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  • Three USAFE bases combine forces in name of flight safety

    Airmen from RAF Mildenhall and RAF Lakenheath converged at Lajes Field, Azores, Dec. 9 to assist the mid-Atlantic base in maintaining a crucial element of flight safety.A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing and two F-15 Eagles from the 48th Fighter Wing flew to the tiny island to

  • Air Force MQ-9 crashes in Seychelles

    A U.S. Air Force remote-piloted MQ-9 crashed at the Seychelles International Airport in Mahe at 10:22 a.m. today. The MQ-9 was not armed and no injuries were reported. The Government of Seychelles was immediately notified, and the U.S. military and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Seychelles are

  • Airmen share Lajes goodness after crew's emergency landing

    An AC-130 Gunship crew from Cannon AFB, N.M., heading to a deployed location was very grateful for Team Lajes' assistance and hospitality as they made an emergency landing here just before the Thanksgiving holiday.The crew safely landed Nov. 22 after discovering a propeller malfunction. As they

  • 435th SFS provide unique training for Belgian Air Force

    Instructors from the 435th Security Forces Squadron Regional Training Center conducted a fly away security team training course for 12 Airmen from the 86th SFS and seven Belgians from the Belgian Air Component here, Dec. 5-9. FAST Teams usually consist of two to four person teams of specially

  • Daughtry, Iglesias give taste of home to troops

    More than 4,000 Ramstein service and family members were rocked by the band Daughtry, comedian Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias and the Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve during the Operation Seasons Greetings -- Tour for the Troops 2011 concert here, Dec. 10. The concert, held at Hangar 1, rounded out

  • Medical Airmen train, exercise with EMEDS

    Fifty-one members of the 86th Medical Group, 31st Medical Group from Aviano Air Base and U.S. Air Forces in Europe International Health Services participated in a 5-day long Expeditionary Medical Support exercise here, Nov. 28 through Dec. 2.An EMEDS exercise, completed every two years, allows

  • Pilots carry on Christmas tradition

    When the U.S. Army Air Forces first arrived at RAF Duxford in 1943, they decided to hold a Christmas party for 500 local children.Sixty-eight years later, Duxford is now a museum, and the Air Force is still hosting a Christmas party for children.For the past three years, the parties have been