• USAFE-AFAFRICA offers condolences

    "Our deepest and heart-felt condolences go out to our Tactical Leadership Program partners involved in yesterday's aircraft accident in Spain. Once again, this tragic event highlights the significant cost and personal sacrifice made every day by allies and partners alike in the pursuit of the

  • Dutch relinquishes NATO mission to Spanish allies

    The Spanish Patriot Unit officially replaced the 1st Netherlands Ballistic Missile Defense Task Force during a change of responsibility ceremony for Operation Active Fence Jan. 26, here.Operation Active Fence is part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization patriot missile support deployment, which

  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visits Lajes

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and his wife, retired Chief Master Sgt. Athena Cody, stopped at Lajes during a tour of remote locations across the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Jan. 26, 2015.This was the second stop on Cody's tour after visiting Morón Air Base, Spain.During his stop at

  • Greece, US reinforce proven partnership through airpower

    Over the clear blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the Greek and U.S. Air Forces continue bilateral flying training missions at Souda Bay, Greece.The training, which began Jan. 16 and will run through Feb. 13, aims to bolster the nations' warfighting capabilities through combined air operations as

  • For the love of shooting

    "This base is the Forward, Ready, Now base," said Staff Sgt. Alan Daly, 48th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor. "That's what we do. We deploy."Daly explained the role Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors play in the success of the 48th Fighter Wing mission."We need to make

  • Ramstein Airmen train with French AF

    Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron participated in a multilateral training event as part of Volfa 15-1, an annual training event led by the French Air Force at Orleans - Bricy Air Base, France, Jan. 21, 2015.The exercise increases the interoperability of airlift squadrons within NATO and tests

  • 65th Med Group earns accreditation, passes inspection

    The 65th Medical Group, although small and undermanned, had two recent accomplishments that ensure its beneficiaries are getting quality care. They received a three-year accreditation from the U.S. Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Heath Care, Inc. and passed a "no-notice" inspection from the

  • 435th AGOW improves airspace, builds partnerships

    The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing led a U. S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa air traffic control advisory mission in Cerklje Air Base, Slovenia, Jan. 12 to 16.The five-day mission supported USAFE-AFAFRICA's efforts to assist the Slovenian Air Force in developing control measures for