• Radar modernization improves capabilities, saves money

    After more than 3 years of coordination, installation and testing, two new air traffic control systems were activated Aug. 2 as part of a Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration project to update terminal area radars here. Air traffic control systems are used to safely coordinate

  • Maintaining aircraft integrity one coat at a time

    With a new state-of-the-art Corrosion Control Facility on Aviano, aircrafts are now serviced in-house for a quarter of the cost.Up until last year, all F-16 Fighting Falcons on Aviano were sent to either Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, or a Belgian based aerospace company for repainting, costing the

  • Team Mildenhall prepares for inspection

    An inspection is an opportunity to validate compliance and mission readiness. It's a time to prove an installation's preparedness, professionalism, and highlight its integrity. It's also a time for personnel to interact with the installation's inspection team. At RAF Mildenhall, members of the 100th

  • 31st LRS powers the movement at Aviano

    Two weeks prior to an aircraft taking off, Airmen from the 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron are working behind the scenes to ensure the work they do on the ground enables the aircraft to complete its objective.Whether an aircraft maintainer needs a part to prepare an aircraft for a mission, a unit

  • MXG, LRS Airmen score excellent on LCAP

    Airmen of the 48th Fighter Wing maintenance and logistics teams scored an excellent in the Air Combat Command Logistics Compliance Assessment Program inspection held Aug. 5 - 9.The LCAP provides leadership with an evaluation of a unit's ability to perform key logistics processes in a safe,

  • 39th LRS, 39th MXS ready for LCAP inspection

    The hard work and year-round preparation of 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 39th Maintenance Squadron will be evaluated during a major inspection Aug. 12-16.These two lifelines of the 39th Air Base Wing have worked diligently to ensure that not only mission requirements are met, but that Air

  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of

  • COMUSAFE hosts visit by Rheinland-Pfalz Minister-President

    In one of the first official duties of his new command, Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, hosted a visit by Minister President Malu Dreyer of Rheinland-Pfalz at the headquarters here, Aug 6. The visit opened lines of communication, and highlighted the