahret/Released)
May 28, 2016 A Day to REMEMBER: Luxembourg, US uphold Memorial Day significance Luxembourgers and Americans united as free citizens to pay tribute to those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their freedoms, fulfilling a promise to never forget that price. More than 200 citizens of both countries paid their respects to the legacy and valor of fallen American service members as
May 27, 2016 1947-era Airman returns to Ramstein after 54 years It doesn’t happen often, and it won’t happen for some, but occasionally Airmen get the opportunity to meet an original, 1947-era Airman. Those trailblazers who laid the first bricks of airpower on the long blue line. Chief Master Sgt. (Retired) Kenneth Andrews, who served at Ramstein from 1959 to
May 27, 2016 International Academy graduates inaugural class The first graduating class of the Inter-European Air Forces Academy, Einsiedlerhof, Germany had the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander’s undivided attention when he spoke with students May 10.“Change is inevitable,” Gen. Frank Gorenc stated several times. “You have to have the
May 24, 2016 American, French citizens pay homage to WWI soldiers at Saint-Mihiel Honor, dedication, selfless service, personal courage, friendship – today’s military men and women embody these values, instilled onto them by the tradition and sacrifice by those who came before.American and French citizens paid respects to World War I heroes during a remembrance ceremony at the