• Voice of Courage: Airman shares personal story as rape survivor

    Editor's note: All the names in this story are fictitious. The subject chose the name "Merida" because of the character from "Brave." There is no federal endorsement of Disney or its trademark. The alleged offender is no longer serving in the U.S. Air Force."Merida," an Airman 1st Class who just

  • Air traffic controllers land facility of year award

    The 86th Operational Support Squadron air traffic controller facility was recently awarded the D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year covering the period from Jan. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012. The mission of an air traffic controller is to provide safe and expeditious air traffic flow

  • Exercise Tiger tragedy remembered during Cambridge ceremony

    Members of the 423rd Air Base Group and its mission partners commemorated the 69th anniversary of the Exercise Tiger tragedy during a ceremony at Cambridge American Cemetery in Madingley, United Kingdom, April 23."I laid the wreath for the ceremony to honor the participants of Exercise Tiger,

  • Dutch host Koninginnedag celebration

    The Dutch invited U.S. and Turkish personnel to attend a Koninginnedag, or Queen's Day, celebration at Arkadas Park April 24 here. The event included Dutch food, a touwtrekken toernooi (tug-of-war tournament), live music and a bonfire. Koninginnedag is a Dutch national holiday that is observed April

  • 3rd Air Force commander visits Incirlik

    Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, 3rd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark D. Marson, 3rd Air Force command chief, visited here April 18 and 19 to interact with Airmen and gain first-hand knowledge of the current state of the 39th Air Base Wing. During the visit, Franklin expressed his

  • Airmen participate in Exercise Carpathian Spring

    More than 80 Airmen from Ramstein participated in Exercise Carpathian Spring in Romania April 12 through 21.The exercise was designed for aircrew to receive upgrade training and build partnership capacity with Romanians."Sequestration has forced us to be more efficient with our training funds and

  • 480th Fighter Squadron deploys to Afghanistan

    Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base's 480th Fighter Squadron deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in support of contingency operations April 7, 2013.The 480th FS is deploying for approximately six months to provide air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack capabilities."I'm looking forward to