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  • Protecting people, missions requires vigilance from everyone

    It is amazing how much information can be gathered on a person by just paying attention to their habits and routines. You can tell when pay day is just by noting when the most people go to the commissary and base exchange or shop off base. You can tell when holidays are by watching decorations go up

  • Vietnam veteran walks for families

    Norm Raynal says that for the first 20 kilometers he’s thinking about how to solve the problems of the world and other normal sort of things one thinks about. “Like how I’m going to get those tasks done at work next week or those few jobs around the house,” said Mr. Raynal, program manager, Defense

  • Maintenance checks help ensure score stays "100 to 0 in our favor"

    When I first heard the words “combat” and “flightline” together, I started to see images of jets on a tarmac; a scorching sun; 12-hour shifts with the cycle of work, sleep, work, sleep. I imagined not seeing my friends and family for months, just like being downrange. Then the realization hit me --

  • Do a 'reality check', be prepared for anything

    During my freshman year at the Air Force Academy, one of the upperclassmen would come out of his room almost every morning and shout, “Reality Check! We are one day closer to our next war. What are you doing to prepare yourself for it?” At the time, I didn’t take the statement too seriously, but

  • Ramstein members receive an experience of a lifetime

    Weather was the deciding factor. The jump was scheduled for 1 p.m. June 5 at the Iron Mike drop zone. The day started out with low clouds and a slight breeze from the north. Exactly 105 paratroopers boarded five C-130s and headed out over the English Channel enroute to St. Mère Eglise, France. The

  • A sobering thought: The "I" in DUI

    You’ve all seen the AFN commercials that warn about the dangers of drunk driving. You’ve also probably heard numerous testimonials from servicemembers who drove their vehicles after drinking too much, only to meet some tragic end. You may have even taken the time to read an article such as this,

  • Two USAFE officers announced as 2006 'Thunderbird' pilots

    Two U.S. Air Forces in Europe fighter pilots, including the Department of Defense’s first female jet demonstration team pilot, found out June 16 they will be joining the elite U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” team for the 2006 air demonstration season. Joining the

  • An American hero causes quite a jam

    I made the grave error of driving the first day of the Paris Air Show 2005 at Le Bourget Exposition Park. Though I left my hotel at 7:00 a.m. to get some early bird shots before the air show’s opening at 10 a.m., I still arrived with only minutes to spare after sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic

  • USAFE initiates new sexual assault response guidelines

    New guidelines for restricted reporting of sexual assaults went into effect in U.S. Air Forces in Europe June 14. Under the new policy, active-duty or active-reserve status Airmen who are victims of a sexual assault may report the assault to specified individuals without automatically initiating an

  • U.S. military showcase DOD mission, aircraft at Paris Air Show

    Department of Defense members were on hand to offer tours of eight military aircraft at the 46th Annual Paris Air Show’s official opening June 13. French president Jacques Chirac attended the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Le Bourget Exposition Park bi-annual event that allows traders, exhibitors