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  • Working dog still fit to fight

    After six years of service, Gina, a 48th Security Forces Squadron military working dog, and her handler of two years, Staff Sgt. Anthony Peters, went to Germany for a full medical review where it would be determined if her 42 years of service, in dog years, would come to an end.Gina has served on

  • F-22s arrive in Estonia

    Two F-22 Raptors and one KC-135 Stratotanker arrived at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, today.The F-22s and approximately 20 supporting Airmen are from the 95th Fighter Squadron, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The KC-135 aircraft is from the 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, England.This forward

  • Too close for comfort: EOD trains in urban ops

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight, participate in close-quarters battle training, Sept. 1, 2015 at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The training included classroom instruction and a hands-on portion where the participants learned how to work

  • Airmen and Soldiers display rapid medical response

    Saving lives is not only the responsibility of medical responders within the Kaiserslautern Military Community; all Airmen and Soldiers must stay current on training to respond in times of need. More than 60 NATO officers from around the globe attended a medical response demonstration here, Aug

  • US, allied forces take off with exercise Swift Response

    Ramstein Air Base, Germany provided rapid access capabilities for more than 5,000 service members from the U.S. and 11 NATO allies during exercise Swift Response, Aug. 17, 2015.As a premier power projection platform and largest mobility hub in U.S. Air Forces in Europe, the Ramstein flightline

  • EO implements new sexual orientation policy

    The Department of Defense implemented a change to the military equal opportunity directive in June to resolve unlawful discrimination complaints based on sexual orientation.Prior to the change, there were five stand-alone categories that fell under EO: race, color, sex, national origin and

  • Reservists train with JTAC and Latvian military

    While looking out over what was once a Russian tank training field, allied service members now see a place to train together.Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron from Oklahoma City, Okla., and the Combat Readiness Training Center from Alpena, Mich., both

  • Reservists make history

     It's not every day that Air Force Reservists makes history, but it happened recently.Two A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 303d Fighter Squadron from the 442d Fighter Wing out of Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. landed at Lielvarde Air Base in Latvia. It was the first ever U.S. fighter aircraft to

  • Polish, US demonstrate 'Stronger Together' at Lask

    Four U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft, two F-22 Raptors and one C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft arrived at Łask Air Base, Poland, Aug. 31, 2015.  The Airmen and aircraft are in Poland for separate flying training events with allies to demonstrate the countries' shared commitment to

  • MQ-1s test deployment capability in Latvia

    Two MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs) and approximately 70 Airmen deployed to Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia to test the unit's ability to forward deploy, and to conduct air operations while assuring NATO allies of our commitment to regional security and stability.Airmen and aircraft from