• KMC Airman receives Bronze Star for efforts in Iraq

    It was, in short, an ambush. It is a story of blasts from multiple improvised explosive devices, small arms fire bursting from the grass, and a long wait, exposed on Iraq's deadly roads. But it's a tale Tech. Sgt. Matthew Walter tells dismissively. "They started it," the Reynolds, Ind., native said.

  • Gate pass re-issue

    The permanent gate pass re-issue has now been scheduled, but are you prepared? In order to assure those permanently stationed here receive new gate passes quickly and easily, it is important to have all of the required items. The items that will be required in order to receive a new permanent gate

  • USAFE, Ukrainian Air Force continue spirit of cooperation

    As the Ukrainian Air Force continues its steady progress, information exchanges with partnering nations such as U.S. Air Forces in Europe help further that development, said Gen.-Col. Anatoliy Yakovich Toropchyn, Chief of the Ukrainian Air Forces. "A visit like this is a good opportunity to gain

  • MUNS missile overhaul creates big savings

    When U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently moved to shift serviceable rocket motors from the older, first generation AIM-120A Advanced Medium-Range Air to Air Missiles and put them in the unserviceable, yet newer and more capable AIM-120B and C models, the 435th Munitions Squadron volunteered to front

  • Deploying Airmen wait through six day layover

    Total Force Airmen deploying to Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom had an Italian holiday of sorts this past week at Aviano Air Base. Active duty and Reserve Airmen coming from places as close as RAF Mildenhall, England, Hickam Air Base, Hawaii, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, made a

  • More than 350 Airmen depart RAF Mildenhall for Southwest Asia

    More than 350 Airmen from across the Air Force, including about 80 from RAF Mildenhall, deployed today as part of Air and Space Expeditionary Force 5 and 6. The deployment consisted of Airmen ranging from civil engineers to legal personnel and maintainers, among others. According to Capt. Rashaan

  • Mighty Black Panthers make history

    970 combat sorties and approximately 6,500 total flying hours would be a significant milestone for some fighter squadrons. However, RAF Lakenheath's the 494th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, accomplished some significant feats and firsts during its deployment to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing. An

  • Scorpions strike downrange

    After more than eight months of training, 86 "Scorpion" members of the 603rd Air Control Squadron deployed Jan. 9 to Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan. The deployed group, comprised of various career fields in addition to radar controllers, with everything from civil engineering to vehicle maintenance

  • Working behind the scenes

    Chaplains assigned to the 39th Air Base Wing work countless hours day-in and day-out to ensure all members of Team Incirlik have access to resources to strengthen their spiritual fitness, regardless of religious affiliation. Working behind the scenes are a group of dedicated Airmen whose efforts