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  • Soldiers teach MEDCEUR lessons -- feature

    Most participants in the Medical Training Exercise in Central & Eastern Europe deploy from Europe-based units.One group of soldiers, however, comes all the way from New York.The seven-member U.S. Army Civil-Military Operations team, based at Fort Wadsworth, N.Y., supports MEDCEUR by teaching

  • Veteran Airmen return home Sept. 11

    Two World War II veteran Airmen and their guests visited former 100th Bombardment Group airfield, Thorpe Abbotts in Norfolk, England, Sept. 11.Retired Capts. Robert Shoens, pilot of the B-17 'Our Gal Sal,' and Robert Wolff, former 100th Bomb Group prisoner of war, were accompanied by Robert Shoens

  • Ten for '10: MEDCEUR officially begins

    "MEDCEUR units, attention!"Servicemembers of 10 nations, including the United States, snapped to attention in formation on the parade ground here for the opening ceremonies of MEDCEUR 2010, a large-scale medical exercise for central and eastern Europe."The objectives of the exercise are to develop a

  • Training 'heats up' on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

    Construction team members and fire trainers came together Sept. 9 here to view a new aircraft fire training simulator that will enhance future firefighter training for not only Air Force, but also host nation responders.The aircraft simulator is already scheduled for use by the 886th Civil Engineer

  • Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC: The first races

    After months of preparation, six firefighters from Spangdahlem Air Base woke up early in Berlin, not to see the sights and relax in this culturally rich city, but to compete in the fourth Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge.The first race of the day was Airman Tyler Lamberson, 52nd Civil Engineer

  • CMSAF No. 5 offers USAFE Airmen words of wisdom

    The fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor visited Ramstein Sept. 6-10 offering words of wisdom to Airmen along the way.Chief Gaylor's primary reason for his trip was to speak at the noncommissioned officer's graduation ceremony class 2010-7, but he also wanted to maximize his

  • USAFE members bestow highest enlisted honor

    Airmen from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together to induct USAFE Commander Gen. Roger A. Brady into the Order of the Sword with a ceremony Sept. 8 at the Ramstein Officer's Club."I'm touched that you all are here tonight," the general said. "While I am the grateful recipient of this