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  • New medical facility discussed at mayors' forum

    The 3rd Air Force commander led a delegation of Air Force and Army leaders who met with local German mayors during a meeting Sept. 14 to discuss ongoing plans for construction of a new medical facility.Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, Kaiserslautern Military Community commander, and the delegation uses

  • Astronaut inspires Spangdahlem Airmen

    Retired Air Force Col. and astonaught Gregory "Box" Johnson, visited with Sabers sharing his journey from the Air Force to NASA, Sept. 14 at Club Eifel.Johnson was a pilot on the STS-134 Endeavour, which was the mission that launched to complete construction on the International Space Station May

  • Trace Adkins pays tribute to service members, families at Ramstein

    In rememberance of 9/11, country music icon Trace Adkins performed for the Kaiserslautern Military Community at a concert in Hangar 3, here Sept. 11.The concert was headed up by the United Services Organization, Armed Forces Entertainment and the 86th Force Support Squadron and was open to all

  • Three uniforms, one team: Airmen team up with US, German Soldiers in FTX

    From roadside improvised explosive devices to an all out ambush, Airmen recently teamed up with U.S. and German soldiers at Camp Elsenborn, Belgium, to train through these and various other scenarios encountered every day downrange.Reflecting the joint and multinational environment seen in deployed

  • Incirlik fire department aids Adana with warehouse fire

    The Incirlik Air Base Fire Department aided local firefighters Sept. 10 by providing additional firefighting resources to a large warehouse fire in Adana, Turkey. In line with the mutual aid agreement between the base fire department and Adana, Incirlik AB assisted local firefighters in a time of

  • 501st CSW remembers 9/11

    The 501st Combat Support Wing and their mission partners hosted several events to memorialize the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.Several common themes woven through each ceremony included the commemoration of the lives lost on 9/11 and afterwards, the effect of terrorist attacks

  • Team Incirlik reflects on 9/11

    Team Incirlik came together for multiple events Sept. 9-11 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.Incirlik's Airmen Committed to Excellence Council, which consists of Airmen in the first four enlisted ranks, coordinated the 9/11 Remembrance five-kilometer run and a retreat

  • Airmen train in Poland at coalition exercise

    Ramstein Airmen took part in Operation Screaming Eagle here for 10 days of off-station training. The operation provided valuable practice for 42 of Ramstein's Airmen, including C-130J Super Hercules pilots, aircrew, maintainers and airborne personnel. It also offers the opportunity to share

  • 9/11 ten years later: gone but not forgotten

    American servicemen and women, alongside their U.K. partners, gathered in a special retreat ceremony Sept. 9 to pay tribute to the lives lost ten years ago in the 9/11 attacks.The ceremony paid tribute to the brave acts of the emergency response personnel exhibited during that terrible day. The 30