• Top 5 ways to ruin your career with drugs

    From the first day of basic military training, Airmen are educated and warned about the dangers of substance abuse.Capt. Rachel Van Maasdam, 501st Combat Support Wing judge advocate, shared some of the top reasons substance abuse can quickly land Airmen into serious legal trouble.5. Deliberate

  • Juniper Thunder: Strengthening communication through cooperation

    Ramstein Airmen and Army Soldiers from Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany came together Jan. 19, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany to take part in a joint communications exercise and establish bilateral communications across the two branch's networks.Code-named Juniper Thunder, the exercise was aimed to

  • CMSAF visits Airmen, stresses importance of USAFE mission

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, James A. Cody and his wife, Athena, met with Airmen from bases around U.S. Air Forces in Europe during a visit, Jan. 25-31, to thank them and their families for their service, and to discuss the future of USAFE.Cody specifically chose to visit Airmen at eight

  • Fuels Airmen break record for POTUS

    Airmen assigned to the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight refueled Air Force One on Ramstein, Jan. 25 and 27. President Barack Obama and other U.S. leaders stopped at Ramstein on their way to Saudi Arabia. Fuels Airmen were determined to break their previous record-time during

  • World-class 'football' inspiration

    For most athletes, making a career out of playing a sport is rare, and, in the military, being able to play a match with a world-ranked team at one of the best soccer facilities in the U.K., is practically unheard of.On Jan. 25, the Liberty Football Club was lucky enough to do just that.The Liberty

  • Incirlik hosts first-ever International Customs Day event

    The 39th Air Base Wing hosted an appreciation luncheon for Incirlik Air Base's customs officials from the Ministry of Customs and Trade as part of an International Customs Day celebration, Jan. 26, here.International Customs Day is celebrated every year on the 26th of January by the World Customs

  • Lakenheath's 493rd FS wins Raytheon Trophy for 2014

    It's known as "Gold," it's the home of the Grim Reapers, and, for 2014, it's been named the top fighter squadron in the Air Force.The 493rd Fighter Squadron demonstrated their ability to remain Forward, Ready, Now, and was recently awarded the highly-competitive and prestigious Raytheon Trophy."I