• 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.

  • Postured to help: 3rd AF ready

    Third Air Force has developed a new, quick-response humanitarian assistance capability to support the European theater, and on Monday, they launched a 36-hour Humanitarian Relief Operation 9-1-1 exercise to test it. The exercise scenario challenged 3rd Air Force's and Team Ramstein's ability to

  • An Airman's take on joint operations

    The following essay, written by one of our best and brightest, Airman Matthew Dale, 3rd Air Force, depicts how important each and every one of us are to the joint fight. He competed for U.S. European Command Servicemember of the Year and I was particularly impressed with the quality of this essay

  • Sixth servicemember dies after UH-60 Black Hawk crash

    A sixth U.S. servicemember died Thursday evening of injuries sustained when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed at approximately noon Nov. 8, 22 miles southwest of Aviano. This brings the number of deaths to six servicemembers. Eleven

  • NATO's Toxic Trip 2007 exercise

    It was a toxic trip that will lead to better preparation against a full spectrum of threats. Recently, a 15-person combined Air Force and Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team went to Karup Air Base, Denmark, to participate in this year's NATO Exercise Toxic Trip 2007. The

  • 86th MXG, 723rd AMS score excellent

    The Friday before the inspection, Col. Rob Burnett gathered the 86th Maintenance Group for a commander's call. "I have 650 assigned, and I have 650 miracles," the commander told his group. "I know you'll knock one out of the park." Col. Kyle Garland also pulled the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron