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  • RED HORSE aids EUCOM, Marines in Georgia

    The 819th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron completed commissioning of the repaired electrical system at the Vaziani South Training Area, Georgia, Feb. 26, 2013. The RED HORSE Squadron was tasked to deploy 200 personnel in support of European Command from Nov. 1, 2012 to May 1, 2013. As part of the

  • Overseas Housing Allowance survey for Germany extended through April 15

    The Defense Travel Management Office is extending the deadline for the Overseas Housing Allowance Utility and Move-in expense survey for service members in Germany through April 15, 2013, due to low participation rates.  The original deadline for the survey was March 31. The survey is intended to

  • Av-Det NCO serves country on, off the court

    They say the third time's a charm; however, for one NCO assigned to Aviation Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group, six seems to be his lucky number.Six is the number of times Tech. Sgt. Marico Gray, a contracting NCO, was selected for the Air Force basketball team, and six is the number of times he

  • Read Across America shows children power of reading

    Read Across America week kicked off Monday at Ramstein Elementary School and concludes Friday.Entering its 16th year, Read Across America is a national event, also held at overseas military installations, to educate children of all ages about the importance of reading. It is normally held on or near

  • First rotation of U.S. Air Force personnel, aircraft arrives in Poland

    The first rotation of aircraft to the Poland Aviation Detachment (Av-Det), Detachment 1, arrived at Powidz Air Base, Poland, on Feb. 22. For this first rotation, a number of U.S. Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Hercules and personnel from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, will train with the Polish

  • Supply Airmen meet maintainers' demand

    For deployed aircraft maintainers, a warehouse full of the spare parts necessary to keep their planes in the air isn't an option, but neither is waiting several days for parts to be shipped from their home station.Fortunately, the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron Supply Airmen know how to pack for

  • Sailors, Airmen wrap up aircraft salvage operation

    U.S. Navy and Air Force personnel completed salvage operations Feb. 22 to recover the wreckage of an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon which crashed off the coast of Italy Jan. 28.Navy divers from Mobile Diving Salvage Unit 2, Company 4, and Airmen from Aviano Air Base, Italy, worked aboard the USNS