• 501st EO director selected as best in AF

    The 501st Combat Support Wing Equal Opportunity office and EO director were selected as the very best in the Air Force during the annual A1 awards Feb. 21.Master Sgt. Matthew Wendel, 501st CSW EO director, received the Solomon Stark, Jr. Director of the Year award and his program was selected

  • Tunisians visit in preparation for April MEDLITE

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Ramstein and 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) received their latest group of African visitors Jan. 25-29 as a group of Tunisian officers traveled to Germany to prepare to host MEDLITE 2010 exercise in April. The Tunisians met with partners from AFAFRICA, the Wyoming

  • AFAFRICA tests high-stress evacuation, operational abilities

    Members of 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) participated in their first in-house exercise since the unit stood up Oct. 1, 2008.From Feb. 8 - 21, Exercise Objective Lens 2010 tested the unit's ability to plan for and execute a short-notice non-combatant evacuation operation in Africa. However,

  • 3rd AF commander discusses CAF, AMC surge

    Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, 3rd Air Force commander, visited Spangdahlem Air Base Thursday to receive a visual update on recent changes and innovations in operations at the 52nd Fighter Wing. General Gorenc offered insight into upcoming operational changes Sabers and members of the local community could

  • 17th AF supports Morocco's Aeroexpo

    Members of the 17th Air Force Plans and Programs Directorate worked for months planning DoD participation in Aeroexpo Marrakech and saw first-hand the fruits of their labors during the international trade show, which took place Jan. 27-30 in Morocco. While aircrews gave tours of their static display

  • Ethiopians observe airdrop procedures in Horn of Africa

     Six Ethiopian air force officers visited with servicemembers to discuss airdrop procedures, February 8 to 12, 2010.The visit was part of a continuing engagement between Ethiopian officers and aircrew from the 449th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) and the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron. The

  • 617th AOC orchestrates African aeromedical evacuation

    When the 617th Air and Space Operations Center's Aeromedical Evacuation Control Team picks up the phone, the clock starts to work against them.Part of 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) and serving in the 617th AOC's Air Mobility Division in support of U.S. Africa Command, the AECT has the