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  • Chief Master Sergeant Phillip L. Easton, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief master sergeant, (second from left) provides the rules of engagement to board members as he presides over the USAFE-AFAFRICA 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year board, March 9, 2017, Ramtein Air Base, Germany. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. Micky M. Pena)

    USAFE Command Chief introduces his priorities

    Walking into his office it can be easy to get the impression you are about to meet someone who embodies Air Force experience, evident by the various memorabilia scattered throughout the room. He’s been an aircraft maintainer. He’s been a military training instructor. He’s even been a non-commissioned officer academy commandant. Now, his desk plaque reads “command chief”.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing conduct a preflight briefing April 18, 2017 on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen from the 100th ARW flew to Rota Naval Air Station, Spain, to support African Lion, an exercise aimed toward strengthening relationships with U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)

    100th ARW supports African Lion

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing conduct a preflight briefing April 18, 2017 on RAF Mildenhall, England. Airmen from the 100th ARW flew to Rota Naval Air Station, Spain, to support African Lion, an exercise aimed toward strengthening relationships with U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah
  • A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft assigned to Hill Air Force Base, Utah, is refueled by a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135 Stratotanker during a flight to Estonia, April 25, 2017. The F-35s participated in a first-ever flying training deployment to Europe, and the forward deployment to Estonia allowed Airmen to better understand NATO's current infrastructure and strengthen interoperability with allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christine Groening)

    F-35A deploys to Estonia

  • Members of the Single Dads’ Association discuss experiences and chat at one of their monthly meetings held on RAF Lakenheath, England. The group is open to all single dads (who are ID cardholders) in the tri-base area as a support group for them to help, advise and support each other. (Courtesy photo by Melvin Jackson)

    Single Dads’ Association offers hope, advice, support, camaraderie

    Open to all single dads who work on RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Feltwell, the Single Dads’ Association is believed to be the first of its kind in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The group was founded after one of its first members didn’t qualify for one of the family daycare events on base, which was for married members and spouses of deployed Airmen only. As a single dad, he was therefore not able to benefit from the daycare assistance. With the help of one of his military friends at RAF Mildenhall, who was also a single dad, the pair decided to form the “Single Dads’ Association” so they could provide help and support to others in similar situations.
  • The newest and the oldest members, present at the event, cut the Chi Mu Mu Chapter Fifth Anniversary cake, April 15, 2017, at a banquet in Birmingham, England. Chi Mu Mu is the U.K. chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, headquartered in the States. Personnel from RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, England, were invited to the evening as members and patrons. (courtesy photo)

    UK fraternity chapter awards scholarship to RAFL student

    The U.K. Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., Chi Mu Mu, awarded a RAF Lakenheath High School student a scholarship on April 15, 2017, during their fifth charter anniversary banquet held in Birmingham, England. The scholarship winner attended the formal evening with his father, 48th Dental Squadron chief of general dentistry. Personnel from both RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath, England, attended the event as members and patrons.
  • U.S. Air Force and Air Force Reserve Airmen form a line and make details of the surrounding area during the aircraft crash response/search and recovery training April 7, 2017, on RAF Lakenheath, England. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, RAF Lakenheath and the 927th Force Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., participated in the training to educate and expose them to one of the critical and difficult tasks they may be asked to support in their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

    100th CES Airmen join forces with RAF Lakenheath in search, recovery exercise

    Airmen from the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron Engineering Execution Support shop teamed up with RAF Lakenheath April 7, 2017, for a joint search and recovery/aircraft crash response training exercise which also involved Air Force reserve teams from the 927th Force Support Squadron, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
  • Kayla Varga, 48th Medical Operations Squadron Family Advocacy outreach manager and social worker, talks to children about healthy family dynamics and how to identify positive and negative emotions by showing them pictures at the Child Abuse Prevention Month event April 5, 2017, at the youth center on RAF Mildenhall, England. Thirty-two children, aged 5 to 12, drew pictures of their own families and friends and told Vargas what makes them happy or sad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

    Family Advocacy encourages healthy relationships at Child Abuse Prevention Month event

    The RAF Mildenhall Youth Center held an interactive event to highlight Child Abuse Prevention Month April 5, 2017, during which a representative from family advocacy discussed healthy family dynamics and how to identify positive and negative emotions. According to the Military OneSource website, since 1983, April has been dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect through the observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The observance serves to educate parents and the community about warning signs and helpful resources, and to reinforce that the safety and well-being of children is a shared community responsibility.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Stanley, 100th Air Refueling Wing command chief, fills out the first donation from RAF Mildenhall to the Air Force Assistance Fund for the fiscal year April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to Air Force active duty-members, retirees, reservists, guard and their dependents when needed. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Tenley Long)

    RAF Mildenhall kicks off 2017 Air Force Assistance Fund drive

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Curtis Stanley, 100th Air Refueling Wing command chief, fills out the first donation from RAF Mildenhall to the Air Force Assistance Fund for the fiscal year April 7, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to Air Force active
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Christiansen, 100th Security Forces Squadron assistant flight chief, draws back a bow and arrow March 28, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, England. Christiansen was selected to represent U.S. Air Forces in Europe at the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago where he will compete in the rifle, pistol, recurve archery and sitting volleyball events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)

    RAFM Defender to represent USAFE in DoD Warrior Games

    RAF Mildenhall, England -- Michael Christiansen, a technical sergeant assigned to the 100th Security Forces Squadron, is the only U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airman to qualify for the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Chicago this summer. He earned his place on the team after recently competing in the Warrior Games Air Force Trials at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. Similar to the Paralympics, the DoD Warrior Games hosts a wide variety of events including wheelchair basketball, swimming, track and field, sight-impaired events, rowing (machine), cycling, and standing and sitting categories for various sports. This year’s event is hosted by the Navy, and the Air Force team will not only be competing against their American sister services, but also against invited teams from Great Britain and Australia.
  • Amanda Holien, wife of U.S. Air Force Capt. David Holien, 100th Operation Support Squadron executive officer, poses for a photo March 29, 2017 on RAF Mildenhall, England. Holien won the 2016 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Spouse of The Year for her contributions to the base and local community. One of her most significant accomplishments was organizing and leading the first U.K. Key Spouse Symposium where spouses from six bases and 49 separate units attended. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)

    100th OSS spouse wins USAFE Spouse Of The Year

    Amanda Holien, wife of U.S. Air Force Capt. David Holien, 100th Operation Support Squadron executive officer, poses for a photo March 29, 2017 on RAF Mildenhall, England. Holien won the 2016 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Spouse of The Year for her contributions to the base and local community. One of her most significant accomplishments was organizing
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