• Med Flag Deployment proves you can go home again

    Have you ever heard the saying "You can never go home again"? Some people might believe that, but Col. Victor Folarin, 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, is not one of them. A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Colonel Folarin was tasked as the mission commander for Med Flag 2006 in Tamale, Ghana,

  • CA Air National Guard to Conduct Terror Response Events in Ukraine

    Members of the California Air National Guard and California's Emergency Medical Services Authority will participate in a disaster response event with civilian and military personnel from Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova in Odessa, Ukraine Sept 13 through Sept 21. Activities will focus on

  • 52nd MDG medics treat Ghanaians during Med Flag 2006

    More than 50 Airmen from U. S. Air Forces Europe arrived in Tamale, Ghana, late Saturday night to participate in a humanitarian exercise called Med Flag 2006. The group, which consists of medical, support and security troops from Spangdahlem, Ramstein and Sembach Air Bases in Germany, will spend

  • COMUSAFE forges relations with Latvian defense, state officials

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander and staff advisers visited Riga, Latvia, to meet senior defense and state department officials and tour facilities Sep. 11. During the trip, Gen. Tom Hobbins visited the U.S. Embassy, Latvian Ministry of Defense and Joint Operations Center in Riga. "We had the

  • COMUSAFE awards excellence with ACE coin presentation

    A member of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters staff received an Airmen Committed to Excellence coin here recently. Gen. Tom Hobbins, USAFE commander, presented the coin during a Sep. 12 staff meeting. Maj. Barnabus Roundtree, deputy director of the USAFE force management branch, was

  • General retires, reflects on more than 30 years of service

    I recently had the opportunity to sit down for just over an hour and talk directly to a general officer who was getting ready to retire. Our conversation covered several areas, but what I found most interesting was why he serves, his optimism, and his care for the men and women who wear today's Air

  • USAFE sets course with AFSO 21

    To best meet the challenges of the road ahead, Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, assembled leaders throughout the command here to initiate USAFE-wide implementation of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. "We're going to determine where we're going in the future, and

  • USAFE sets course with AFSO 21

    To best meet the challenges of the road ahead, Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, assembled leaders throughout the command here to initiate USAFE-wide implementation of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. "We're going to determine where we're going in the future, and

  • HQ USAFE member awarded Bronze Star

    A member of U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters staff received the Bronze Star medal here recently. Lt. Col. Craig W. Romero was recognized for his achievements as deputy commander for the 379th Maintenance Group, Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar, June 11, 2005 through June 16, 2006. Gen. Tom Hobbins,

  • COMUSAFE awards excellence with ACE coins

    Three members of U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters staff received Airmen Committed to Excellence coins here recently. Maj. Robert Pope, chief of long-range strategy and policy for the Plans and Programs Directorate; Tech. Sgt. Anita Howey, non-commissioned officer in charge of officer