• Aircrew's quick thinking ensure KC-135's safe arrival

    What started as a regular mission Aug. 29, 2013, could have turned into a tragedy if it hadn't been for the quick actions of three members from the 100th Operations Group.Flying about 150 miles off the northeast coast of England over the North Sea, Maj. Matt Ritenour, aircraft commander from

  • Be your own wingman

    It is truly a demanding time to serve overseas. This command continues to execute at a high ops tempo with new and enduring missions in Europe and Africa, providing forward-based combat airpower in an environment tempered by fiscal uncertainty and restricted budgets. While the impact of the recent

  • 100th CES Airmen help families, ensure memories live on

    It's a damp, foggy morning in October amidst a sea of marble headstones; the sound of bells chiming out seems to echo through the air of somberness all around at Madingley American Cemetery, near Cambridge.The whole scene is humbling.Reason to rememberWith Veterans Day and Remembrance Day upon us,

  • USAF units combine to create 48th AEG in Iceland

    The final members of the 48th Air Expeditionary Group arrived at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland, Nov. 4, 2013, to conduct air surveillance and policing missions.The group, which is made up of U.S. Air Force and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization personnel, is a specialized team

  • USAFE Band back on the road

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band is making final preparations for their upcoming tour across Germany and France.The week-long tour which begins Nov. 7, will feature performances from the Band's jazz ensemble, The Ambassadors, as well as the Concert Band. The tour will also include a Veteran's Day

  • WWII bomber crew honored almost 70 years later

    November 30, 1943, started out as a typical English day in Helmdon, United Kingdom - dark, damp, cloudy and the sun was just starting to break over the horizon - but all of that changed at 8:19 a.m."My father left our cottage, at Astwell Castle Farm, after breakfast to continue the day's work," said

  • Lajes radio techs maintain weather system

    U.S. Air Force Airmen perform an 84-day preventive maintenance inspection on a Mark IVB weather system Oct. 31, 2013, at Lajes Field, Azores. The weather system provides real-time, mid-Atlantic weather imagery and services to more than 2,000 users at more than 250 locations.

  • Incirlik AB proves evacuation preparedness

    The 39th Air Base Wing conducted a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise here Oct. 28 to 30 that tested the wing's command and control, notification and passenger processing functions.The exercise validated the ability of Incirlik AB Airmen to conduct a NEO, while at the same time provided

  • Welsh focuses on pride, people, respect during Academy visit

    Air Force Academy cadets get so fired-up about their chief of staff; they show up 15 minutes early and sit in the front row of Arnold Hall -- voluntarily.When Gen. Mark A. Welsh III comes to talk, "people want to sit up front," said one cadet, who, with a group of friends from Cadet Squadron 22,

  • U.S. Air Force units arrive to Iceland in support of NATO exercise

    Airmen from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall, Spangdahlem Air Base, Ramstein AB, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tinker AFB and Robins AFB arrived at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, Oct. 28, 2013, to complete an air surveillance exercise in support of a bilateral agreement between the