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  • Rules for pets entering UK, military housing change

    Beginning Jan. 1, 2012, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is updating rules for pets entering the U.K., making it a much shorter, easier and less stressful process for pets and owners alike.In addition to pets being microchipped and having various shots, owners currently have to

  • Exercise prepares Team Incirlik for fuel spills

    Airmen and civilians from the 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum Oil and Lubricant Flight, 39th Civil Engineer Squadron, 39th Security Forces Squadron and 39th Operations Support Squadron merged their resources during a fuel spill response exercise Oct. 5 on the flightline here.The exercise

  • Voluntary ground beef recall for Commissary

    Defense Commissary Agency Europe officials would like to announce a voluntary recall of all 93 percent ground beef with sell by dates of Oct. 7, 8 and 9.Some packages may contain small green elastic particles. The products affected are the 1 lb, 1.5 lbs and 4-count patties of 93 percent ground

  • Airmen take to streets for Breast Cancer Awareness

    October marks a month most Airmen know from various survivor stories, but the truth is, breast cancer probably has either affected or will affect someone you know personally during you Air Force career.According to www.breastcancer.org, "One in eight women in the United States (12 percent) will

  • PDF line prepares Airmen for 'Base X'

    More than 100 Airmen processed through a personnel deployment function line in preparation for an operational readiness exercise here Oct. 3 - 5.The PDF line ensured Airmen were medically, legally and financially ready to deploy. It also included 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 100th Mission

  • 728th Airman reaches new APEX milestone

     In August 2009, Staff Sgt. Nathan Dunn hit a major milestone as the first C-17 Globemaster III aerial port expeditor to reach 500 cargo loads. Dunn yet again reached a landmark as he doubled that figure Oct. 4 with his 1,000th load under the APEX program."Today I loaded my 1,000th C-17 as an APEX

  • Making friends in South Africa

    Nearly 45,000 people came out to see aerial demonstrations and static aircraft displays at the 2011 Waterkloof Air Show Oct. 1.One of the biggest draws, however, was a group of American Airmen and their aircraft invited by the South African Air Force.The visiting aircraft included a KC-135

  • Preparing for the big show

    The thunder can be heard from miles away; it grows louder and louder as it approaches and within minutes the silhouette of an U.S. Air Force HC-130 aircraft can be easily seen in the horizon. As the aircraft approaches, the back door opens and out comes an all-terrain vehicle and four Guardian