• US European Command officials announce exercises throughout Europe

    US European Command officials today announced exercises at a number of military bases throughout Europe. The exercises, called Spring Ex 2007, are designed to randomly test and evaluate force protection procedures at U.S. military installations to assure the readiness of security personnel and base

  • USAFE Airmen Kick off Sniper Lance 2007

    The preparation is over for more than 200 United States Air Forces in Europe Airmen who arrived Friday at MK Airbase to participate in exercise Sniper Lance 2007. Sniper Lance aims to provide realistic combat flight training for United States Air Force F-15Cs, KC-135s and Romanian Air Force MIG-21s

  • Heightened awareness message from U.S. Embassy in Berlin

    The U.S. Embassy in Berlin has released a message saying that U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities in Germany are increasing their security posture. These steps are being taken in response to a heightened threat situation. The U.S. Embassy  encourages Americans in Germany to increase their

  • Team Lajes offloads fuel for the fight

    Within a span of 28 hours, Team Lajes members offloaded 12.2 million gallons of JP-8 jet fuel from a tanker ship last week at the military port here. Lt. Col. Robert Hoff, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, said the refueling operation was about force projection. "This JP-8 will be used to

  • 2007 Oustanding Airman and First Sergeant of the Year

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the 2007 Outstanding Airmen of the Year and First Sergeant of the Year Award winners.The winners are:Airman of the Year:  Staff Sgt. Dominick F. Griego, Aviano Air Base, Italy.NCO of the Year:  Tech. Sgt. Sachiko D. Jones, Royal Air Force Mildenhall,

  • U.S.-Turkey military partners support the GWOT

    In just three days, the U.S., Turkey and Afghanistan worked together on a joint mission transporting more than 135,000 pounds of Turkish equipment and supplies from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to Kabul AB, Afghanistan.The entire Turkish equipment load was transported by C-17 Globemaster IIIs assigned

  • Colonel Matthews takes command of 435th Air Base Wing

    Col. Earl Matthews promised Wednesday to focus on four key areas - safety, readiness, training and personnel - as the new commander of the 435th Air Base Wing. Colonel Matthews took command of the 435th ABW Wednesday in a ceremony in Hangar 1. Col. Kurt Lohide, who has been the 435th ABW commander

  • USAFE Idol 2007 winners announced

    The 2007 USAFE Idol winners were announced on Saturday, April 14 - after a three hour competition between seven base-level Idol winners. In addition to the base-level Idol contestants' performances, the evening also featured music and entertainment by USAFE Band's "Touch 'N Go", the 2006 USAFE Idol

  • Flying tributes: KC-135 nose art modern masterpieces

    Unless you're looking from an engineering perspective, a $40 million aircraft is rarely viewed as a work of art. However, the nose art on the KC-135s deployed here from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing may be modern masterpieces. Nose art on the refueling aircraft was