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  • Ramstein launches first C-130J flight to assist Ebola outbreak efforts

    Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron here loaded a C-130J Super Hercules with needed supplies and launched their first mission Oct. 7 to West Africa in support of Operation UNITED ASSISTANCE.The team of Airmen flying with the aircraft made stops in Spain, Senegal and Liberia, which is one of the

  • Ramstein jet draws crowds as part of total force team at AAD14

    Hundreds of thousands people from all over the world gathered in line to see a C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on display at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo here Sept. 20-21.The nine-Airman crew from the C-130J was part of a total-force team of Guard, Reserve and

  • Total force team welcomes guests to AAD 2014

    United States Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers meet and greet the South African public during the first open day of the Africa Aerospace & Defence 2014 at Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa. A total force team of Active Duty, Guard and Reserve Airmen and Soldiers are in country

  • Airmen entertain youth at Africa's largest air show

    Airmen and Soldiers, including the United States Air Forces in Europe jazz band, Wings of Dixie, participated in the Youth Development Program at Africa's largest air show, the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo 2014. Throughout the five-day event, the program brought thousands of students to

  • USAFE Band, Wings of Dixie plays, teaches music in South Africa

    Their eyes lit up in excitement as the rest of the Airmen entered the room. It was the first time they had ever seen U.S. military members poised at the ready; except these Airmen weren't equipped with weapons, they were armed with music.The U.S. Air Forces in Europe jazz band, Wings of Dixie, gave

  • USAFE Jazz Band plays at cooperation symposium in Africa

    The six-member U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Wings of Dixie jazz band played two hours of music here Sept. 16, 2014, during the U.S, South Africa Border Surveillance Technology Cooperation Symposium. The band is scheduled to play many events while in South Africa in support of the Africa Aerospace and

  • Total force touches down

    A New York Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III carrying U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers, including the Golden Knights parachute demonstration team, arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base, Pretoria, South Africa, Sept. 15, 2014, to participate in the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo

  • African air chiefs discuss progress, set expectations

    The 4th Annual African Air Chiefs Symposium came to a close here Sept. 11. "I think the conversations have been robust and they have been substantive, and in my opinion have been fruitful," said Lt. General Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander.The attending