• Aviano Air Base Marathon official results announced

    More than 200 participants took part in the 2nd Annual Aviano Air Base Marathon here on Sept. 20.Staff Sgt. Brian Morris, 31, of Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, was the overall winner of the full marathon posting a time of 3:19:50. Gone were the damaging 90 mph winds and remnants of a freak

  • Training prepares Ramstein member to help Afghan people

    Airmen and Soldiers alike sat in a five-man Humvee and waited patiently for the target to pop up; the gunner reacting to unload his weapon on the threatening object when it appeared. This mixed group of Air Force and Army has been working together for more than two months to receive the necessary

  • Joint Civilian Orientation Conference visits Lakenheath

    The Joint Civilian Orientation Conference visited RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall Sept. 23 to expand their knowledge of the U.S. military. According to http://jcoc.dod.mil/about.jsf the JCOC is a program sponsored by the Secretary of Defense for civilian public opinion leaders interested in

  • The Liberty Wing has not forgotten

    Four F-15's slice through the air with ear-splitting vibration. The "missing man" accelerates with full thrust into a straight vertical climb, rocketing upward and out of site. One witnessing this maneuver may wonder to themselves, "Where is he?" A chill runs down the spine at the realization that

  • Seventeenth Air Force ready for Oct. 1 stand-up

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe's newest command, Seventeenth Air Force, is ready to go operational, according to the new unit's commander, Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier. The general will be participating in a ceremony to commemorate the unit's stand-up Thursday at Hangar 5. The official activation is Oct. 1.

  • 606th ACS returns from deployment

    Spouses, coworkers and friends anxiously awaited the arrival of more than 70 Airmen from the 606th Air Control Squadron as they returned to Spangdahlem Air Base Sept. 19. They greeted the Airmen, who were deployed to Southwest Asia for four months, with welcome home banners, hugs and kisses, and

  • Italian community: 'So we will never forget'

    Nearly 300 U.S. and Italian citizens came together Sept. 21 in the city of Spinea to honor those who died during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, with the naming of a new road next to the Spinea train station, "Via 11 settembre 2001 (per non dimenticare mai)." The translation: "So we will never

  • RAF Mildenhall successfully hosts 27th Annual Joan Mann Special Sports Day

    Volunteers from across Team Mildenhall took part in the Joan Mann Special Sports Day Sept. 13, marking the 27th anniversary of the annual invitational sports event for special-needs people across England. Almost 200 athletes showed up for this year's festivities, according to Master Sgt. Jeff