• 12 F-15s deploy to Europe for Operation Atlantic Resolve

    A theater security package of F-15C Eagles assigned to the 159th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, March 31 through April 1, 2015. The F-15s from the Florida and Oregon Air National Guard are deployed to Europe as the first ever ANG TSP here. These F-15s

  • Ramstein, Mildenhall Airmen train above Germany

    A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, supported the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's deployment to Europe by providing aerial refueling to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs above Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 23 to 27.During their week-long visit to Ramstein, the

  • 'Voice in the dark': Lead dispatcher ensures immediate response to 911 calls

    "Attention in the station and attention on the net; stand by for structural at building 562, automatic fire alarm via Monaco!"When an emergency happens on base and 911 or 999 is called, emergency services have just two minutes to respond and head out on scene.The first of those two minutes involves

  • Operation Jaguar; Ramstein youth 'deploy'

    Ramstein youth had an extra pep in their step as they stomped into the boots of their Airmen and Soldier parents during Operation Jaguar, a mock pre-deployment line held on the Air Ground and Operations Wing's 435th Construction and Training Squadron's silver flag compound here March 27.Upon

  • RAF Lakenheath hosts NATO basketball tournament

    The opening ceremonies of the annual NATO basketball tournament kicked off the week-long Allied Air Component Command inter-nation event at the Lakenheath Fitness Center, March 24.Twelve teams and 200 athletes representing air forces from Belgium, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands

  • Military Working Dog is man's best friend, during peace, war

    It's said that a dog is man's best friend, particularly while in a deployed location. For Senior Airman Daniel Caldas, 100th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog handler from Milford, Massachusetts, while deployed to Qatar, his dog was his lifeline and his companion."I've deployed once as a

  • First Air National Guard theater security package deploys to Europe

    The U.S. Air Force deployed 12 F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 200 Airmen as the first Air National Guard theater security package in Europe to support Operation Atlantic Resolve this week.The aircraft and Airmen, from the 125th Fighter Wing, Florida Air National Guard, Jacksonville,

  • Safety office spots way to improve road safety

    Team Mildenhall leadership are asking its members to step up and step in if they see someone driving unsafely on or off base. If they see someone potentially putting people at risk, they should report it.The 100th Air Refueling Wing Safety Office runs a program where people can get involved if they