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  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel McClellan, 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, poses for a photo before conducting a worship service April 18, 2020, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the chaplain encouraged people not to be overcome by fear, saying humankind has faced innumerable challenges before and survived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

    “This is our moment to shine”: Chapel unites community during COVID-19 crisis

    Social distance does not mean social isolation: this is the message the 39th Air Base Wing chapel team is sending to U.S. personnel at Incirlik during the COVID-19 crisis.
  • A photo of U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla Jerido, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection apprentice, sitting on a fire truck at Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, March 12, 2020.

    Braving the fire: Airman overcomes difficult childhood, finds joy

    Throughout her life, Airman 1st Class Kayla Jerido, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire apprentice, has been described as the positive type, exhibiting a great energy for life. However, those who have heard the energetic 27-year-old’s journey are often taken by surprise.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Melissa Lozada, 39th Medical Support Squadron resource management office non-commissioned officer in charge, right, checks a visitor’s temperature, March 20, 2020, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 39th Medical Group has altered its operations to focus on acute care cases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

    Fighting an invisible enemy: the war on COVID-19

    Members of Incirlik AB are learning to fight a different kind of adversary: the Coronavirus.
  • Service members sit around a conference table.

    USAFE, Bosnia, Herzegovina build partnerships through force development

    Four Airmen from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa conducted a force development program to enhance relations and share ideas of building a better air force with the Bosnia and Herzegovina air force, Feb. 10-14, 2020, here.

  • German community vows to remember

    Jan. 27 is observed as a day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism, where 6 million European-Jews were murdered from 1941-1945. Throughout the KMC, residents and tourists can "stumble" across memorials to honor victims year around.

  • Air Forces Africa establishes Cadre of African Bridge Advisors

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa recently implemented a new program, AFAFRICA Cadre of African Bridge Advisors, across the command aimed at improving the cultural and language gap when operating in Africa.
  • William “Doc” Schmitz, Commander-in-Chief for Veterans of Foreign Wars, peers through binoculars while touring the RAF Mildenhall control tower during a visit to base Dec. 18, 2019. Schmitz spoke with Airmen and toured Mildenhall to learn of the base’s mission and quality of life programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brandon Esau)

    Veterans of Foreign Wars commander visits RAF Mildenhall

    The National Commander-in-Chief for Veterans of Foreign Wars, William J. “Doc” Schmitz, and Deputy Director of the National Veterans Service, Mike Figlioli, visited RAF Mildenhall Dec. 18, 2019. As part of the tour, Schmitz and Figlioli received a 100th Air Refueling Wing mission brief and toured the Airmen Family and Readiness Center, air traffic control tower and the Dewey R. Christopher Professional Development Center.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremiah Baxter, 39th Security Forces Squadron operations officer, surveys Humvees during an exercise Nov. 27, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 39th SFS conducts random exercises to enhance the mission readiness of its Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)

    39th SFS Defenders improve readiness

    t was a dreary autumn morning at Incirlik after a night of rainfall. Still the storm clouds lingered, ready for another downpour. But little did anyone know they were in for a different kind of storm.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shiloh Smith, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, center, practices dispute resolution techniques during the Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Course held at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Conference Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2019.

    Solving people problems, one dispute at a time

    Over 40 Airmen came together with one common goal, to learn how to leverage negotiation, mediation and dispute resolution techniques to help fellow Airmen communicate through conflict and disputes, at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Conference Center, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 3-5, 2019.
  • Dr. Saada Daoud, a representative from Chad, listens to a key note speak from the U.S. Center for Disease Control during the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance (APORA) conference, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Nov. 18, 2019.

    APORA VIII: Knowledge sharing is contagious

    The eighth iteration of the African Partner Outbreak Response Alliance engagement, focused on ‘One World, One Health,’ took place here, Nov. 18 – 21, 2019.
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