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  • German security liaison awarded USAFE Medal of Distinction

    Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, presented the USAFE Medal of Distinction to Horst Mehlinger, a German security liaison who has worked closely with the command for nearly three decades, during a ceremony here Dec. 8. "I appreciate very much the contribution that you have made

  • Cross country training pools experience, skills

    Members of the 100th Air Refueling Wing united with their British Royal Air Force counterparts to build cross-service relationships and military skills during Leadership, Ethos and Air Power Day at RAF Marham Dec. 6.Participants for Station LEAP Day were taken from all sections of RAFs Marham and

  • Lajes Airman, K-9 provide unique service at G40 summit

    A Lajes Field Airman and his security forces detection dog were tasked as part of the security detail that provided support for President Barack Obama and Air Force One at the G40 summit Nov. 19 through 20 in Lisbon, Portugal.After conducting a host of training together at Lajes Field, Azores, Staff

  • F-86F to be reunited with 86th AW

    Airmen from Ramstein came together to begin a restoration project Nov. 30, which will bring an F-86F aircraft from Sembach Annex to be on display here in the near future.The project is a team effort between the 86th Maintenance Squadron, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 786th Civil Engineer

  • Sabre Strike 11 refuels NATO, family spirit

    The 100th Air Refueling Wing participated in a multinational Joint Terminal Air Controller exercise with Europe's Baltic states Oct. 19 to 22. The United States, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland were involved in the coordination and training of JTACs and Polish F-16 close air support missions

  • Civil engineers battle ice and snow on the flightline

    When the temperature outside drops below freezing and rain turns to ice and snow, the Spangdahlem Snow Control team is ready to respond.More than 90 members of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron make up Snow Control, with 66 active-duty engineers solely responsible for the snow and ice removal of more

  • Operation Provide Hope supports Ukrainian medical facilities

    The Humanitarian Assistance Program located in Pirmasens, Germany, recently completed an Operation Provide Hope project in Simferopol, Ukraine, where medical supplies and training were provided to help increase their medical capabilities. Operation Provide Hope is a State Department humanitarian

  • Airmen celebrate Thanksgiving in the UK

    For many Americans in the U.S. celebrating Thanksgiving consists of a Thanksgiving service at their place of worship on the Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day. It was no different for Americans in the UK, as Airmen from Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and