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  • International emergency officials meet at Spangdahlem

    Fire and emergency responders from three European nations and the U.S. met here June 10 to learn more about cooperating with other countries' agencies during crises.Participants from Germany, Bulgaria and Romania joined the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department for a base tour, fire

  • 'Spirit of Berlin' makes presence felt at air show

    The Air Force is showing off its newest, most flexible cargo aircraft during the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences from June 8 to 13.The C-17 Globemaster III is one of the Air Force's main attraction during the Berlin Air Show, one of the premier events of its type

  • Air Force’s C-5 makes big impact at Berlin Air Show

    Since the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences kicked off June 8 at the Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport, visitors have been pouring in to see the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy. Ten active-duty and Reserve aircrew flew the aircraft from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to showcase

  • USAFE participates in Unified Engagement 2010

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe joined representatives from seven other countries here to participate in Unified Engagement 2010, which started June 7 and continues through Friday.The Unified Engagement seminar is the fourth Building Partnership Seminar USAFE has conducted with European partners as a

  • 17th Air Force engages with Ugandan Air Force leaders

    As President Barack Obama was signing the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act on May 24, members of U.S. Africa Command's air component, Air Forces Africa, were enroute to Uganda for a senior leader engagement event. Led by Brig. Gen. Mike Callan, vice commander, the

  • Ramstein C-130J receives first active-duty ISO inspection

    The first isochronal inspection on Ramstein's earliest C-130J Super Hercules aircraft kicked off here May 26. A team of about 60 active-duty Airmen from different specialty codes, all familiar with the J-model examined tail number 8601, during the 10-day inspection.An ISO inspection, much like a

  • U.S., French remember America's first combat pilots

    U.S. and French civilian and military leaders paid their respects to America's first combat pilots during ceremony at a memorial outside of Paris, May 27.Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, U.S. Ambassador to France Charles Rivkin, French Lt. Gen. Paul Fouilland, Strategic Air

  • Airmen demonstrate ability during ATSO exercise

    Members of the 39th Air Base Wing demonstrated their abilities and knowledge during an anti-terrorism exercise here May 25, 2010. The exercise tested the base's terrorism-response ability. The base was put into 24-hour operations for the duration of the exercise and accomplished a number of