• Mildenhall Airmen forge ties with past enemy

    Though he’d talked to his wife, Kelley, about this trip for three solid weeks, Lt. Col. Rich Cordell had no idea how he’d feel flying his KC-135 Stratotanker into Russian airspace for the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon at Ramenskoye Airfield here.After all, Colonel Cordell, the 100th

  • Airmen doctor up Russian fuel at Moscow air show

    U.S. aircraft at the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon at Ramenskoye Airfield here aren’t just sharing airspace and the runway with the Russians -- they’re also sharing fuel.Normally topped off with JP-8, the eight American aircraft here are getting a doctored-up version of Russia’s TS-1

  • Incirlik hub delivers cargo to warfighters

    Ever since cargo hub operations began June 1, the workload here has increased more than ten times its previous amount. The eight-week old mission has moved almost 20,000 tons of cargo into theater.At Incirlik, the 728th Air Mobility Squadron, in concert with the 385th Expeditionary Air Group, has

  • America's B-1B Lancer takes to Russian skies

    Because of its ability to rapidly deliver massive quantities of weapons against any adversary in the world, the capabilities of America’s B-1B Lancer may have once been feared by the former Soviet Union during the Cold War. Now it’s making history by demonstrating its capabilities during the Moscow

  • COMUSAFE presents ACE coins

    Four members of Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe were presented with Airmen Committed to Excellence coins here at a recent Safety Call.Senior Master Sgt. David White, security forces programs and acquisitions manager, Maj. Anissa Bowers, chief of the budget integration branch, Mark Weltz,

  • Italian-American Festival culminates in soccer match

    Two communities came together for an evening of sports, games and friendship during a soccer match and traditional American-style barbecue festival Aug. 16.During the festival, the Aviano Air Base varsity soccer team defeated the Italian air force 5-2 in a soccer match.“The most important thing is

  • Security forces troops get chance of lifetime in Russia

    As far as security forces troops are concerned, protecting aircraft in one location is like protecting aircraft in another. The scenery may change, but the procedures don’t -- unless, of course, the aircraft are in the former Soviet Union.For the 17 members of the 48th Security Forces Squadron from