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Liberty Warrior awarded Purple Heart
Senior Airman Edgar Veguilla received a Purple Heart on March 28, 2011, for injuries received when a gunman boarded their bus at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, and opened fire on his security forces team and the bus driver on March 2, 2011. Airman Veguilla was the last of four Airmen who were killed or wounded that day to receive the
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3/29
2011
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Liberty Wing pays tribute to fallen Airman
More than 500 Airmen and family members gathered in Hangar 7 on March 11 to honor the memory of Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden.Airman Alden, a 48th Security Forces senior patrolman, was killed March 2 in a shooting at Frankfurt International Airport.The service painted a picture of a devoted man who deeply loved his family and his unit.The first
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3/12
2011
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KMC remembers, celebrates fallen Airman
Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community and local host nation leadership gathered to pay respect to one of their own during a memorial ceremony in Hangar 3 here today.Members from throughout the KMC joined the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron to bid farewell to Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, who was killed in the March 2 attack at
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3/11
2011
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USAFE commander addresses 48th SFS Airmen about Frankfurt Shooting Incident
Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, spoke to more than 200 Airmen from the 48th Security Forces Squadron at the RAF Lakenheath Gymnasium, March 3, urging them to take care of each other in the wake of a shooting that claimed the lives of two Airmen and wounded two more. The shooting incident occurred outside of Terminal 2
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3/07
2011
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48th FW commander speaks to media on Frankfurt shooting
Col. John T. Quintas, 48th Fighter Wing commander, addressed media about the March 2 shooting incident at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, which involved 15 Airmen from RAF Lakenheath, England, during a press conference March 4. "On the second of March, the 48th Fighter Wing family suffered a tragic loss," Colonel Quintas said. "We lost
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3/04
2011
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Air Force officials identify Frankfurt Airport shooting deaths
Air Force officials announced March 3 the deaths of two Airmen as a result of the March 2 shooting at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany.Killed were:Senior Airman Nicholas J. Alden , 25, of Williamston, S.C., assigned to the 48th Security Forces Squadron at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.Airman 1st Class Zachary R. Cuddeback, 21, of
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3/04
2011
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UPDATE: USAFE Airmen killed in shooting were from Ramstein, Lakenheath
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - One of the Airmen killed in yesterday's shooting at Frankfurt International Airport was a vehicle operator stationed at Ramstein Air Base, while the other Airman killed was part of a Security Forces team stationed at RAF Lakenheath, U.K. The two injured Airmen are being treated at a German hospital in Frankfurt. As of
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3/03
2011
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Commander addresses Frankfurt shooting incident
Col. John T. Quintas, 48th Fighter Wing commander, issued a statement about the shooting incident that happened at Frankfurt Airport on March 2, 2011, involving Airmen from RAF Lakenheath, England.That video can be found at:http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/news/video/index.asp?cid=65&sid=18754www.youtube.com/48thfighterwing
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3/02
2011
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USAFE Airmen killed, wounded in Frankfurt shooting
U.S. AIR FORCES IN EUROPE PRESS RELEASEThe two Airmen killed and two Airmen wounded in the shooting today in Frankfurt were all assigned to United States Air Forces in Europe units.The shooting took place on a U.S. Air Force bus outside Terminal 2 of Frankfurt International Airport. The bus was transporting a Security Forces team assigned to RAF
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3/02
2011
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