German Chancellor Merkel, Ambassador Murphy visit U.S. military displays

BERLIN -- Philip Murphy (right), U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, greets Federal Republic of Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel during the unveiling of the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences Air Show June 8 at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

German Chancellor Merkel, Ambassador Murphy visit U.S. military displays

BERLIN -- Philip Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, meets Air Force aircrew during the unveiling of the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences Air Show June 8 at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport. Approximately 90 U.S. military aircrew and support personnel from bases in Europe and continental U.S. are participating in the Berlin Air Show, one of the premier events of its type in the world. In addition, aircraft displays, such as B-1B Lancer, C-130J Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, C-5 Galaxy, KC-135 Stratotanker and B-52 Stratofortress, are featured for public viewing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

German Chancellor Merkel, Ambassador Murphy visit U.S. military displays

BERLIN -- Vice Adm. Jeffrey Wieringa, Defense Security Cooperation Agency director, meets with Air Force aircrew during the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences Air Show kickoff June 8 at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport. The Berlin Air Show is one of the premier events of its type in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

German Chancellor Merkel, Ambassador Murphy visit U.S. military displays

BERLIN -- Vice Adm. Jeffrey Wieringa, Defense Security Cooperation Agency director, meets with Air Force aircrew during the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences Air Show kickoff June 8 at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport. The Berlin Air Show is one of the premier events of its type in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Julius Delos Reyes)

U.S., French remember America's first combat pilots

PARIS - During a tour of the crypt, attendees of the May 27, 2010, ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside of Paris were able to see the 70 sarcophagi of the Airmen interned beneath the central arch. U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America's first combat pilots during the event, which also featured an aircraft flyover and ceremonial music. The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial is a reminder for all of the American pilots of the Escadrille La Fayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps who died during service to the Allies during World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tony Wickman)

U.S., French remember America's first combat pilots

PARIS - The U.S. Air Forces in Europe band performs at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside of Paris honoring American pilots who died during World War I, May 27, 2010. U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America’s first combat pilots during the ceremony, which also featured aircraft flyovers and ceremonial music. The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial is a reminder to all of the American pilots of the Escadrille La Fayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps who died during service to the Allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tony Wickman)

U.S., French remember America's first combat pilots

PARIS - F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, flyover the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside of Paris, May 27, 2010. U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America's first combat pilots during the event, which also featured an aircraft flyover and ceremonial music. The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial is a reminder for all of the American pilots of the Escadrille La Fayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps who died during service to the Allies during World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tony Wickman)

U.S., French remember America's first combat pilots

PARIS - A crowd gathers to see a ceremony at the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial outside of Paris honoring American and French pilots who died during World War I, May 27, 2010. U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America’s first combat pilots during the ceremony, which also featured aircraft flyover and ceremonial music. The Lafayette Escadrille Memorial is a reminder to all of the American pilots of the Escadrille La Fayette and the Lafayette Flying Corps who died during service to the Allies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Tony Wickman)

KMCC Green Roof

Planting and installation of landscape materials on the KMCC Visitors Quarters green roof nears completion, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 17, 2008. In addition to providing a pleasant terrace view for guests, the green roof will reduce heating and cooling costs of a similarly-sized facility with a traditional roof by up to 40 percent. The KMCC VQ will open in 2009. (U.S. Air Force photos by SrA Amber Bressler)

KMCC construction continues

Phase two of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center continues July 29, 2008, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The area shown will be lodging's social garden. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kelly LeGuillon)(Released)*

Medflag-3

Maj. Elizabeth Shaw, a nurse from the 52nd Medical Group, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, takes the vitals from a patient at the Tampiong Clinic in Tamale, Ghana, before admitting her for further treatment. Major Shaw is one of more than 50 U.S. Air Forces in Europe personnel deployed to the West African city for Med Flag 2006, a 10-day exercise where US military personnel are working with their African military counterparts by staging medical operations in the countries of Benin, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. The Tamale mission includes medical field clinics in the remote city of Tampiong, and one at the edge of Tamale. At both sites, local residents can see an optometrist, dentist, pediatrician or family care physician. (Photo by TSgt Pamela Anderson)

Medflag-2

Maj. Shane Dieckman, a family care physician from the 52nd Medical Group, Spangdahlem, AB, Germany, does an inital exam on a patient at the Tampiong Clinic in Tamale, Ghana, during Med Flag 2006. Major Dieckman is one of more than 50 U.S. Air Forces in Europe medical, support and security personel deployed to the West African city for the 10-day exercise. USAFE personnel are working with their African military counterparts by staging medical operations in the countries of Benin, Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana. The Tamale mission includes medical field clinics in the remote city of Tampiong, and one at the edge of Tamale, where local residents can see an optometrist, dentist, pediatrician or family care physician. (Photo by TSgt Pamela Anderson)

Maryland ANG Deployment

A Bosnian boy waits as his father has his blood pressure taken by Lt. Col Donald Lambert, a member of the Maryland Air Guard's 175th Wing. Colonel Lambert is working at a clinic inside a schoolhouse in Poljice, Bosnia as part of a humanitarian effort to provide medical attention to residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photo by Spec. Loni Kingsto

Maryland ANG Deployment

2nd Lt. Julian Olivares of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard takes a patient's vital signs in a clinic set up inside a schoolroom in Poljice, Bosnia. Lieutenant Olivares is working as part of a joint forces effort to provide basic medical attention to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

Maryland ANG Deployment

Lt. Cols. Richard Colgan and Robert Barish, doctors with the Maryland Defense Force's 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, reviews a patient's heart condition in a clinic set up outside a community center in Banovici, Bosnia. The doctors are working with the Bosnian army as as part of a joint force effort to supply basic medical care to residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

Maryland ANG Deployment

Lt. Col. Randy Brown, commander of the 175th Medical Group, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, has a meeting with soldiers from the Bosnian army before the patients’ arrival outside a community center in Banovici, Bosnia. The Maryland Air Guard was working with the Bosnian army as part of a joint force effort to provide humanitarian relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

Boy Scouts

Austin Fortner, 13, foreground, and Eric Milliner, 12, practice making fire using materials they gathered in the woods. The Boy Scouts earned their wilderness survival merit badge last weekend and learned preservation techniques in case they ever get lost.

Going for the gold

Lead Firefighter Steve Price displays the gold medal and firefighter’s hat he won at the 9th World Firefighter Games in Hong Kong. He won the gold in the indoor rowing event. More than 3,000 firefighters from 32 countries attended.

A royal greeting

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England (USAFENS) -- The members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band's Brass Quintet met the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall after the official ceremony for the completion of the Millennium Tower Project at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St. Edmunds, England, July 22. The Brass Quintet performed, at the invitation of the Very Reverend Dean Atwell, Dean of St. Edmundsbury Cathedral, on Angel Hill outside the cathedral and in the historic Abbey gardens during the celebrations. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Valerie Smith)

Unity candle-lighting

INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey -- Chaplain (Capt.) Dallas Little lights a unity candle during a multi-faith “lighting” ceremony Nov. 25 at the chapel. (Photo by Senior Airman Dallas Edwards)

Handing over the keys

RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) -- Brig. Gen. Mike Snodgrass, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Director of Plans and Programs, hands the keys of the base to Prof. Manfred Schölch, Frankfurt International Airport executive board vice chairman, here Dec. 30 as the last official function of the U.S. air base. After 60 years as the Gateway to Europe, the base will be officially handed back to the Federal Republic of Germany midnight of Dec. 31. (Photo by Capt. Jonathan Friedman)

Carnevale

Partygoers dress in fancy costumes and walk around the streets posing for pictures during Carnevale (Photo by Senior Airman Sarah Gregory)

Energizing troops

Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Lively, USAFE band vocalist, entertains the NATO troops at Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo by 1st Lt. Elizabeth Culbertson)

COMUSAFE visits Kyrgyzstan

MANAS AIR BASE, KYRGYZSTAN (USAFENS) -- Staff Sgt. Brian Kinnamen, U.S. Air Forces in Europe band, works the sound board at the Direct Hit performance here Feb. 8. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James Bressendorff)