• Additional Airmen, aircraft to support NATO policing mission in Baltics

    The 48th Fighter Wing has sent additional aircraft and personnel to support NATO's air policing mission in Lithuania, at the request of U.S. allies in the Baltics.Six F-15C Eagles departed RAF Lakenheath and two KC-135 Stratotankers carrying more than 60 Airmen departed RAF Mildenhall March 6.Nearly

  • Step Up, Step In: Spiritual fitness makes life worth living

    To increase Airmen resiliency, the Air Force has adapted a culture of Comprehensive Airman Fitness, helping instill four pillars of standards to ensure Airmen are "fit to fight" across the board in four separate categories--mental, physical, social and spiritual. Most people correlate spirituality

  • Unified Airmen: Lajes formation run brings wing together

    The 65th Air Base Wing at Lajes Field held a wing formation run here, March 7. The formation run - a recurring, quarterly event - reminds Lajes Airmen of the wing's focus areas: discipline, readiness and unity. Squadrons assembled in formation and performed calisthenics and warm-up exercises prior

  • Logistics Airmen 'march' to honor fallen chief

    Airmen from the 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron honored unit heritage and a fallen chief master sergeant during a physical training session here, Feb 28. The formation run, known as 'Eddie's March', honored Chief Master Sgt. Eddie Speight, formerly of the 65th Supply Squadron at Lajes Field.

  • Mission Spotlight: Real life Shaggy and Scooby-Doo

    "I get to come to work every day and hang out with my best friend," said Staff Sgt. Rodreques Boyd of the 80-pound German Sheppard he works beside.Comparing the K-9 to the likes and size of "Scooby-Doo," Boyd and his partner, Nado, are a part of the 31st Security Forces Squadron military working dog

  • NATO air commander visits US, Greek training operations

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Forces Africa and Allied Air Command visited Souda Air Base, Greece, to witness multinational training between the U.S. and Hellenic air forces Feb. 28. Gen. Frank Gorenc's visit marked the end of flight operations for the flying training

  • Newcomers arrive at Incirlik

    Airmen from the 728th Air Mobility Squadron Passenger Terminal play a key role in processing hundreds of passengers weekly that travel through the base. The 728th AMS consists of three flights: maintenance, aerial port and air mobility command and control center. The unit provides strategic, theater