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  • Forward, Ready, Now: US Airmen train with Nordic nations

    The U.S. called upon the 48th Fighter Wing to participate in a quick-response, cross-border, training exercise out of Bodo Main Air Station, Norway, May 6-8. The exercise involved air forces from Norway, Finland and Sweden, who make up part of the Nordic Defence Cooperation which also includes

  • COMUSAFE shares leadership perspective

    Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, addressed many issues during a commander's call at the Officer's Club here May 9. The general said he's proud of the work USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen do every day.It has been a busy time, Gorenc said. "We're working really hard

  • Makings connections between the classroom, workplace

    In an effort to create a realistic connection between the classroom and the workforce, Aviano Middle/High School students and young dependents shadowed Airmen from several different career fields May 9. Approximately 160 school-aged kids were allowed the opportunity to experience the routine and

  • KMC Spring Special Olympics back in full swing

    Athletes gathered from all around the Kaiserslautern Military Community on an overcast spring morning. As the dark clouds rolled in, a line formed as registration began and the athletes found their buddies for the day.Over the loud speaker a voice could be heard directing people to stand in the

  • Pave Hawk maintenance crews sharpen expeditionary skills

    Airmen of the 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron worked tirelessly to keep HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters mission ready for a 56th Rescue Squadron electronic warfare training event at Royal Air Force Leeming April 28-May 2.Practice makes perfect for these missions, which is why 748th AMXS Airmen

  • French village memorializes US WWII aircrew

    The people of Avord, France, dedicated a memorial May 8 honoring the crew of a U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress shot down during World War II.The B-17, nicknamed the Georgia Rebel II, crashed at about 12:00 p.m. April 28, 1944, on a mission bombing a Nazi German-occupied airfield, Avord Air Base, located

  • 48th AEG wraps-up Baltic deployment

    The U.S. Air Force's 48th Air Expeditionary Group handed over the reins of NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission to the air forces of Poland and the United Kingdom during a ceremony at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania April 30, 2014.During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Lendy Renegar, 48th AEG commander, passed a