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  • Reapers take flight during Frisian Flag 2012

    More than 60 fighter jets from nine countries participated in the Frisian Flag 2012 exercise at Leeuwarden Air Base, Netherlands, April 16 - 27, including F-15C Eagles from the 493rd Fighter Squadron. The annual exercise is designed to bring fighter pilots from multiple nations together to work on

  • 17th Air Force stands down, AFAFRICA mission carries on

    Seventeenth Air Force, the air component to U.S. Africa Command, stood down in an inactivation ceremony here April 20, but dedicated Air Force support to USAFRICOM's mission continues on uninterrupted.During the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Mark R. Zamzow, 3rd Air Force vice commander, accepted the Air

  • 603rd AOC demonstrates capabilities with 3rd AF commander

    In the command room overlooking the combat operations division, a computer monitor on the wall suddenly filled with blinking lights and symbols as ballistic missiles from the enemy launched at friendly targets. Communication equipment in the room burst to life as operators identified and tracked

  • U.S., Bulgarian Airmen repair parks, build bridges

    More than 150 U.S. and Bulgarian air force members volunteered free time to clean up two parks in the community here April 22.The U.S. forces are deployed to Bulgaria for Thracian Star 2012, a coalition exercise geared toward strengthening partnerships with NATO allies. In keeping with that theme,

  • U.S., Bulgarian Airmen renovate hospital

    More than 60 U.S. and Bulgarian air force members worked together to clean, paint and decorate 11 post-operation rooms in the pediatric surgery ward of a local hospital here April 21 and 22. The U.S. Air Force volunteers are deployed to Bulgaria from Aviano Air Base, Italy, to participate in

  • 11 nations share lessons learned at medical symposium

    Representatives of the military medical community from 11 Partnership for Peace and NATO countries met to discuss common problems and solutions within the career field here April 18 - 20.The three-day International Health Symposium addressed the topics of medical logistics, enlisted force

  • USAFE to inactivate 17th AF, take on Africa mission

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe Media AdvisoryRelease number 0412-01Seventeenth Air Force, the air component for U.S. Africa Command, will stand down Friday, April 20 in a ceremony here where the unit is headquartered. U.S. Air Forces in Europe will be designated as the new air component for AFRICOM. As