• 435th AGOW TACPs kick off robust pre-deployment training

    Air Force tactical air control party members kicked off the first week of a 45-day training plan April 7 at U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr designed to sharpen their skills for upcoming deployments to Afghanistan. The primary duty of the TACP teams have long been to provide close air support to their

  • 435th AGOW TACPs provide 'boot camp' for youngest warfighters

    April is the "Month of the Military Child" across the Department of Defense, and for a high-speed group of Airmen stationed in Eastern Germany that meant it was time to go back to boot camp, this time at the local child development center. Tactical air control party members whose normal mission is

  • 17th AF takes part in cultural training

    Members of 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) are well aware of the impact culture can play in building relationships. As members of U.S. Africa Command's air component, they routinely encounter myriad cultures across their area of activity, from South Africa to Morocco. They know understanding the

  • Beyond partnership: Guard units perform non-traditional missions

    The National Guard's State Partnership Program is an important part of the Defense Department mission of security cooperation, linking states and territories with nations worldwide in a variety of cooperative activities.Another nontraditional way the Guard can--and does--support this effort is by

  • USAFE's finest honored at Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recognized seven standouts from across the command at the 2009 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet April 2.From 86 award nominees selected from among nine wings, two numbered Air Forces and the USAFE headquarters staff, USAFE's top Airmen are:Airman of the Year:

  • RAF Mildenhall Airman passes away after vehicle-related accident

    Capt. Jenna Wilcox from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron at RAF Mildenhall died April 1 at Western General Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland following a vehicle-related accident in Dalkeith, Scotland March 27. "We are deeply saddened by this tragedy," said Col. Chad Manske, 100th Air Refueling Wing

  • Aviano Intelligence analyst arms leaders downrange

    Fighting on two warfronts where anything goes from suicide bombers to cell phone detonated improvised explosive devices, timely, well-researched, intelligence gathering is critical to winning the war on terror.This is why Tech. Sgt. David Maurice, 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Intelligence NCO in