• Lakenheath Senior NCO honored with logistics award nomination

    A senior non-commissioned officer assigned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, was recently honored as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe nominee for the 2004 Colonel Gail Halvorsen Award. Master Sgt. Michael R. Crawford, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was honored as the command’s nominee for the

  • USAFE announces 2005 services award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe officials recently announced the command’s 2005 Services Program and Flight Award winners. The awards recognize the command’s best services programs and flights for their support of the Air Force community. The winners are: Arts and Crafts Program – Spangdahlem Air Base,

  • USAFE rolls out "Welcome Mat" for newcomers

    New arrivals and visitors to U.S. Air Forces in Europe installations have the “Welcome Mat” rolled out for them with the implementation of a project that focuses on ensuring world-class customer service and quality customer facilities. Project Welcome Mat, a subset of Combat Proud which is designed

  • Incirlik celebrates 50 years of cooperation

    Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister of Britain, the Warsaw Pact was signed and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus. The year was 1955, and as the United States Air Force opened the gates of what would soon be called Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, an American/Turkish

  • Congressional delegation visits pilots, aircrew prior to Paris Air Show

    Capitol Hill intersected with the flightline June 11 when government officials from Washington arrived in Paris to wish pilots, maintainers and other aircrew well before the 46th Paris Air Show 2005 which runs June 13-19. Sen. Ted Stevens, R-AK, Chairman of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee,

  • Ramstein spouse honored with Air Force Spouse of the Year award

    A military spouse from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, was recently honored as the recipient of the 2005 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year award. The honoree, Cynthia Roberts, wife of Capt. Clay A. Roberts, 86th Contingency Response Group, distinguished herself as president of the Ramstein Officer

  • USAFE Libraries bookmark design winners announced

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe Services recently announced the winners of the USAFE Libraries-sponsored Bookmark Design Contest held during April as part of National Library Week. Winners in each of the four submission categories are: Reyhan Schmidt, a third-grader from Incirlik Air Base, Turkey Danielle

  • USAFE names LULAC award nominee

    An Airman assigned to the Friedberg Army Installation, Germany, was recently honored as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe nominee for the 2005 League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Military Service Award. Master Sgt. Scott Loescher, Detachment 1, 1st Air Support Operations Squadron, was

  • USAFE, AMC focus on single team mission

    Leaders from the Air Mobility Command, the 52nd Fighter Wing and the 726th Air Mobility Squadron met here June 6 at the new AMC Operations Facility to tour the site and discuss the “single team mission” philosophy behind the new airlift mission, slated for completion this fall. Maj. Gen. Loren Reno,

  • Without thinking, we're lucky to be alive

    Our office had a safety briefing with a different flavor before Memorial Day weekend. Every other safety or operational risk management briefing I have sat through since I enlisted six years ago was vanilla: “Don’t drink and drive. Only drive eight hours per day. Make sure you have whatever safety