• 52nd LRS continues AFSO21 changes

    Nearly eight months ago, the 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Spangdahlem conducted an Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century event, and they are continuing to make changes based on their implementation plan. The whole concept behind AFSO21 is to work smarter, faster and cheaper while

  • Prepare for anything

    An influenza pandemic occurs when a new flu virus emerges among humans and spreads easily from person to person. Because the virus is new to humans, people have little or no immunity to it and the virus spreads worldwide. It is not possible to predict with certainty when the next flu pandemic will

  • U.S. Air Forces in Europe celebrates 60th anniversary at RIAT

    Capt. Andy "ACE" Gilbert and the 494th Mighty Black Panthers Team from RAF Lakenheath enjoyed a change of pace from their usual mission. Captain Gilbert, , an F-15 weapons system officer, was a key part of the Royal International Air Tattoo. RIAT is the world's largest military air show and turns

  • USAFE builds partnerships in Unified Engagement event

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe joined representatives from nine countries in Warsaw, Poland, this week to participate in a Building Partnership Event, part of the Unified Engagement series, a transformation war-game event designed to explore future joint war fighting concepts and capabilities. The event,

  • USAFE troops lend helping hands to mothers and children in Tunisia

    Mothers and children in Tunisia will soon have hope for a better future thanks to the construction of a new care center that will provide both space for infants and their mothers and have a vocational training area. "We are trying to build a facility that helps single mothers and promotes

  • RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad

    In the midst of the ongoing security surge around Baghdad, a team of Airmen with heavy construction skills and expertise are helping fortify the Army's presence at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, south of the city. It's a dynamic situation for the Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair

  • CMSAF McKinley observes aeromedical evac mission; visits wounded troops

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley completed an aeromedical evacuation mission from Andrews AFB, Md. to Ramstein AB and back to observe the process first hand, July 7-10. The Air Force's top enlisted member wanted to experience step by step what the patients go through and how