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  • COLA survey begins, reimbursements to end

    The new overseas cost-of-living allowance survey is available now until Feb. 15, 2013. This is survey is service members' only opportunity to report their expenses so that the COLA they receive is an accurate reimbursement for unique expenses and off-base spending in the U.K. The results of this

  • AF manpower, personnel chief discusses way ahead

    Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, paid a visit to Spangdahlem Air Base to present the 2012 Air Force Inn Keeper Award (small facility) to the Eifel Arms Inn. Jones took the time to say thank you to all who made this award a

  • British-American Committee promotes community relations on, off base

    Most of the Royal Air Force bases in England occupied by the U.S. Air Force have their own British-American Committee, and RAF Mildenhall is no exception. The BAC presents community relations awards to recognize the efforts of British and American individuals and groups who have enhanced community

  • 'Pilot for a Day:' Just what the doctor ordered

    Shooting down enemy aircraft, hanging with an eagle owl named Twinkle and being awarded pilot's wings was all in a day's work for two boys who participated in the "Pilot for a Day" program here Jan. 9, 2012. Jake Snowling, a 15-year-old Redgrave resident, and Dawson Davidson, an 11-year-old from

  • Team Ramstein supports NATO with Patriot deployment to Turkey

    A C-5 Galaxy from the 521st Air Mobility Wing, bound for Turkey, left here today with service members and supplies for the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command in support of NATO's Patriot Missile Battery deployment.The flight followed an earlier delivery of equipment by an 86th Airlift Wing

  • Liberty Wing and RAF participate in Red Diamond exercise

    The Liberty Wing teamed up with the Royal Air Force for exercise Red Diamond Dec. 4-6 and 10-13 over eastern England and the North Sea.Red Diamond is practice for an even larger exercise called Red Flag, which is one of the most intense and realistic Air Force combat trainings available worldwide.

  • Lajes Field drawdown as part of force structuring announced

    Department of Defense officials announced today that Lajes Field will transition from an air base wing to an air base group with a reduction of more than 400 military personnel and 500 family members by the end of fiscal year 2014. "The drawdown of the 65th Air Base Wing is part of a larger Air

  • AF leader praises Saber safety

    The U.S. Air Force Chief of Safety visited Spangdahlem Dec. 12, 2012, as part of a familiarization tour.The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Safety Summit takes place at Ramstein Air Base this week, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward took the opportunity to visit other air bases in the local

  • Nations unite to heighten allied air power

    Pilots from seven nations have been working together since early November with a goal of increasing the effectiveness of allied air forces and strengthening multinational partnerships.This Tactical Leadership Program course, a NATO-based training exercise from Nov. 5-30, encourages interoperability

  • NCO brings PDR classes to Incirlik airmen

    Devon Edwards said his passion for self-defense is a result of one terrifying experience that took place in Phoenix, Ariz., December 1999 when he was 11 years old. Edwards and his dad were headed down to a parking lot to see his dad's girlfriend's new convertible. As most young boys would be, he was