• Dorm residents get good eats, tips at microwave cooking demo

    About thirty Airmen enjoyed the aromas and tastes of a savory "Tex-Mex" chili, cornbread and brownies during a cooking demonstration in their dormitory sponsored by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chief's office. It wasn't mama's home cooking the unaccompanied Airmen smelled however; it was

  • Aviano wins $300K in USAFE BMI challenge

    The 31st Fighter Wing is $300,000 richer, thanks to the hard work of many Aviano Airmen. Aviano was deemed the winner of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Body Mass Index Challenge that ran from December 2008 thru June 2009, going from 26.13 to 25.83 for a 0.3 percent loss between the first and second

  • Thoughts on leadership--dealing with the reality of suicide

    Not every aspect of leadership is fun. Suicide is a reality leaders must deal with that is both sad and frustrating. Sometimes in the aftermath of an Airman ending his or her life, we're able to "explain" it but we are hard-pressed to understand it. And sometimes, even when we sense it's about to

  • Incirlik Airmen run for best hand

    Incirlik Airmen participated in a 5K Poker Run Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 at the Triangle Running Route here.  Participants received a single card from five points throughout the run in hopes of having the best poker hand. Prizes for the best hand included a gift certificate to Nejati's hair salon, a

  • Airmen rescue motorcyclist from raging fire

    As the fire quickly consumed the four-foot-tall crops and anything in its path, Chief Master Sgt. James Eggers knew what he had to do. His first priority was to locate the motorcyclist lying somewhere in the field, and fast. It was late July when Chief Eggers, 31st Medical Group superintendent, was

  • Wing welcomes new commander at ceremony

    The 39th Air Base Wing received a new commander following a ceremony at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009 in Hangar 4 here.Col. Eric Beene succeeds Col. Philip McDaniel who will serve as the chief of staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. Colonel Beene is the former

  • Navy professional military education provides joint training opportunity

    Senior noncommissioned officers with ambitions for being promoted to chief master sergeant must attend in-residence SNCO Academy, but many would-be chiefs don't know that they can complete the training and broaden their joint-military experience by attending sister-service academies. Senior Master

  • JTAC provides perfect precision on and off duty

    It seems like a farfetched idea for a young man who wanted to be a tattoo artist to end up in the Air Force with one of the most extreme jobs as joint terminal attack controller, but this is just what happened to a member of the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany. Tech. Sgt.

  • Wing prepared to welcome new commander

    The former chief of strategy of the Directorate of Strategy, Policy and Assessments at Headquarters U.S. European Command, Patch Barracks, Germany, is scheduled to take command of the 39th Air Base Wing at  Aug. 11. Col. Eric Beene will succeed Col. Philip McDaniel, 39th Air Base Wing commander, who