German Federal Chancellor Merkel lands at Spangdahlem, AB
SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel
landed at Spangdahlem Air Base en route to Trier Sept. 13, 2008. Col. Russ
Mack, 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, and Col. Bill Nadolski, 52nd
Mission Support Group commander (not pictured), greeted Chancellor Merkel
upon her arrival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrea Knudson)
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Mrs. Hobbins honored with atrium dedication
Mrs. Robbin Hobbins (left) and retired Air Force General Tom Hobbins admire the plaque hung in the Contigency Aeromedical Staging Facility United Service Organization (USO) atrium, which was dedicated to her on Sept. 8, 2008, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 435th Medical Group dedicated the CASF USO atrium to Mrs. Robbin Hobbins for her devotion in making the life of wounded warriors more comfortable. All wounded personnel from Afghanistan and Iraq transit through this CASF facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber)
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Quick feet sprint two Aviano Airmen into AF marathon
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Two Aviano Airmen have been selected to represent USAFE in the twelfth annual United States Air Force Marathon and half marathon taking place Sept. 20 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
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Storm, 90 mph winds rip through Aviano
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- What began as a bright and sunny day quickly turned into a ravaging thunderstorm with winds up to 90 mph Sept. 7 in the greater Aviano area.
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Tanker crews gain valuable experience over Iceland
KEFLAVIK AIRPORT, Iceland -- Flying high over the waters just southwest of Iceland, a Norwegian F-16 slowly creeps up on the boom of the U.S. Air Force KC-135, while the racket of the tanker prevents any hope of hearing the approach of the one-engine fighter.
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Maintaining the defense of Iceland
KEFLAVIK AIRPORT, Iceland -- Aircraft maintainers are the backbone of the U.S. Air Force. Their job is to simply keep one of the world's largest fleet of aircraft flying.
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