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  • Spangdahlem, Travis compete for $1 million

    In less than three weeks, Spangdahlem AB will host the Installation Excellence Selection Board. The board's members will conduct a two-day visit to determine the Air Force's Installation Excellence and Special Recognition Award winners. Spangdahlem AB is competing against Travis Air Force Base,

  • Give 45 minutes, save up to three lives

    Over the past two months, most of us can think of 45 minutes of spare time we had that could have been used more wisely.This January, members of Team Ramstein are encouraged to put that extra 45 minutes to good use and save lives by donating blood during National Blood Donor Month.Giving blood in

  • Barrier maintainers support NATO Baltic air policing mission

    When an aircraft loses its capability to brake due to a system failure, there is only one thing saving the pilot and their aircraft from crashing off the end of a runway. That one thing is an aircraft arresting system. Luckily for the aircrafts and pilots of the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron,

  • Communications Airmen keep NATO's Baltic air policing mission online

    In a world that relies on email, instant messaging, text messaging, the internet and telephone communications, being off-line can bring a halt to day-to-day operations. Thanks to a team of Airmen deployed from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 493rd

  • Baltic air policing mission complete

    The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, relinquished command of the NATO Baltic air policing mission to the German air force at Lithuania Air Force Air Base here Jan. 5.The squadron, comprised of approximately 125 people, assumed

  • Cutting back everyday use

    The need for a great deal of electricity and energy significantly changes around the same time as snowfall starts - during the winter months. When moving to a country where energy conservation is strongly emphasized like Germany, reducing use can become a natural habit rather than a chore.The 52nd

  • Building partnership capacity in Portugal

    The men and women of the "small but mighty" 65th Contracting Squadron at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, continue their national strategic impact on U.S. military operations and capability in Portugal. The 65th ABW, the Air Force's preeminent expeditionary combat support wing, moved 15,000 aircraft

  • USAFE Band members pave way for relationships

    During his first visit to Lajes Field Dec. 15-19, Senior Master Sgt. Douglas Sheaffer, the superintendent of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Wings of Dixie Band, couldn't help his amazement at the overwhelming friendliness he encountered. "Everyone from the wing commander down has just welcomed us as

  • Lajes works with Lakenheath for barrier certification

    Two F-15 Strike Eagles visited Lajes to conduct an annual barrier certification test on the flightline here Dec. 29. The F-15s, originally from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, helped conduct the certification while Lajes deployed the Barrier Arrestor Kit, a standard emergency aircraft