• 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

  • Mauritania hosts U.S. Airmen, leads multi-national event

    A total of 17 U.S. Air Forces Africa and Air Mobility Command Airmen arrived here Aug. 25 to 30 to participate in African Partnership Flight, co-hosted by the Mauritanian government and the U.S. Air Force. This event involves Airmen from the U.S. and six African countries including, Mauritania,

  • 65th Air Base Wing provides world class support

    U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys arrive Aug. 26, 2014, Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The MV-22Bs are assigned to Marine Helicopter Squadron One, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. The MV-22Bs and Marines assigned to HMX-1 provide Presidential and VIP support in addition to their primary role as the

  • Eagles complete deployment to Bulgaria

    It takes a network of Airmen from across the Air Force to get missions flying every day. Thracian Eagle 2014 was no exception.With more than 180 personnel from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, the flying training deployment to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was successful at familiarizing

  • One stop medical shop

    An independent duty medical technician is exactly that, they are the nurses and technicians that go out on temporary duty or deployments to take care of Airmen and ensure they are healthy and mission capable."We are one of the Air Force medical service's greatest tools," said Staff Sgt. Tamara