• Airmen demonstrate ability during ATSO exercise

    Members of the 39th Air Base Wing demonstrated their abilities and knowledge during an anti-terrorism exercise here May 25, 2010. The exercise tested the base's terrorism-response ability. The base was put into 24-hour operations for the duration of the exercise and accomplished a number of

  • Spangdahlem Spouse named AF Spouse of the Year

    Spangdahlem Sabers continue to earn individual and unit awards for the 52nd Fighter Wing, and Saber spouses have shown they are no different.Mara Wight, wife of Col. Tip Wight, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, was named both the USAFE and Air Force-level 2010 Joan Orr Spouse of the Year.Mrs. Wight found

  • Lakenheath, Bulgarian AF firefighters build partnerships

    RAF Lakenheath firefighters here in support of joint-exercise Sentry Gold worked hand-in-hand with their Bulgarian air force counterparts May 25, 2010, to build their partnership capacities.The firefighters provided each other with an orientation on their respective equipment and discussed

  • USAFE working to reduce energy footprint by 2015

    Whether it's electricity to power a computer or fuel used to make a vehicle go, people depend on energy. The Air Force set a goal in 2005 to reduce the energy facilities use by 2 percent. In 2007, it modified these goals to an annual 3 percent reduction through 2015. Likewise, water-use reduction

  • Military faithful make annual pilgrimage

    More than 15,000 worshippers descended upon this village in southern France May 21 through 23. They had at least two things in common; their Catholic faith, and an affiliation with military service.Military delegations from England, France, the United States and even from as far away as South Korea

  • Aviano taps Earth's energy

    As part of Team Aviano's commitment to stay green and conserve energy, construction has begun to build the base's $680,000 geothermal plant, the first of its kind in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe."Aviano is actively leaning forward on numerous utility and energy-saving initiatives," said Lt. Col. Bo

  • Team Ramstein preps for upcoming ORI

    Ramstein Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 86th Airlift Wing are participating in an Operational Readiness Exercise here, May 17-23.This is the third of five OREs conducted by the wings, which are designed to prepare Team Ramstein for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection

  • 510th FS deploys to Afghanistan

    Airmen from the 510th Fighter Squadron, the "Buzzards," deployed to Afghanistan recently in support of overseas contingency operations bringing with them new technological capabilities."This is the first combat deployment for the 510th Fighter Squadron since returning from Iraq in the summer of