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  • Airman returns from front lines of fight against Ebola

    Before many volunteers could begin fighting Ebola in West Africa, U.S. Air Force Maj. Francis Obuseh was on the ground in Monrovia, Liberia, paving the way for safe execution of their mission.As an epidemiologist and international health specialist for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces

  • Ebola Facts

    Though the Ebola outbreak of 2014 is almost completely isolated to Africa, it has been documented by the World Health Organization as the largest, most complex spread since 1976, with case fatality rates varying from 25 to 90 percent.Below is information and prevenitive measures on EbolaKey facts·

  • Ramstein launches first C-130J flight to assist Ebola outbreak efforts

    Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron here loaded a C-130J Super Hercules with needed supplies and launched their first mission Oct. 7 to West Africa in support of Operation UNITED ASSISTANCE.The team of Airmen flying with the aircraft made stops in Spain, Senegal and Liberia, which is one of the

  • Ramstein jet draws crowds as part of total force team at AAD14

    Hundreds of thousands people from all over the world gathered in line to see a C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on display at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo here Sept. 20-21.The nine-Airman crew from the C-130J was part of a total-force team of Guard, Reserve and

  • Total force team welcomes guests to AAD 2014

    United States Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers meet and greet the South African public during the first open day of the Africa Aerospace & Defence 2014 at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa. A total force team of Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen and Soldiers are in country

  • Airmen entertain youth at Africa's largest air show

    Airmen and Soldiers, including the United States Air Forces in Europe jazz band, Wings of Dixie, participated in the Youth Development Program at Africa's largest air show, the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo 2014. Throughout the five-day event, the program brought thousands of students to

  • USAFE Band, Wings of Dixie plays, teaches music in South Africa

    Their eyes lit up in excitement as the rest of the Airmen entered the room. It was the first time they had ever seen U.S. military members poised at the ready; except these Airmen weren't equipped with weapons, they were armed with music.The U.S. Air Forces in Europe jazz band, Wings of Dixie, gave

  • USAFE Jazz Band plays at cooperation symposium in Africa

    The six-member U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Wings of Dixie jazz band played two hours of music here Sept. 16, 2014, during the U.S, South Africa Border Surveillance Technology Cooperation Symposium. The band is scheduled to play many events while in South Africa in support of the Africa Aerospace and