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  • MEDCEUR 2010 kicks off with community day

    U.S. servicemembers and Montenegrin armed forces members kicked off MEDCEUR 2010 today by planting trees and paying a nearby river some extra attention.More than 100 servicemembers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Army Europe and Marine Forces Reserve arrived Sept. 7 in Podgorica, Montenegro to

  • Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC

    Six firefighters from Spangdahlem Air Base's 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron recently went to Berlin, Germany, to compete in the fourth annual Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge.The Berlin competition is the European championship and counts as a qualifying round for the World FFCC in Myrtle Beach,

  • Europe's communication needs keep 1st CBCS busy

    Airmen assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron here have become accustomed to being busy -- after all, they support the communication needs of the entire European theater. In recent months in fact, nearly half of the squadron's more than 300 members have been busy supporting operations in

  • Mildenhall Airmen clean local school, enhance ties

    Ten Team Mildenhall volunteers weathered harsh British downpours and volunteered to clean up Beck Row Primary School Aug. 26.While sweeping, cleaning and painting was the obvious agenda for the group, the intangible impacts will last far beyond the paint's applied lifetime.The exceptional community

  • One-third of Aviano Airmen failing PT test

    The Aviano Fitness Assessment Cell monitors are seeing high failure rates with the establishment of the new Air Force physical fitness assessment.In July, Aviano had a 32.6 percent failure rate with 104 out of 319 testers failing. However, the new test is also seeing a high number of excellent

  • Ramstein Airmen train with sister wing in Poland

    Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Contingency Response Group traveled to the 33rd Air Base here Aug. 13-19 for combined training with Polish military forces. The weeklong off-site training, Operation Screaming Eagle, aimed at sharing knowledge, strengthening bonds and building partnerships

  • Submit your claim for retroactive Stop Loss today!

    Airmen, veterans, and beneficiaries who were involuntarily extended under Stop Loss between Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 30, 2009 are eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP). If your enlistment was involuntarily extended due to Stop Loss, and you have yet to file a claim for RSLSP, then

  • Spangdahlem first active DOD base to test integrated security forces system

    Smart Car-sized robots, cameras and motion sensors may seem like technology reserved for a prime time investigative TV series, but they made their debut on Saber soil this week. That's because Spangdahlem is the testing site for the Joint Force Protection Advanced Security System, an integrated

  • Ramstein Airmen, C-130s deliver supplies to Russia

    Two U.S. Air Force C-130Js flew missions into Russia from Ramstein Aug. 13 delivering firefighting supplies promised by President Barack Obama. The aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron here delivered equipment from Army, Air Force, Marine and Navy units throughout the U.S. European Command