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  • Academy cadets receive hands-on training during Ops AF

    U.S. Air Force Academy cadets got a taste of what the aeromedical evacuation mission is all about June 16 on the Ramstein Air Base flightline. Through briefings and hands-on training, the cadets learned how the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, along with the 435th Contingency Aeromedical

  • 17th sends medics to SHARED ACCORD

    Air Force Maj. Eric Colon, with the 459th Expeditionary Air Medical Squadron, performs a routine physical examination at Wanrarou, Benin, local during day one of a six-day Medical Civil Assistance Program coordinated by the 459th EAMDS and three Benin Army doctors. The 459th is a provisional part of

  • Secretary of the Air Force visit honors memorial and supports Paris Air Show

    The Secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley, accompanied a congressional delegation of six senators that arrived in Paris June 13, 2009, to partake in a wreath laying ceremony at the Memorial de l'Escadrille Lafayette, in Marnes-la-Coquette, just outside Paris, France. They are also here to

  • 86th AGE flight shows benefits of AFSO21

    In March 2006 when former Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne called for a new way to evaluate how the Air Force operates, called AFSO21, he encouraged the elimination of unnecessary steps. He suggested the Air Force leverage on technology, using the right tools and techniques to see any

  • 435th ABW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 435th Air Base Wing came together in Hangar 1 on Ramstein Air Base June 11 to welcome their new commander. Col. Thomas Gould took command of the 435th ABW from Col. Don Bacon at a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Mark Zamzow, 3rd Air Force vice commander. "We at the 3rd Air Force are

  • Two Incirlik Airmen awarded Bronze Star Medals

    Two Incirlik Airmen were awarded Bronze Star Medals in ceremonies May 29 and June 2. Tech. Sgt. Neil Newman and Senior Master Sgt. William Eaton, both 39th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technicians, were awarded the medals for deployments in support of Operation Iraqi

  • RAF Mildenhall tanker crew deploys to Sweden for exercise support

    Air and ground crews from United States Air Forces in Europe joined military units from about 10 other nations June 8 for Loyal Arrow 2009, a 10-day exercise hosted by the Swedish Air Force's Norbotten Wing. A team of 15 Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing deployed to Sweden with a KC-135