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  • African air chiefs gather to build partnerships, strengthen region

    Military leaders from 10 different nations across Northwest Africa and the United States, in partnership with the African Center for Strategic Studies, gathered for the Regional Air Chiefs Conference here Aug. 28 through 30.The commander of U.S. Air Forces Africa, Gen. Philip Breedlove, was on hand

  • England ceremony marks 70th anniversary of Eighth Air Force

    U.S. and Royal Air Force leadership; local community leaders from Kettering, United Kingdom; and veterans marked the 70th anniversary of the first 8th Air Force bombers participating in World War II with a ceremony at Boughton House and a memorial service at Grafton Underwood Aug. 17. At Boughton

  • U.S. Paralympic Track & Field Team trains at RAF Lakenheath

    More than 50 U.S. Paralympians and hopefuls are honing their skills and making final preparations at Royal AIr Force Lakenheath for competition in the London 2012 Paralympic Games  Aug. 18 through 25.The installation has teamed with the U.S. Olympic Committee to provide the athletes with all they

  • SecAF discusses East Africa mission during Djibouti visit

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley made his first trip here as secretary Aug. 22 to visit service members and civilians, and discuss operations in East Africa with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa leaders.Donley conducted an all call during his visit here, in which he discussed the

  • Team Ramstein hosts international jump week

    Six countries provided more than 150 paratroopers to participate in International Jump Week hosted by the 435th Contingency Response Group from Aug. 12 - 17 near Ramstein.The paratroopers came from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.S. Air Force and Army and jumped

  • USAF, RAF tankers fly two-ship formation in valuable training sorties

    Several aircrews from the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force teamed up Aug. 16 - 17 to perform valuable training that may have been the first of its kind.An L-1011 TriStar from 216 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton, deployed to RAF Mildenhall, where it flew alongside a 100th Air Refueling Wing KC-135

  • Express mail available for military ballots

    Effective Sept. 1, 2012, through Nov. 30, 2012, customers can mail their Casted Absentee Ballots back to the United States for free using express mail military service. The Department of Defense in collaboration with the U.S. Postal Service is again offering this expedited, free service to ensure

  • Base services see big changes

    Customers at U.S. Air Force bases across Europe may have noticed changes to force support squadron facilities in recent months. This is the result of a larger Air Force initiative known as Services Transformation, an approach to reduce and streamline some Services operations in order to meet current

  • Local children given tour of base to honor late father

    In 2008, a sudden heart attack claimed the life of Ministry of Defence Police Sgt. Jimmy Ewing, leaving behind a wife and two young children who barely had time to get to know their dad.Now, thanks to an old friend of Jimmy's, the kids have been given an opportunity to see a small part of the man

  • New USAFE commander shares priorities, gets personal

    Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, new U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, outlined his priorities, vision, challenges and personal experiences during an interview here Aug. 8. "I am so proud of this command--our Airmen have accomplished so much in these past three years," said General Breedlove who left