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  • COMUSAFE mourns loss of Polish air chief

    Military and civilian leaders from across Europe mourned the death of a visionary leader April 28 following the tragic crash of a Polish air force aircraft in Smolensk, Russia, that took the lives of 96 prominent political, military and cultural Polish leaders.Gen. Andrzej Blasik, Polish air force

  • Media program highlights RAF Mildenhall mission

    Systems checks were all go as a Cambridge reporter and her videographer strapped themselves into their seats in the Quid 20 cockpit and the massive tanker propelled itself airborne in formation behind another KC-135 Stratotanker on RAF Mildenhall's runway April 27. The mission was a standard one, to

  • Ramstein youth wins Air Force video competition

    A U.S. Air Forces in Europe youth was named the Air Force-level winner for his submission to the Year of the Air Force Family video competition, April 21.Gen. Roger Brady, USAFE commander, presented Hunter Koltes, 13, a $2,000 gift check toward the purchase of a new computer and video camera and a

  • 435th AMS provides unique 'open the base' capability

    Transforming an abandoned airfield, or even an austere piece of land, into a functional airfield in 12 hours might seem impossible to some, but it's just another day's work for Ramstein's 435th Air Mobility Squadron Airmen.Keep in mind, for the airfield to be "functional," that includes ensuring

  • U.S., Bulgarian exercise closes with DV visit

    The U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria and Bulgarian Minister of Defense visited Plovdiv Airport April 27 to witness firsthand the partnership building between U.S. and Bulgarian military forces during Operation Thracian Spring '10. The bilateral training exercise brings U.S. and Bulgarian military forces

  • Memorial set for USAFE Airman

    A memorial service has been set for a master sergeant assigned to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Directorate of Air and Space Operations, who was pronounced dead after passing away April 22 from natural causes.A memorial for Master Sgt. Edna "Evie" Padilla-Joeckle will be held Friday (April 30) at

  • Exercise enhances training, partnerships for U.S., Bulgarian military

    Airmen from Team Ramstein's 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, as well as U.S. Army jumpmasters, have teamed with Bulgarian Armed Forces to conduct Exercise Thracian Spring '10 April 22 to 28 here.The bilateral training exercise brings U.S. and Bulgarian military forces together

  • F-16 drawdown to begin

    Six F-16 Fighting Falcons will depart Spangdahlem Air Base April 27, the first step for the 52nd Fighter Wing in the Combat Air Forces Restructuring plan that is expected to save the Air Force approximately $355 million in fiscal year 2010 and $3.5 billion during the next five fiscal years.An

  • Air Force pays final respects to Polish leaders

    Air Force leaders joined the U.S. Ambassador to Poland in paying final respects to Polish leaders recently killed in a plane crash.Ambassador Lee Feinstein and Air Force leaders attended the funeral for Polish Gen. Franciszek Gangor, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, at the

  • APO mail delivery put on hold

    Icelandic volcanic ash spewing into the atmosphere over central and northern European airports continues to impact military mail coming into and leaving Europe. No military mail has flown in or out of commercial airports in Benelux, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, or the United Kingdom since a