• Incirlik Airmen challenged to become resilient wingmen

    Winter Wingman Day 2011, held here Feb. 24 offered a pause in the day-to-day mission to reinforce the wingman concept, to help build resilient Airmen and focus on unit health. Resiliency is the ability to withstand, recover, and/or grow in the face of stressors and changing demands, according to

  • USAFE Airmen killed, wounded in Frankfurt shooting

    U.S. AIR FORCES IN EUROPE PRESS RELEASEThe two Airmen killed and two Airmen wounded in the shooting today in Frankfurt were all assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe units.The shooting took place on a U.S. Air Force bus outside Terminal 2 of Frankfurt International Airport. The bus was

  • Transient Alert: Helping Air Force build partnerships around the globe

    The well-known "Follow Me" vehicles are constantly seen driving along the RAF Mildenhall flightline, leading transient aircraft (many from NATO air forces) into their parking spots.Though Trailboss Enterprises Inc (referred to base-wide as "Transient Alert") is a contractor, it falls under the 100th

  • USAFE Annual Airfield Operations Awards announced

    Maj. Gen. Jack B. Egginton, U.S. Air Forces in Europe director of Air and Space Operations, announced the 2010 USAFE Annual Airfield Operations Awards Feb. 28. These awards recognize the outstanding contributions made by both individuals and facilities to the USAFE mission and their wings.Award

  • Hungary's president visits Pápa

    Dr. Pál Schmitt, the President of the Republic of Hungary, visited Pápa Air Base and Heavy Airlift Wing Feb. 24. Dr. Schmitt was given a presentation of the air base and Heavy Airlift Wing by Cols. Miklós Domonkos, base commander, and Fredrik Hedén, HAW vice commander. Dr. Schmitt personally greeted

  • 435th CRG, German army team up for training

    Members of the 435th Contingency Response Group were invited by their German army counterparts from the 31st German ABN Brigade to join them on the Schϋtzenschnur range for two days of weapons and military familiarization training, Feb. 17-18 in Oldenburg, Germany. These units are no strangers to