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  • F-16s depart for Romanian-US exercise

    Airmen and aircraft assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron departed Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, March 13 to participate in Dacian Warhawk 2015, a bilateral flying training deployment with the Romanian air force.The exercise will take place at Campia Turzii, Romania, March 16-27 and aims to

  • Combating common enemies

    Picture this.As the aircrew of a military aircraft, you are in an unfortunate situation where you are forced to eject and survive behind enemy lines.To do so, you have to evade and communicate with the appropriate personnel to be rescued under enemy fire. Training for this type of situation in a

  • Air Force releases investigation results on F-15D accident

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa officials released the results of the accident investigation into the Oct. 8, 2014 crash of a U.S. F-15D Eagle aircraft near Spalding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.At the conclusion of the accident investigation, the board president, Col. Russell D.

  • Aerospace medicine summit: Red Baron 'fit to fly?'

    If it has to do with flying, medicine or even if the Red Baron would be qualified to fly today, then there is a good chance it was discussed at the largest U.S. Air Forces in Europe aerospace medicine conference held March 9 to 13.The question of the Red Baron, a famous WWI fighter pilot, flying

  • New music room opens for Airmen to jam, make friends

    The Bob Hope Community Center opened a new music room located in the former Information, Tickets and Travel office, expanding the existing music program in hopes of improving the base community."The idea is to increase the number of people participating in our current music lessons," said David

  • Think twice before eating, drinking while driving

    Driving is something most people do as part of everyday life. With less than favorable conditions such as weather, wildlife, and winding narrow roads it's no wonder accidents can happen, however good the driver may be.It's important to know the rules when stationed in a new country and using the

  • Liberty Airmen crush records

    In February, the 48th Fighter Wing surpassed all expectations; not only exceeding the wing's goal for combat training flights, also known as sorties, but also beating the Air Force standard.According to the F-15E Strike Eagle squadrons, 594 sorties were flown for the month."Liberty Airmen are

  • 39th OSS declared 2014 best USAFE-AFRICA Flight Complex

    The 39th Operations Support Squadron was recently named the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa 2014 Airfield Operations Flight Complex of the Year.The annual AOF Complex of the Year Award is presented to the best OSS squadron that displays exceptional performance in quality, safety,