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  • Operation Global Eagle: USAF, RAF combine forces for lessons learned

    The historical partnership between U.S. and British forces was evident yet again through a combined exercise between U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force Regiment Feb. 26 through March 2. Defenders from the 820th Base Defense Group and tactical air control parties from the 3rd and 18th Air Support

  • Fallen Liberty Defenders: A memory set in stone

    More than 250 Airmen, civilians, families and friends attended the Liberty's Fallen Defenders Memorial Dedication Ceremony here to honor the memory of fallen 48th Security Forces Squadron members March 2, 2012.The ceremony was held on the one year anniversary of the shooting incident at Frankfurt

  • Air Force to save $336M with regionalized maintenance centers

    The Air Force has implemented a plan to streamline the maintenance of all Air Force air traffic control and landing systems around the globe, saving the Air Force an estimated $336 million by 2025.On March 9, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, in cooperation with the 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron,

  • Anatolian Falcon 2012 builds strength, sharpens skills

    The Turkish and U.S. air forces continue to successfully integrate their capabilities during Anatolian Falcon 2012 here March 6.The first four missions of the two-week exercise are through, and the two NATO allies are learning to better communicate with each other and combine their strengths."I

  • Overseas housing allowance survey to begin April 1

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe will conduct an Overseas Housing Allowance Survey April 1 through 30, 2012. The survey is intended to measure the amount of compensation service members are receiving from OHA to live in privately leased or rented residential housing.All service members, regardless of

  • 52 FW releases AIB report on A-10C crash in Germany

    Spangdahlem Air Base officials released the results of their investigation into the April 1, 2011 crash of an A-10C Thunderbolt II, north of Laufeld, Germany as it returned to base on a training mission. Concluding the investigation, the board president determined that the cause of the

  • Turkey, US unite as Anatolian Falcon 2012 kicks off

    An international weapons-training deployment involving Turkish and U.S. air forces began here March 5 and lasts until March 15.The 480th Fighter Squadron from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and the Turkish air force's 3rd Main Jet Base combined their efforts during Anatolian Falcon 2012, an exercise

  • 480th Fighter Squadron departs for Anatolian Falcon 2012

    Fifteen aircraft from the 480th Fighter Squadron and more than 250 support Airmen here departed March 2, 2012 for an international weapons-training deployment geared to expanding and honing military interoperability between the U.S. and Turkish air forces.Anatolian Falcon 2012 is a bi-lateral