• Memorial Day events honor U.S., French service members

    Two hundred French and U.S. service members and civilians gathered at Suresnes Cemetery, just outside Paris May 25, 2014, to honor fallen Americans who fought and died during the two world wars. Another 100 U.S. and French service members, civilians and families gathered at the Arc de Triomphe in

  • Among the trees: Airmen pay tribute to fallen comrades

    It was quiet; the sort of peaceful quiet broken only by the occasional wisp of wind that floated on the air like a sigh from Heaven. "It couldn't have been a more beautiful day," remarked U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Bence, 3rd Air Force vice commander, as he looked skyward at the banks of

  • USAFE-AFAFRICA commander takes part in Luxembourg Memorial Day event

    A Memorial Day ceremony took place May 24, 2014 at Luxembourg-American Cemetery and Memorial to honor the service members buried here who died while serving their country in World War II.More than 5,000 men and women from the U.S. armed forces are buried here including U.S. Army Gen. George S.

  • WWI Airmen remembered at French Memorial Day event

    Two hundred French and U.S. citizens gathered at the Escadrille Lafayette Memorial just outside of Paris, May 24, for a ceremony honoring fallen American volunteer pilots who flew with the French military in WWI. These volunteer Airmen created the Escadrille Lafayette, or the Lafayette Squadron, and

  • 65th CES maintains ability to stop aircraft

    The 65th Civil Engineer Squadron power production office performs a semiannual tape crop and weekly preventative maintenance inspection on an aircraft arresting system at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. The crop is to remove the exposed tape that has been damaged by the elements. The power production

  • 'Family well loved, country well served, a life well lived'

    To celebrate the life of one of 31st Maintenance Squadron's own, hundreds of Airmen, maintainers, friends and family gathered during a memorial ceremony May 22 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The memorial was held in honor of Master Sgt. John J. Colpoys Jr., 39. Colpoys passed away in a motorcycle mishap

  • Airmen help their Norwegian partners train

    Airmen from the 426th Air Base Squadron recently participated in training alongside rescuemen from the Royal Norwegian Air Force's 330th Rescue Squadron.Four Airmen volunteered to serve as stranded seafarers in the frigid North Sea May 13, so the Norwegian aircrew could maintain qualifications and

  • AFSO 21 leads to new AGE facility

    Ramstein maintenance Airmen opened a new aerospace ground equipment facility recently, designed around Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st century principles to increase the unit's effectiveness.The approximately $17 million construction project began more than 7 years ago with the help from

  • Airmen expand training opportunities over The Baltic region

    Over a four-day span, May 17 through 21, a five-man team from Ramstein assisted in air drops of more than 350 personnel into Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.The team, comprised of two pilots and two loadmasters from the 37th Airlift Squadron and one flying crew chief from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance