• USAFE names Maintenance Effectiveness Award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winners of the command's 2004 Maintenance Effectiveness Awards in the aircraft and logistics support categories. The award winners are: Outstanding Maintenance Operations Squadron: 31st Maintenance Operations Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy

  • Crew chiefs join Century Club

    The maintenance crew assigned to the KC-135 with tail number 62-3561 garnered honors for joining the 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron’s Century Club Oct. 14 and haven’t looked back since. Tech. Sgt. Edward Pfeifer, Staff Sgt. Robert Spain and Airmen 1st Class Justin Dillinger and Jeremy Volz,

  • ALS flight chief wins USAFE's top award three years running

    The recent three-time winner of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airman Leadership School flight chief of the year award resides at the Bitburg Annex Pitsenbarger Airman Leadership School here. Senior Master Sgt. Annette Henderson, 52nd Mission Support Squadron ALS flight chief, says the reasons for

  • USAFE Airman joins forces with Marines in Iraq

    Being one of four military working dog handlers at a Marine camp in Iraq can make any Air Force member stick out like a sore thumb. Staff Sgt. Cleophus Gallon, 52nd Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, left for Iraq in April for a six-month deployment with the Marines. “We had a

  • Being a responsible Airman in today's Air Force

    As the 52nd Medical Group’s chief nurse, I have the privilege of meeting with each of the nurses for annual career counseling. I take this opportunity to get to know the nurses better, determine where they are in their personal and professional growth and find out what their goals are. One of my

  • A little daily preparation goes far when it's time for promotions

    Your heart pounds. Your palms sweat. This is the day you knew you’d both fear and anticipate most as a military member. Everything has led up to this moment. This is combat. And the worst physical damage the enemy can cause is ... a severe paper cut. For the “enemy” is nothing more than a test --

  • USAFE names media contest award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winners of the command's 2004 Public Affairs Media Contest. The winners of the media contest are: Tabloid format newspaper — Kaiserslautern American, Ramstein Air Base, Germany; 2nd place — Eifel Times, Spangdahlem AB, Germany Magazine format

  • USAFE names communications maintenance unit award winners

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently announced the winners of the command's 2004 Maintenance Effectiveness Awards in the communications-electronics categories. The award winners are: Outstanding Large Unit: 422nd Air Base Squadron, Royal Air Force Croughton, England Outstanding Medium Unit: 39th

  • Looking back on history, USAFE celebrates 63rd birthday

    As the oldest active major command in the Air Force, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe celebrated its 63rd birthday Jan. 19. Throughout the years, USAFE Airmen and assets have played a significant role in securing peace and stability to the region. “From the days of World War II, to Desert Storm and the

  • USAFE GSU excels at food service

    While most nine-to-five people are just coming out of REM sleep at 5:30 a.m., the early shift team at the 702nd Munitions Support Squadron, Buechel Air Base, Belgium, dining facility has already begun daily preparations for breakfast and lunch for more than 120 customers. Later shifts keep up the