Airman's quick action lands nomination

As she quickly loaded her magazine, she heard, "incoming" and ducked into a doorway as a rocket hit the adjacent building she had just left, destroying it in a single second. Senior Airman Alanna Jolley was in the second week of her deployment in Afghanistan when her unit came under attack. Airman

Yappy Hour and beyond

Barking, pulling and unruly dogs are not something that a pet owner has to cope with on their own; the Pet Spa offers a number of training classes to help a dog owner tame their beast. Courtney McCormack, Pet Spa dog trainer, teaches dog owners how to deal with the issues they face and nurture their

496th Air Base Squadron projects airpower

B-1 Lancers, E-3 Sentrys, KC-10 Extenders can swoop in and out of Moron Air Base, Spain, where a small, but proficient, Air Force squadron ensures support for each and every aircraft, crew and passenger. It is even an alternative landing site for the space shuttle. The 496th Air Base Squadron, which

Happy Fiscal New Year

Midnight Sept. 30 was the deadline, and many Team Incirlik members were racing the clock to balance Incirlik's budget for the 2007 Fiscal Year closeout. With the start of the 2008 Fiscal Year Oct. 1, any money not spent by Incirlik before the midnight deadline would have been reabsorbed by U.S. Air

Get your CFC on

Four things you should know about the U.S. Air Forces in Europe 2007 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas: 1. CFC is the world's largest and most successful workplace charity program and raises millions of dollars each year for thousands of non-profit organizations around the world, according to the

Giving the gift of life

Retiree Health Fair slated for Oct. 17 at Landstuhl

A Retiree Health Fair is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Learning Center (Bldg. 3718) near the AAFES gas station. Booths will be manned to provide retirees and senior beneficiaries with information and services to include: a general health check,

U.S. Africa Command reaches initial operating capability

U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, officially stood up today when the organization reached its initial operating capability to start functioning as the Pentagon's newest regionally-focused headquarters. General William E. "Kip" Ward was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Sept 28 as AFRICOM's first

Good to the last drop

Incirlik Air Base receives less than 18 inches of rainfall annually. With such minimal precipitation, maintaining Incirlik's water supply is critical. Robert Rooney, 39th Civil Engineer Squadron Facilities maintenance manager, and his shop of 14 personnel maintain, replace and respond to emergency

Departing two-star presents Bronze Star to Reserve colonel

Maj. Gen. Paul Fletcher had one item left on his to-do list before his final departure from the headquarters building where he worked since Nov. 1, 2005. The 3rd Air Force-United Kingdom commander called an all-staff meeting for 4 p.m. Sept. 21 so he could present a Bronze Star to Col. William