• Storm blows through Incirlik

    Two severe weather storm cells collided over Adana, Turkey Sept. 27 and forced a wall of wind across the base here, leaving tons of debris in its wake.The storm brought heavy rain and gale-force winds which up-rooted trees from the ground, aluminum siding from structures and left debris covering

  • Innovation by air traffic control tower team saves money

    Coming together is something the Air Force takes pride in. Especially, when coming together promotes innovation and saves money. The Lajes Field air traffic control tower did just that when a new radar was installed in December of 2013. With that new radar, the Standard Terminal Automation

  • Team Aviano remembers POW/MIAs

    During an early reveille ceremony Monday morning, members of the Aviano Green Knights --a motorcycle club -- met the 31st Fighter Wing commander with the POW/MIA flag, which was then raised by the base honor guard team, marking the start of a weeklong remembrance ceremony Sept. 22 through 25The

  • 100th LRS commander's secretary gives insight into role

    "It's always stressful to start a new job," said Monika Skor, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander's secretary from Kysucke Nove Mesto, Slovakia.For Skor, this is her first job working on a military installation, and English is not her native tongue."This is my second language, and the

  • A 'Day in the Life' at the largest U.S. Air Base in Europe

    With 680,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian Airmen on duty around the globe today delivering speed, range, flexibility, precision and payloads, effectively showing others what that looks like can be a challenge.To deliver on this challenge, the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base,

  • MSG Airmen sharpen readiness skills

    In order to ensure Airmen stay Forward, Ready, Now, more than 130 48th Mission Support Group Airmen participated in a three-day field training exercise Sept. 17-19."One of the things we were doing out here was building team morale and cohesiveness between the different units, bringing everybody

  • Surviving the altitude

    Many issues may arise when flying as aircrew, including hypoxia, which can be life-threatening if the proper procedures are not taken to correct it.Hypoxia is rare, but we have special training, unlike any other base in USAFE to prepare for these types of emergencies. The 48th Aerospace Medical

  • Allies remember sacrifices; Operation Market Garden

    End the war before Christmas was the plan in mind when American, British and Polish troops boarded aircraft and flew across the English Channel into the Netherlands to conduct Operation Market Garden on Sept. 17, 1944. The mission was an attempt to pierce the German defenses by capturing key

  • Lt. Col. Harman takes command of Aviation Detachment in Poland

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jack Harman took command of Aviation Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group at Lask Air Base, Poland, from U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Spears Sept. 18, 2014 after serving two years as the commander."You've dedicated a year of your lives to improve the mission to increase NATO