• The mark of a leader: Aviano discusses 'servant leadership'

    Commanders, officers, chiefs and first sergeants came together for a leadership development seminar, Sept. 15, as part of a 3-hour lecture on servant leadership.Taught by internationally recognized author, James Hunter, the seminar focused on practices and principles that encompass what it means to

  • Invictus Games London: wounded warriors compete, overcome adversity

    Participants in the first-ever Invictus Games returned home after a week of vigorous, friendly competition at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London which concluded Sept. 14.The Invictus Games was an international Paralympic-style event designed to spotlight sacrifices made by wounded warriors and

  • SACEUR dedicates new NIFC building

    During a ceremony at RAF Molesworth, United Kingdom, Sept. 3, U.S. Air Force Gen. Phillip M. Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, unveiled the dedication plaque for the new NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre.   Established October 2006, the NIFC functions as a multi-national intelligence

  • Mobility Squadrons 'Round Up' top performers

    The 726th Air Mobility Squadron, an Air Mobility Command tenant unit, hosted the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Round Up on Spangdahlem Air Base, pitting several AMC squadrons in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa against one another in one location Sept. 15-16, 2014."The round up

  • USAFE Jazz Band plays at cooperation symposium in Africa

    The six-member U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Wings of Dixie jazz band played two hours of music here Sept. 16, 2014, during the U.S, South Africa Border Surveillance Technology Cooperation Symposium. The band is scheduled to play many events while in South Africa in support of the Africa Aerospace and

  • 100th LRS family runs cohesive support system

    Every commander needs a good support system. The 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, Maj. Michael Boswell has a valuable team at his side.Overseeing the team is Master Sgt. Vivian Lewis, 100th LRS commander's support staff section chief from Vancouver, Washington."Basically, I oversee the

  • Air Advisors Branch reaches new level

    The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Air Advisor Branch executed five missions at once, the most it has ever done in one week, Sept. 15-19 in three NATO countries.The Air Advisor Branch is reaching out to three partner countries with five different missions traveling to learn and develop from each

  • Total force touches down

    A New York Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III carrying U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers, including the Golden Knights parachute demonstration team, arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base, Pretoria, South Africa, Sept. 15, 2014, to participate in the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo

  • New program offers Lajes Airmen skills to grow relationships

    Separation. Miles away and across an ocean. This is the reality for Airmen coming to Lajes Field. The separation is from those they care about, those individuals that they have a relationship with, whether it is a spouse, friends or family. There is something that bridges this vast gap caused by the