• Ramstein Air Base continues support to Georgia

    At 6 a.m., 10 more 86th Contingency Response Group personnel arrived in Tbilisi in support of the U.S. humanitarian assistance effort in Georgia. As part of a larger U.S. response, the 86th CRG has deployed 15 personnel to Georgia. "Our Airmen's mission is to establish and maintain aerial port

  • Captain shares rare enlistment opportunity with son

    With an F-16 towering behind him, the Italian Dolomite Mountains off in the distance, and his father standing before him, the stage was set for 18-year-old Marcus Hudson to take the oath that would begin his Air Force career. Marcus and his father, Capt. Charles Hudson of the 603rd Air Control

  • NATO forces a step closer to attaining C-17s

    Affectionately named the "Moose," the C-17 is only three signatures away from finding a new home at Pápa Air Base, Hungary. After years of planning, NATO members and partners are only a few signatures away from gaining access to three C-17s to share for their national requirements, to include NATO

  • U.S. military provides humanitarian aid to Georgia

    A C-17 Globemaster III departed Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and landed at Tbilisi International Airport today delivering $1 million in humanitarian aid to reduce the suffering of the people of the Republic of Georgia. The joint military effort supported coordination by the U.S. State Department and

  • Air Force A1 study at Mildenhall focuses on saving Airmen time

    A team from the Air Force Office of Manpower and Personnel, or A1, visited RAF Mildenhall Aug. 4 to conduct a study on additional duties that could save Airmen time in the future. Commanders and senior enlisted leaders from across the base were invited to the town-hall style meeting, the second of

  • Two 3rd AF Airmen receive Bronze Star Medals

    Two 3rd Air Force Airmen recently received Bronze Star Medals for their individual contributions to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Majors Chris Hermann, who was assigned to Multi-national Security Transition Command-Iraq, and Joe Wildman, who was assigned to Multi-National Forces-Iraq, were both awarded

  • 5th CMSAF visits Spangdahlem Air Base

    Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base got quite a show from a visitor who holds a place in Air Force history. "I come on like gangbusters. When I walk in and see an audience, I'm on stage. I'm on. It's just me. I open the refrigerator to get a drink, the light comes on ... and I sing," retired Chief

  • American youth represent England in World Series

    Six youths from RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall are representing Europe in the 2008 Junior League World Series in Taylor, Mich. In order to give local youths an opportunity to play a more competitive level of baseball, several members organized a team and joined the London Youth Baseball

  • Fifth CMSAF visits Aviano

    Fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor visited Aviano June 30 through Aug. 3. During his visit, he visited with Aviano Airmen throughout the base, led a special session during the Aviano Senior NCO Professional Development Seminar and was the honored guest speaker of the SNCO

  • Seminar prepares future SNCOs for next enlisted tier

    Forty-eight master sergeant-selects stationed out of Aviano and abroad received insight into some of today's top Air Force issues as well as a refresher in lessons of leadership, followership and those challenges they may face as they begin their journey as senior NCOs. These lessons came as part of