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  • 606th ACS member contributes to Av-Det Rotation 13-2

    It takes a lot of components to get a machine to work. From nuts and bolts to circuit boards, no one piece can operate on its own. It is the same for coordinating training opportunities such as Aviation Detachment Rotation 13-2 taking place May 9-26, 2013. Everyone from pilots and maintainers to

  • Spangdahlem celebrates 60th US, German anniversary

    The Spangdahlem Air Base community marked 60 years of partnership between the United States and Germany May 10.Base members and their German guests commemorated the historic milestone with demonstrations of the 52nd Fighter Wing's capabilities and recognition of the international cooperation needed

  • Air liaison controls skies, save lives

    The lieutenant lowered a tactical vest over his head with practiced confidence; his face displayed the cool composure born of constant training. As he straps on his helmet, an aircraft circles over his head, preparing for the first strike of the day. Minutes later, controlled ordnance begins raining

  • Unconventional program addresses sexual assault, engages Airmen

    In an effort to engage Airmen in an open discussion on sexual assault misconceptions, Afterburner, a civilian-run production, addressed sexual assault, hooking up, rape and bystander intervention May 7 at the mass briefing facility.During the interactive training session, Heather Imrie, Catharsis

  • Av-Det partners with Poland as first F-16 rotation arrives

    The first rotation of U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 176th Fighter Squadron, 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, departs for the U.S Aviation Detachment, Lask Air Base, Poland, this week. More than 90 men and women from the 115th FW will train and integrate with

  • TAP into the future

    The updated Transition Assistance Program, known as "Transition Goals Plans Success," helps Airmen transition to civilian life and better apply their military experience.Transition GPS, which is offered at the Airman Family Readiness Center, was implemented in November 2012 and is a reverse "boot

  • 351st EARS continues to provide support to French air force

    The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron completed their 200th aerial refueling flight May 5, 2013, while supporting French fighter aircraft operating over Mali.The 351st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, compromised of Airmen from the 100th Air Refueling Wing and other U.S. Air Force

  • Stratotanker returns to sun-split clouds after engine swap

    Controlled aerial flight is arguably one of mankind's greatest feats in the past century. The engineering, science and human sacrifice required to reach the moment when a heavier-than-air object achieves flight have drawn onlookers since the first successful launch. When John Gillespie Magee, Jr.,

  • Living Quarters Allowance audit impacts USAFE-AFAFRICA civilian employees

    The Department of Defense recently audited living quarters allowance payments in overseas locations and discovered 68 civilian employees in United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa are erroneously receiving LQA.As a result, LQA for those individuals will stop. Erroneous LQA payments

  • 351st ARS earns air refueling award

    Service members from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron proved they've taken the mission to a whole new level, when they recently won the Senior Master Sgt. Albert L. Evans, Outstanding Air Refueling Section of the Year Award, recognizing the top Boom Operator Team in the U.S. Air Force.Retired Chief