• U.S. Air Forces in Europe command chief master sergeant retires

    After more than 30 years of successful service, USAFE Command Chief Master Sergeant Gary G. Coleman was honored Nov. 16 during a retirement ceremony officiated by Gen William T. Hobbins, commander of USAFE. Chief Coleman will bid farewell to the U.S. Air Force effective May 1, 2008. Special guests

  • Gen. Hobbins honored as 17th recipient of USAFE’s order of the sword

    With all the pomp and circumstance the U.S. Air Forces in Europe enlisted corps could muster, some 800 guests witnessed the induction of Gen. William T. Hobbins, USAFE commander, into the order of the sword here tonight. The order of the sword is the highest honor enlisted Airmen can bestow on an

  • Fallen Airmen, Soldiers honored

    A memorial service was held here today to honor the lives of four Airmen and two Soldiers who were killed when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment here crashed Nov 8. Friends and family members gathered to pay their respects and celebrate

  • U.S. Air Forces in Europe welcomes Civic Leader Tour

    Fifteen civic leaders were given a rare behind-the-scenes look at U.S. Air Force operations in Europe today as they completed the final stop of a whirlwind tour of global Air Force operations. Randy Harris, president and CEO of The Bank of Clovis in Clovis, New Mexico, and a member of the New Mexico

  • Build it and they will come

    A young Rwandan boy leaves barefoot on a 3-mile walk to retrieve water for his family who lives in a home with no electricity or running water. The six-mile commute consumes most of his day, keeping him from enrolling into school. The Bugesera region of eastern Rwanda has solved the problem of water

  • Air Force identifies victims in helicopter crash

    Four Airmen were killed and three were injured when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed at approximately noon Nov. 8, 22 miles southwest of Aviano, Italy. Staff Sgt. Robert D. Rogers, Staff Sgt. Mark A. Spence and Senior Airman

  • Air Force identifies victims in UH-60 crash

    Four Airmen were killed and three were injured when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed at approximately noon Nov. 8, 22 miles southwest of Aviano, Italy. Capt. Cartize B. Durham, Staff Sgt. Robert D. Rogers, Staff Sgt. Mark A.