• Training to perfection

    Whizzing through the air, an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter pilot flies high above the earth.Suddenly, the engine stops turning the rotor, and the helicopter begins descending back down to the ground.The pilot remains calm and lets the Pave Hawk drop before letting the engine turn the main rotor again

  • B-52s homeward bound after European exercises conclude

    B-52 Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, set a course for home Sunday after concluding their role in several European military exercises.The B-52s and more than 250 Airmen had been temporarily relocated to Spain to facilitate their participation in the two large joint-military

  • RAF Mildenhall Airman risks everything, upholds legacy of valor

    The May 12, 2014 trip to RAF Mildenhall started off as it would have on any other day. He pulled out of the driveway just after the sun began to set at 9:40 p.m. and began making the exact same turns he had done time and time again.An hour earlier than his usual departure time, Staff Sgt. Vicente

  • Innovative legal team: From challenging case to intricate inspection

    In June, 2015, an office was faced with a difficult mission of prosecuting one of its own Airmen for child pornography, a task not easily accomplished, but still necessary.The 31st Fighter Wing Judge Advocate office was ready for this challenge because of their teamwork, communication and attention

  • Rethinking Innovation - USAFE units get 'mad'

    Innovation Madness kicks off March 10 for the second installment of USAFE-AFAFRICA's unique awards program meant to stimulate a culture of innovation around the command.The second annual competition will award six monetary prizes.  The wing declared most innovative will receive $175,000 to be used

  • 1st CBCS return home from Israel, Juniper Cobra 16

    Approximately 25 Airmen from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron left Israel, March 8, 2016, after providing network support which ensured the success of Juniper Cobra 16.Juniper Cobra 16 is a combined ballistic-missile defense exercise held every two years by the United States European Command

  • Surge ops increases air traffic

    The 48th Fighter Wing's jets are flying more sorties during the month of March."We are exercising the ability to fly a massive amount of sorties in a short amount of time, and preparing our pilots for operations that are outside the norm, so that they are ready in a stressful environment, to go out

  • Exercise SERPENTEX 16; cleared hot

    U.S. Air Force Airmen, along with 11 additional NATO countries officially kicked off the French-led Exercise SERPENTEX 16 on the island of Corsica, France, March 7.Approximately 215 U.S. Air Force Airmen, including joint terminal attack controllers from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, from

  • US, NATO Allies strengthen ties during Real Thaw 16

    Six Allied nations gather to reflect on lessons and partnerships formed as exercise Real Thaw 16 comes to a close March 4, 2016, in Beja, Portugal.Real Thaw 16 is a Portuguese-hosted NATO exercise that provided tactical training to participating nations. Its aim was to merge and employ different

  • Vive la liberté: B-52s join French forces for close air support exercise

    U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortresses joined French aircraft and ground troops from a dozen nations to kick off a close air support exercise in the Mediterranean Monday, March 7.Serpentex, an annual French-led exercise, involves joint-terminal attack controllers from 12 partner countries. Operating