Wing Safety recognized as 'best' in Air Force

The 86th Airlift Wing safety office won the Air Force Chief of Safety Achievement Award for ground safety, Category 2 Feb. 4.The unit was recognized for the outstanding achievement in ground safety program management for maintaining the largest and most complex base in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and

Sulgrave Manor offers history perspective - and not just on Washington`s birthday

If Sulgrave Manor were in the United States, there would be numerous roadside signs competing with the rural views of the English Midlands on the way north from Oxford or west from Cambridge. But the rural location is no obstacle for tourists using their sat navs or Americans from RAF Croughton and

Intel team provides up-to-date situational awareness for deployed servicemembers

When a KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew takes off and points the aircraft toward a potentially hostile environment, they need all the information they can get to ensure they come home safe.That responsibility falls on the shoulders of the military intelligence professionals assigned to the 351st

From The Big Apple to Las Vegas: Lajes Airman realizes Thunderbirds dream

Riding in his father's New York City taxi cab as a young boy, Gustavo Cifuentes saw an Air Force Thunderbird for the first time. To his surprise, the uniquely styled F-16 wasn't flying overhead, but rather on static display on one of the city's most famous streets. "The Thunderbirds somehow managed

REAL THAW 13 sets aim for interoperability

Aircraft and military professionals from the U.S., Portugal, Netherlands, the U.K. and NATO are continuing to develop their ability to work together during REAL THAW 13, Feb. 11-22.REAL THAW is the Portuguese military's premiere annual exercise that integrates the Portuguese Army, Navy and Air Force

One-million-pound pass complete

Somewhere over Africa during a mission Feb. 16, 2013, an aircrew from the 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron reached a milestone.More than 1 million pounds of fuel have now been passed from KC-135 Stratotankers, operating from a deployed location in southwest Europe, to French fighter

2 million pounds of cargo delivered

The U.S. Air Force reached a major milestone Feb. 12 when the service hit the 2 million pounds of cargo transported mark during airlift operations from Istres, France to Bamako, Mali and other partner nations in support of French military operations in Northern Africa. At the request of the French

Groundbreaking ceremony marks beginning of Consolidated Community Center

Members of the 39th Air Base Wing and local community gathered for a ground breaking ceremony for the Consolidated Community Center Feb. 13, on Incirlik Air Base.The Consolidated Community Center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014 and will include a theater, library, game and activities room,

Bulgarian Air Chief visits USAFE-AFAFRICA

USAFE/AFARICA leadership talks about mission, Airmen and families during visit to 501st CSW

Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Adams, USAFE-AFAFRICA command chief, received an in-depth tour of the Air Force's only combat support wing and its mission during a visit here Feb. 5- 6."Chief and I couldn't be more