48th Fighter Wing command chief awarded the Bronze Star Medal

Chief Master Sgt. James Lucas, 48th Fighter Wing command chief, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his actions during a recent deployment to the 732nd Air Expeditionary Group. According to the award citation, Chief Lucas had a number of outstanding accomplishments including orchestrating

'Brew Crew' has one of coolest jobs in Air Force

It's the middle of summer at Incirlik, so any temperature below 72 degrees is hard to fathom, let alone sub-zero temperatures. For one section here, their business is sub-z cold every day. They literally have one of the coolest jobs in the Air Force. A crew-of-three known as the "Brew Crew" make up

USAFE Touch 'n Go Band entertains masses in Friuli Venezia Giulia region

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Touch 'n Go Band rocked their way through Italy's Friuli Venezia Giulia Region July 17-23. The whirlwind tour featured eight local shows, starting with a preview show at the La Bella Vista club for base members and ending with a performance at Castello d'Aviano in the

Women's club donates to charity organizations

The German-American and International Women's Club recently hosted a ceremony at the Casimirsaal in Kaiserslautern to distribute donations from the proceeds of their annual 2009 Pfennig Bazaar. The Pfennig Bazaar, which took place Feb. 27 to March 1, is known as the biggest flea market in the West

100th ARW works the night shift during exercise: Part 2

C-130E gets last tune-up at Ramstein

The 86th Maintenance Squadron completed its final isochronical inspection on the C-130E Hercules aircraft here July 22, as they continue to add the C-130J Super Hercules models to their fleet. The final C-130E model, tail number 7897, was the last of its kind to go through the 10-day inspection

SENTINEL FOCUS improves intelligence support

 Members of the 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group here will observe and learn how the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System enterprise operates worldwide during SENTINEL FOCUS '09 held Aug. 2 to 6. At Ramstein, the 693rd ISR Group uses the DCGS to support Operation

Officials set date for 3rd Annual Aviano Marathon

The 31st Force Support Squadron is partnering with the Aviano Road Runners, a group of U.S. and Italian runners, to co-host the 3rd Annual Aviano Marathon in conjunction with the group's annual volksmarch. The marathon is set for Sept. 13. This year's event will start and finish off-base at the Area

100th ARW works the night shift during exercise: Part 1

Family support, youth programs benefit from CFC-Overseas generosity

Generous donations by military and civilian employees to U.S. Air Forces in Europe Family Support and Youth Programs through the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas meant more than $95,000 will benefit USAFE's overseas communities. Ms. Renee Acosta, President and CEO of the Dept. of Defense's CFC-O