Mechanics crank out air superiority

Four ships, one mission

Following her father's flightplans

Some families have a history of military service, whether it be cross-service or within the same branch. It is somewhat less common however, to have two consecutive generations not only serve in the same branch of the military, but to pursue the same career field.This is the case with U.S. Air Force

PRESS RELEASE: African Air Chiefs Symposium 2014

The Cameroon air force, in partnership with U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, will co-host the African Air Chiefs Symposium here from Sept. 9 to 11. Air Chiefs from 17 countries will attend, including; Cameroon, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana,

Controlling an air war; what it takes

Fourteen enlisted Airmen and officers work 24/7 to control an air war by staring at computers with a plethora of shimmering dots passing over a map showing 251,000 square miles of airspace.  This is the job of the air battle managers and weapons directors, also known as 606th Air Control Squadron

Airman 'catches planes,' saves lives

"For lack of a better term, we catch planes!" exclaimed Senior Airman Brian Magkasi, 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Power Production journeyman from Great Mills, Maryland.Installed on the RAF Mildenhall runway are two aircraft arresting systems designed to act as a "second chance" for any fighter

Colonel Webb takes command of 603rd AOC

Col. Michael Webb took command of the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center from Col. Jeffrey Marker during a change of command ceremony here Sep. 4, 2014.Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, who officiated the ceremony, spoke highly of Marker just prior to awarding him the Legion of

ANG brings air power to Europe for Steadfast Javelin II

More than 60 Airmen from the Air National Guard traveled from various units throughout the U.S. to support the two-week long NATO-led exercise, Steadfast Javelin II. The exercise prepares U.S., NATO Allies and European security partners by conducting unified land operations through the simultaneous

Aircrews deliver on time, target for Steadfast Javelin II

More than a dozen C-130 and C-17 aircraft from two continents and six states are providing tactical airlift from the power projection platform known as Ramstein Air Base for Exercise Steadfast Javelin II.The NATO-led exercise, taking place Aug. 31st through Sept. 11th here, includes active-duty and

AMC brings the Strykers

Air Mobility Command's mission is to provide rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces, a capability demonstrated during Steadfast Javelin II, a large-scale, joint, multinational exercise held on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from Aug. 31 through Sept. 11.The exercise further