• Passing the torch: 501st CSW welcomes new commander

    Since its relocation to RAF Alconbury, England, in 2007, five U.S. Air Force officers have commanded the 501st Combat Support Wing.During a ceremony on base, May 28, Col. Kevin Cullen became the sixth, when he assumed command of the nation's only combat support wing from Col. Angela Cadwell.Regarded

  • KMC student named European Youth of the Year

    Riansimone Harris, a Kaiserslautern High School senior and Vogelweh Teen Center member, was named the 2015 Military Youth of the Year for Europe.The Youth of the Year competition is a Boys and Girls Club program that aims to celebrate exemplary high school students who embody the values of

  • 31 SFS hits the mark

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Security Forces Squadron practiced full distance shooting, using M4 carbine rifles at the CAO Malnisio Range, May 22, 2015, in Pordonone, Italy. The Airmen were hand-selected by their squadron to serve as designated marksmen. 

  • A-10s, Airmen complete training in Slovakia as part of TSP

    Approximately 40 Airmen and four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed a deployment to Sliac Air Base, Slovakia, May 25, 2015, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.The small contingent trained to improve interoperability in allied air operations and

  • Aviano F-16s take on Arctic Challenge 2015

    More than 150 Airmen and 12 F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano Air Base, at the invitation of the government of Sweden, arrived at Norbotten Wing here in support of Arctic Challenge Exercise 2015. This year, the multinational flying exercise will include approximately 115

  • Luxembourg, US honor freedom's sacrifice during Memorial Day

    More than 300 Luxembourgers and Americans paused to reflect on the sacrifices of fallen U.S. service members as part of a Memorial Day ceremony at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial in Luxembourg, May 23, 2015.Crown Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg; Xavier Bettel, prime minister of

  • U.S., French service members honor Memorial Day 2015 in Paris

    Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces in Africa commander, and Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, participated in Memorial Day ceremonies in and around Paris May 24, 2015 to pay tribute to fallen comrades.The events included wreath-laying ceremonies at Sureness American

  • Fallen heroes honored on Memorial Day

    Memorial Day is a special day set aside each year to honor and remember the sacrifices of more than one million Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen who gave the ultimate sacrifice for freedom.American military members from World War I were paid respects during a gathering May 24