• Ramstein welcomes partners for NATO exercise

    The 86th Airlift Wing opened its flightline to Air National Guard C-130 Hercules' from six states and U.S. Transportation Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs Aug. 31, to support an international, Allied exercise. Exercise Steadfast Javelin II features a number of dynamic events designed to challenge

  • Atar hospital gets a checkup

    During a break in African Partnership Mauritania classes, a small team of U.S. Air Force medics visited a local civilian hospital Sept. 2, 2014, to conduct routine health and safety inspections.Primarily assigned to support the APF Mauritania mission, the team used some down time to complete a

  • First responders exercise for real world catastrophe

    First responders including security forces, fire and medical Airmen from the 39th Air Base Wing participated in an emergency response training day Aug. 28, here.First responders frequently train to ensure mission readiness and keep skills sharp for real world situations ensuring they are, "Forward,

  • COMUSAFE talks headquarters reductions

    In line with the Secretary of Defense's direction to cut 20 percent of Air Force headquarters budget, and with the creation of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa has lost approximately 346 positions from its unit manning

  • RUfit? Mildenhall Airmen are 'fit to fight'

    Senior Airman Corey Adams is the 100th Force Support Squadron Sports director of the Hardstand Fitness Center and is from New Lothrop, Michigan.For staff working at the fitness facilities on Air Force bases, it's vital to be customer-minded. Airmen are often pushed to the limits at work and must

  • Hands-on day at African Partnership Flight Mauritania

    The second day of African Partnership Flight Mauritania began Sept. 1, 2014, with the arrival and close-up viewing of a Cessna-208 Grand Caravan from the Mauritania Air Force.Its arrival gave students an opportunity to experience the Mauritanian aircraft and learn about all the features it has to

  • African Partnership Flight Mauritania begins

    More than 60 military members from the U.S. Air Force and six African nations including Mauritania, Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Tunisia gathered here for the start of African Partnership Flight Mauritania, Aug. 31, 2014.APF is the premier classroom training event that is designed to build