• Healthy Competition during Fire Prevention Week

    Amidst fire hoses spraying, and people cheering, one could feel the true sense of camaraderie during a fire muster competition, Oct. 14, one of 20 events during Lajes' Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15.The competition had seven stations, where participants worked in teams to display their firefighting

  • Spangdahlem participates in Clothesline Project 2011

    October is designated as Domestic Violence Prevention Month. Domestic violence affects not only families and communities, but also mission readiness.To commemorate this month and help prevent domestic violence, Spangdahlem AB is in participating Clothesline Project 2011. The clothesline project is a

  • USO Salutes 12 Oustanding Service Members

    The 19th Annual United Services Orginanization Europe Service Salute was held Friday, Oct. 14 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Held yearly to honor the best of the best, the USO Europe Service Salute recognized 12 outstanding junior enlisted members, representing the U.S. and German armed forces, for

  • Behind the scenes: Tactics cell preps pilots for OTF11

    What we see is an aircraft flying, dropping cargo and people to a predetermined spot on the earth below. But, what is not seen are the multiple hours of planning and preparation that goes into hitting that mark. This is where Capt. Gerad Gill and his crew come in. As chief of tactics for Operation

  • Team Incirlik members race through Istanbul

    What better way to enjoy a new locale than by foot? And what better way to enjoy a race than by running it in a beautifully unique city?Approximately 30 members of Team Incirlik traveled nearly 600 miles to Istanbul to do exactly that by participating in the Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia

  • Airman workout honors fallen heroes

    Most of them had never met him. They never worked with him or knew details about his life. They knew he sacrificed his life for his country and they knew his name.His name is Airman 1st Class Leebernarnd Chavis. He was a member of the 824th Security Forces Group, Moody Air Force Base, Ga. and at 21,