• 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

  • Joint Honor Guard shines on international TV

    When most people go to an NFL game, they are excited to see their favorite team or have good seats to see the game, but for four servicemembers from RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth their excitement came from standing at attention on the sideline at the 50-yard line of the 8th International Series

  • Aviano F-16 accident report released

    Release Number: 011013U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa officials released the results of their investigation into the January 28 crash over the Adriatic Sea of an F-16 Fighting Falcon resulting in the death of the pilot on board.At the conclusion of the investigation, the board

  • Deployed Mildenhall jet receives black-letter status

    A black-letter jet in the Air Force is equivalent to the sighting of a unicorn among a herd of horses. Rarely talked about, and even less witnessed, is an aircraft which has zero discrepancies. Because of its rarity, earning "black-letter jet" status is a coveted achievement. For most, to be a part

  • Ninth CSAF, former USAFE commander laid to rest

    A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Air Force chief of staff was laid to rest Oct. 25 in Arlington National Cemetery. Retired Gen. David C. Jones served as the ninth chief of staff from 1974 to 1978 until he was appointed as the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he