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  • Be prepared: New visa rules now in effect

    Family members in possession of a British visa must ensure their paperwork is in order. A new United Kingdom Border Agency policy effective Oct. 1, requires all persons issued a U.K. visa to renew or apply for a new one no later than 28 days after expiration.If visa applications are not received by

  • Changing lives through music

    Music filled the air and children danced as the U.S. Air Forces in Europe rock band, Touch 'n Go, performed a concert for students and instructors of the De Beers PPC Cullinan Field Band here, Sept. 18.This is the second year Touch 'n Go has visited the Field Band Foundation and worked with young

  • 39th ABW visits Adana airport, flight school

    Several members of the 39th Air Base Wing visited Turkish air traffic controllers and flight instructors to build upon local community relationships and discuss mid-air collision avoidance procedures Sept. 12, at the Adana airport and a nearby flight school.The Incirlik air traffic controllers talk

  • ILA 2012 features US military aircraft

    More than 300 aircraft from about 50 nations were on display Sept. 11 during the kickoff of Berlin Air Show, commonly known as ILA 2012.The Berlin Air Show is considered to be one of the premier air shows in the World, and the U.S. military has five types of aircraft on display this year.Navy Cmdr.

  • A-10s involvement in NATO exercise readies nations for deployments

    The 81st Fighter Squadron is providing close air support to partnering NATO nations' forward air controllers during Ramstein Rover 2012 here.The primary objective of RARO 12 is to provide collective theater-realistic forward air control (FAC) training through close air support (CAS), which supplies

  • 81st FS plays critical role in NATO exercise

    The 81st Fighter Squadron is participating in a Ramstein ROVER 2012 Sept. 5-22. RARO 12 is a NATO exercise focusing on forward air control and close air support capabilities. Sixteen nations are participating in the exercise to include: Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece,

  • AES Airmen test capabilities on new airframe

    Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron tested their aeromedical evacuation capabilities on a new airframe here Sept. 3.The civilian Gulfstream III, or G3, provides the range and speed needed to reach different parts of Africa and Eurasia in a day, something the C-21 and some of the

  • 100th SFS train alongside RAF regiments, aid in wartime preparation

    Airmen from the 100th Security Forces Squadron joined ranks with British counterparts from 15 Squadron, RAF Honington; No. 2 Tactical Police Squadron, RAF Henlow; and No. 7 Force Protection Wing Headquarters, RAF Coningsby Aug. 28 to Sept. 6 at Stanford Training Area, more commonly known as STANTA,

  • SEAC shares priorities, goals, advice

    "The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has four priorities that I make it a point to discuss when I speak to groups such as those here at Ramstein and in the Kaiserslautern Military Community," said Marine Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the CJCS, during his visit to

  • African air chiefs pledge cooperation, trust, solutions

    The 2012 Regional Air Chief Conference wrapped up here Aug. 30, leaving military leaders from multiple North and Western African nations excited about progress and resolutions involving an increase in regional coordination.One of the main points was, "The need to share information," said Ghana air