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  • 435th AGOW deploys team, equipment for first time

    Thirty-two members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrived here Aug. 25 in support of the Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2009, better known as MEDCEUR 2009. More than 600 people representing 15 nations will participate in this year's

  • Painting to be centerpiece of Ramstein's 2009 Air Force Ball

    To celebrate the Air Force's birthday, Ramstein Air Base has held many Air Force Balls, but for the first time in two years the 86th Airlift Wing is hosting the event Sept. 26. "A Night to Remember" is this year's theme for the ball, and part of what will make the event memorable is the unveiling of

  • Multi-national team prepares for MEDCEUR 2009

    Members of the U.S. Air Force arrived in Nis, Serbia, Aug. 25 to set up for a 15-nation military medical training exercise in Central and Eastern Europe - MEDCEUR 2009. Additional forces will continue arriving through Sept. 2 when the exercise officially begins. More than 600 people will flood the

  • 17th Air Force enhances Ugandan humanitarian airlift capability

    During crises around the world, the U.S. Air Force is often called upon to assist with humanitarian relief efforts. That may mean the evacuation of people from the path of destruction, or it could be simply air dropping food and medical supplies to those who have been cut off from life's

  • Sponsorship key to mission success

    All my life I've dreamt of seeing Europe, but as I stepped off the plane at Heathrow International Airport in London ... I couldn't have been more frightened. Not only was I worried about my wife and children and our 18 pieces of luggage, I was worried about what to do once I arrived on base. After

  • U.S. Air Forces Africa help Nigerian C-130 fly again

    A group of active duty Air Force and Tennessee Air National Guard members recently helped restore one of Nigeria's C-130 transport aircraft to flying condition as part of an ongoing Military-to-Military engagement between 17th Air Force (U.S. Air Forces Africa) and the West African nation. Lt. Col.

  • Air Forces Africa Commander visits Kenyan Air Force

    Air Forces Africa touched down in Kenya Monday for the latest in a series of engagements between U.S. and Kenyan forces. AFAFRICA, also known as 17th Air Force, is the air component for U.S. Africa Command. AFAFRICA Commander Maj. Gen. Ronald R. Ladnier led the visit, which came in the wake of U.S.

  • AGOS helps NATO train Estonian, Swedish troops for deployment

    Two Estonian air force members and a Swedish army ranger spent a week in pre-deployment briefings, computer simulation, and field training as forward air controllers thanks to the joint efforts of the staff at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Ground Operations School and the International Security

  • 3rd AF welcomes new commander

    Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc assumed command of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe's component numbered air force charged to support U.S. European Command, in a ceremony at Ramstein Monday. General Gorenc, last served as director of air and space operations, headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley

  • Portal to AF past found at Frankfurt Airport

    Almost 13 years ago, members of the 626th Air Mobility Support Squadron at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, left their mark when they created and buried a time capsule. Fast forward to present day. Rhein-Main is closed and the Frankfurt Airport is undergoing construction for cargo buildings where the