Medflag-1

Maj. Stephen Boden, a pediatrician from the 52nd Medical Group, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, does what it takes to get a young patient to open wide at the Tampiong Clinic in Tamale, Ghana. Major Boden is one of more than 50 United States Air Forces in Europe personnel deployed to the West African city for Med Flag 2006, a 10-day exercise. 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)

Maryland ANG Deployment

Airman 1st Class Jocelyn Campbell of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, tests the eyeglasses prescription of a Bosnian woman in a medical clinic set up in a schoolhouse in Skugric, Bosnia. Airman Campbell is participating in a joint force humanitarian effort to supply medical treatment to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

Maryland ANG Deployment

Master Sgt. Monika Russo and Staff Sgt. Lisa Miller of the Maryland Air Guard's 175th Wing, teach a class on basic oral hygiene and distributes tooth brushes and toothpaste to the local children outside a makeshift clinic set up in the community center in Banovici, Bosnia. The pair are part of a joint force humanitarian effort to provide basic medical attention to residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Photos by Spec. Loni Kingston

Maryland ANG Deployment

Maryland Air National Guard Maj. Charlotte Radu assists Col. Stan Minken of the Maryland Defense Force as he sutures a patient's wound in a makeshift clinic set up outside a community center in Banovici, Bosnia. Major Radu and Colonel Minken, both with the Maryland Guard's 175th Wing, are in Bosnia as part of a joint forces effort to bring basic medical attention to the people of Bosnia. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

Maryland ANG Deployment

Col. Stan Minken, a doctor attached to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, removes a patient's ingrown toenail during a medical procedure at a school in `Skugric, Bosnia. The colonel is participating in a joint force humanitarian effort providing basic medical care to residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

ANG Bosnia Deployment

Maj. Betsey Lefebvre, a dentist attached to the 175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard, prepares to extract a tooth from a young child. Major Lefebvre is part of a medical team working in a makeshift clinic set up in a school in the town of Skugric, Bosnia, as part of a humanitarian effort to supply basic medical needs to residents of that country. (Photo by Spec. Loni Kingston)

Photo op

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (USAFENS) -- Alexander Titov, a retired Russian air force engineer, closely examines the landing gear of an F-15E from RAF Lakenheath, England Aug. 18 at the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon at Ramenskoye Airfield here. The plane was part of an international display of fighters set up for the mayor of Moscow. (Photo by 1st Lt. Tracy Page)

Air enthusiasts

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia (USAFENS) -- Maj. Matt Carlisle, U.S. Air Forces in Europe deputy branch chief of international relations Eurasia branch, places a U.S. Air Force pin on two-time hero retired Russian Cosmonaut Alexi Leonov Aug. 16 at the Moscow International Air Show and Space Salon at Ramenskoye Airfield here Aug. 17. Approximately 100 U.S. military members and eight U.S. aircraft are playing an active part in the show Aug. 16-21. (Photo by Master Sgt. Mona Ferrell)

USAFE 2006 Chiefs’ Orientation

Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam E. Parish (center wearing suit) stands with U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary G. Coleman and Airmen attending the USAFE 2006 Chiefs’ Orientation held at Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Julianne Trulson)

Cake cutting

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) -- Gen. Tom Hobbins and Airman 1st Class Buddy Rodgers cut a cake Jan. 19 in celebration of U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s 64th Anniversary. Traditionally, Airmen with the longest time on active duty and the least time on active duty are selected for the honor. General Hobbins is the USAFE commander and began his Air Force career December 1969, while Airman Rodgers, a graphics journeyman assigned to USAFE Headquarters, entered the Air Force in December 2003. (Digitally altered photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)

Carnevale

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

Energizing troops

Staff Sgt. Shane Kibbey (left) and Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Saunders were part of the USAFE band ensemble "Direct Hit" that traveled downrange Feb. 8-10. (Photo by 1st Lt. Elizabeth Culbertson)