• 56th RQS paints rescue wall, preserves legacy

    The buildings that house the Liberty Wing's fighter and rescue squadrons are steeped in history.With a walk down a hall, pictures and memorabilia depict the achievements each squadron has accomplished throughout the years.Airmen at the 56th Rescue Squadron took their heritage one step further by

  • Messlords fire up 'forkful of freedom'

    More than 400 Spangdahlem community members sampled the culinary creations of the Messlords at the Mosel Dining Facility on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Mar. 30, 2016.The Messlords, a volunteer group of TV personalities and business-owning chefs sponsored by Navy Entertainment and Armed Forces

  • USAFE dishes out rewards for ‘maddest’ innovators

    The 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, is the 2016 Innovation Madness Champion, earning $175,000 for the highest per-capita cost savings in the command.The 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, was this year's runner-up taking $50,000 to be used toward the wing's

  • First families arrive at Ramstein from Turkey

    The first group of families arrived at Ramstein at approximately 3 p.m. today after the Department of State and the Secretary of Defense approved the ordered departure of dependents of service members and Department of Defense civilian personnel currently stationed in Adana, Izmir, and Mugla,

  • Mobile team takes on nations education

    Airmen from the Inter-European Air Forces Academy traveled to Brno, Czech Republic, to hold a two-week test course on ideas, theories and concepts on leadership and self-development Feb. 23 to March 4.The mobile training team's visit was a proof-of-concept course intended to provide a sample of the

  • Ramstein Airman dies in accident

    An Airman assigned to Ramstein Air Base died the evening of March 26 after a motorway accident. Staff Sgt. Grant Davis, a 31-year-old Airman from Delevan, New York., was assigned to the 76th Airlift Squadron.Sergeant Davis was an Evaluator Communication System Operator serving on board the C-40,

  • 52nd FW Commander: The nation needs us to be ready

    The 52nd Fighter Wing commander addressed Airmen during two commander's calls at the base theater at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 29, 2016.U.S. Air Force Col. Joe McFall highlighted the Airmen's ability to carry out the mission of Fueling Forward-Ready-Now with Airpower Options."It all

  • State Department and DOD approve departure of dependents from Turkey

    The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, has authorized the ordered departure of all DoD dependents not assigned to Chief of Mission authority from Adana (to include Incirlik Air Base), Ismir, and Mugla, Turkey. This decision allows for the deliberate, safe return of

  • Air National Guard F-15s head to Iceland and the Netherlands

    Twelve F-15C Eagles and approximately 350 Airmen and support equipment from the 131st Fighter Squadron, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, and the 194th Fighter Squadron, Fresno Air National Guard Base, California, will deploy to the European theater beginning April 1, 2016.The arrival