Airmen Remembering the Children

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Schermetzkr, Tactical Air Control Party, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, has a captivated audience as he shows children his special watch and other tools he uses for his job during the child development center's "Boot Camp Week", Rose Barracks, Vilseck Military Community, Germany, April 7, 2010. Members of the squadron participated in the "Boot Camp Week" which gave servicemember's children an opportunity to experience some military norms such as physical training, first aid, land navigation and tactical vehicle familarization in support of the Department of Defense's Month of the Military Child?. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tony R. Ritter)

Airmen Remembering the Children

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Schermetzkr, Tactical Air Control Party, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, follows children up a tower on the playground during the child development center's "Boot Camp Week", Rose Barracks, Vilseck Military Community, Germany, April 7, 2010. Members of the squadron participated in the "Boot Camp Week" which gave servicemember's children an opportunity to experience some military norms such as physical training, first aid, land navigation and tactical vehicle familarization in support of the Department of Defense's "Month of the Military Child". (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tony R. Ritter)

Airpower at Exercise Steadfast Jaguar

A crew chief “launches” an F-16 for an air operation exercise at Sal Airport in Republic of Cape Verde. F-16s from the 22nd Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem are taking part in Exercise Steadfast Jaguar, the first combined-joint exercise to test the new NATO Response Force. Air operations are just one part of the exercise. The neighboring islands of Sao Vicente and Fogo are also being used to test the force’s ground and sea components. Cape Verde was chosen as the exercise location because it is situated far from mainland Europe and barren enough to test NATO’s logistics and ability to operate in the austere environment. Most NATO countries and about 7,000 sailors, soldiers and airmen are participating in the exercise until June 28. (Photo by MSgt Ron Przysucha)

NATO, USAFE vie during Excalibur bombing competition

ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, takes off from here and heads toward a bombing range. The Excalibur bombing competition was established to foster friendly relations between U.S. Air Forces in Europe and NATO, to increase esprit de corps among pilots and to show basic visual bombing skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony R. Tolley)