• F-16s head to Estonia for training

    Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing departed Aviano Air Base, Italy, March 20, 2015 to participate in bilateral training with the Estonian air force and simultaneous but unrelated training with the Finnish and Swedish air forces in their airspace.The 510th Fighter Squadron will

  • Airmen fired up for friendly fight

    The skies above Campia Turzii, Romania, would look calm to anybody on the ground, but above the clouds was a thunderstorm of fighter pilots, shouting -- "he's on my six, shake him, pull up, pull up, nice -- lets get them, missile lock, missile one, away."At the end of the day, all the jets in the

  • AGOW refines new mission skills

    Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing departed Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 10 for what seemed like any other training mission; however, this mission known as Dacian Warhawk is unlike any other they have participated in.During the bilateral mission at Campia Turzii, Romania, the

  • USAFE, Romanian Airmen kick off Dacian Warhawk

    More than 100 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Campia Turzii, Romania, to kick off a bilateral Romanian and U.S. Air Force training event March 10 to 27.Exercise Dacian Warhawk featured U.S. and Romanian Airmen working side-by-side to establish a base and conduct both ground and air

  • 100th CES Airman wins USAFE/AFAFRICA NCO of the year

    Tech. Sgt. David Ordway, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection station chief from Cabot, Ark., recently received the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces-Africa NCO of the Year award at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.Airmen competed within their units, followed by wing level, then major

  • Lajes' couple Step Up, Step In to save life

    There is always the potential of one moment turning an ordinary day upside down. It is in that moment where there is a separation between bystanders and individuals that Step Up, Step In. For one Lajes' couple, when moment arrived -- they were ready.At the end of an ordinary workday, Tech. Sgt.

  • 435th AGOW and AEW welcome new commander

    Members from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed their new commander during an assumption of command ceremony here, March 16.Col. Andra Kniep assumed command of the 435th AGOW and 435th AEW during a ceremony that was officiated by Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson,

  • Preventing online exploitation of children

    Child sex crimes and the online exploitation of children are a perpetual problem throughout society and the military is no exception.Because of this, these crimes are routinely investigated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations., in cooperation with Internet Crimes Against Children Task