• Lajes to recognize spouses' efforts monthly

    Some Team Lajes spouses were honored by the 65th Air Base Wing for the first time during the wing's quarterly awards ceremony Oct. 31, and will now continue to be recognized here on a monthly basis. Tiffany Rice, a Lajes key spouse, and Deneka Strom, a Lajes spouse, were the first military spouses

  • 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