• Airmen brief Duke of Cambridge about mentor program

    Five Airmen from the 501st Combat Support Wing briefed the Duke of Cambridge about a mentoring program established at The Manor School in Cambridge here Nov. 28.Working with their honorary commander, the Airmen from the 423rd Security Forces Squadron built a program where they mentor students at the

  • 422nd MDS activates at RAF Croughton

    Lt. Col. Stephanie McCue became the first commander of the 422nd Medical Squadron during an activation ceremony at the RAF Croughton Crown Nov 28. The newly formed 422nd MDS takes its lineage from the U.S. Air Force Clinic Fairford, which was activated Aug. 1, 1981, and deactivated Sept. 1, 1988.

  • African media delegation visits HQ AFAFRICA

    Twelve representatives of the Niger and Burkina Faso media visited U.S. Air Forces Africa Headquarters here Nov. 28 as part of U.S. Africa Command's public information initiative.The purpose of the delegation's visit was to inform international media outlets about AFAFRICA's mission and field any

  • New trainer enhances Liberty Wing F-15 maintenance

    The 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 16, recently installed a landing gear trainer, which is being utilized in its F-15 hydraulics course. The detachment, which supports aircraft maintenance squadrons on RAF Lakenheath, received the $665,000 trainer - one of three in the Air Force - from Sheppard

  • Nations unite to heighten allied air power

    Pilots from seven nations have been working together since early November with a goal of increasing the effectiveness of allied air forces and strengthening multinational partnerships.This Tactical Leadership Program course, a NATO-based training exercise from Nov. 5-30, encourages interoperability

  • NCO brings PDR classes to Incirlik airmen

    Devon Edwards said his passion for self-defense is a result of one terrifying experience that took place in Phoenix, Ariz., December 1999 when he was 11 years old. Edwards and his dad were headed down to a parking lot to see his dad's girlfriend's new convertible. As most young boys would be, he was

  • New USAFE/AFAFRICA Command Chief Shares Simple Philosophy

    To hear Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Adams tell it, he's just a simple man. But there is nothing simple about the leadership role he recently assumed.As the new command chief for United States Air Forces in Europe and United States Air Forces Africa, Adams now serves as the senior enlisted advisor for

  • Trip planning, survival kits make difference between life, death

    The Air Force Safety Center's "Safe-n-Sound, All Year Round" campaign is in full-swing and an Air Force flight doctor here says preparing for the worst can make a potential fatal situation survivable. In an effort to help keep safety at the forefront of Airmen's minds as they plan their winter