• SecAF visits Incirlik, meets Airmen

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James met with Airmen and visited facilities at the 39th Air Base Wing, here May 6.James, the 23rd SecAF, hosted a base-wide all-call where she addressed multiple concerns Airmen might have about the increasing mission tempo, taking care of Airmen and

  • Building bombs, camraderie

    Aircrew from the 492nd Fighter Squadron participated in a munitions immersion event with the 48th Munitions Squadron to build low-level, laser-guided bombs, May 4."The concept of the bomb-build immersion was to provide the aircrew participants with a cradle-to-grave understanding of the weapons they

  • MAROON EXCAVATOR: Wing inspection

    Airmen with the 31st Fighter Wing honed their operational skills during inspection MAROON EXCAVATOR, May 4-8, 2015. During the inspection, several scenarios tested the wing's ability to respond to emergency situations. Each scenario allowed inspection teams to accurately analyze each unit's

  • RAF Mildenhall CDC best in Air Force

    The RAF Mildenhall Child Development Center was awarded Air Force's best Child Development Program of the Year 2014. Competing against 84 other CDCs across the Air Force was no small challenge, and it took an above and beyond effort of the whole team."It's a lot of hard work, a full team effort.

  • Ramstein awarded $250,000 for innovation

    Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, presented the 86th Airlift Wing $250,000 for winning the Innovation Madness tournament May 1, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.The inaugural competition started with nine wings from around USAFE-AFAFRICA competing with each

  • Estonia, US partner for bilateral training

    Four U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron recently deployed to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, to participate in a theater security package in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve.As part of the deployment, the U.S. and Estonian air forces will train