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  • Lajes observes Holocaust Days of Remembrance

    A 5K Run in which participants ran in remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust took place at Lajes today. Each runner carried names of victims in support of the theme "Choosing to Act: Stories of Rescue."Congress established the Days of Remembrance, April 15 to 22, as an annual commemoration of

  • Lajes contracting NCO wins AF award

    On a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, there's a tiny base that is doing big things.Team Lajes, comprised of less than 2,600 members, has won a number of Air Force level awards to include the 2011 Air Force Fuels Civilian Technician of the Year, 2011 Air Force Outstanding Mental

  • U.S., Bulgarian air forces kick off Thracian Star 2012

    U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen launched Thracian Star 2012, a joint training exercise focused on building partnerships and increasing interoperability, during a ceremony here April 18.Brig. Gen. Tsanko Stoykov, the Bulgarian base commander, welcomed the 31st Fighter Wing Airmen from Aviano Air Base,

  • SARC raises sexual assault awareness

    With Sexual Assault Awareness Month coming to a close, there are key points the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator wants the Kaiserslautern Military Community members to remember."Sexual assault happens all too often in preventable situations. Bystanders and wingmen need to stay vigilant and think

  • Airmen celebrate Earthday, cleanup in many ways

    As millions of people around the world observe Earth Day April 22 this year, the Air Force is challenging every member of the Air Force family to do his or her part to conserve natural resources, minimize waste and prevent pollution."I challenge all Airmen to think about pollution prevention in new

  • USAFE to inactivate 17th AF, take on Africa mission

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe Media AdvisoryRelease number 0412-01Seventeenth Air Force, the air component for U.S. Africa Command, will stand down Friday, April 20 in a ceremony here where the unit is headquartered. U.S. Air Forces in Europe will be designated as the new air component for AFRICOM. As