• Incirlik Airmen partake in running trial: Part 1 of 3

    Editor's note: This is part one of a three-part series on a trial running program taking place on Incirlik Air Base. Airmen gathered at the Incirlik track Aug. 29 during the day's early hours as part of a new Air Force running program designed to help Airmen become stronger runners.The eight-week

  • African air chiefs pledge cooperation, trust, solutions

    The 2012 Regional Air Chief Conference wrapped up here Aug. 30, leaving military leaders from multiple North and Western African nations excited about progress and resolutions involving an increase in regional coordination.One of the main points was, "The need to share information," said Ghana air

  • Silver Flag trains Airmen, builds international partnerships

    The 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted a weeklong Silver Flag exercise from Aug. 20-26, here.Silver Flag's main goal is to train Airmen for contingency deployments, and assists in building partnership capacities by training allied partners to set up a base from the ground up, and deal

  • Legendary ace returns to Triple Nickel

    The Air Force's only Vietnam pilot ace visited Aviano's 555th Fighter Squadron Aug. 28 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his fifth aerial victory while supporting operations in Vietnam.Retired Brig. Gen. R. Steve Ritchie, a native of Reidsville, N.C., earned the ace designation during the Vietnam

  • "I fought for my country, now I win for it"

    His personal mantra is "If you believe, you can achieve," and those words have taken Scott Winkler far. Despite being paralyzed below the chest, the U.S. Army veteran has set several new world records in shot put, has placed 5th in shot put at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics Games and has earned

  • African air chiefs gather to build partnerships, strengthen region

    Military leaders from 10 different nations across Northwest Africa and the United States, in partnership with the African Center for Strategic Studies, gathered for the Regional Air Chiefs Conference here Aug. 28 through 30.The commander of U.S. Air Forces Africa, Gen. Philip Breedlove, was on hand

  • AF senior leaders stress safety over Labor Day weekend

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to all Air Force personnel:As our Nation pays tribute to American workers during Labor Day weekend, we thank all Airmen for your

  • New BTO to help Airmen make USAFE processes more efficient, effective

    Before becoming the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Welsh challenged the U.S. Air Forces in Europe to find more efficient and effective ways to use its resources."Current fiscal realities require commanders to take a hard look at how to most efficiently support and execute our missions within