• NATO partners see space in Super Galaxy

    Five members of the Dutch army and the 39th Air Base Wing host nation advisor, a Turkish national, were given a tour of the exterior, flight deck, cargo and passenger areas of the largest cargo aircraft in the U.S. Air Force's inventory here May 7. Master Sgt. Juan Chapa, 728th Air Mobility Squadron

  • TAP into the future

    The updated Transition Assistance Program, known as "Transition Goals Plans Success," helps Airmen transition to civilian life and better apply their military experience.Transition GPS, which is offered at the Airman Family Readiness Center, was implemented in November 2012 and is a reverse "boot

  • 351st EARS continues to provide support to French air force

    The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron completed their 200th aerial refueling flight May 5, 2013, while supporting French fighter aircraft operating over Mali.The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, compromised of Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing and other U.S. Air Force

  • All civilians affected by LQA error to benefit from 12-month grace period

    The Department of Defense approved a 12-month extension of living quarters allowance (LQA) May 3 for 17 U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa civilian employees who were erroneously receiving the payment.According to a recent DOD audit of overseas LQA, a total of 68 USAFE-AFAFRICA civilian

  • Breedlove to command EUCOM, SHAPE

    As U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove prepares to take command of U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, he acknowledged U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Airmen and their importance to the United States' national defense strategy.More than

  • Zambian air chief visits Ramstein

    Lt. Gen. Eric Chimese, Zambian air force commander, along with a team of senior military officials visited U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa headquarters, giving them a chance to further military relations and improve the partnership between the U.S. and Zambian air forces.During the

  • Stratotanker returns to sun-split clouds after engine swap

    Controlled aerial flight is arguably one of mankind's greatest feats in the past century. The engineering, science and human sacrifice required to reach the moment when a heavier-than-air object achieves flight have drawn onlookers since the first successful launch. When John Gillespie Magee, Jr.,

  • Living Quarters Allowance audit impacts USAFE-AFAFRICA civilian employees

    The Department of Defense recently audited living quarters allowance payments in overseas locations and discovered 68 civilian employees in United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa are erroneously receiving LQA.As a result, LQA for those individuals will stop. Erroneous LQA payments

  • 351st ARS earns air refueling award

    Service members from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron proved they've taken the mission to a whole new level, when they recently won the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans, Outstanding Air Refueling Section of the Year Award, recognizing the top Boom Operator Team in the U.S. Air Force.Retired Chief