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  • Sabers deploy with 'Total Force'

     Members of the 81st Fighter Squadron are preparing for their deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom."We're participating in Operation Enduring Freedom, and we're going to provide world-class close air support to coalition ground forces," said Lt. Col. Josh Ruddell, 81st FS director of

  • 56th RQS returns home from concurrent deployments

    56th RQS returns home from concurrent deploymentsApproximately 60 members of the 56th Rescue Squadron returned to Royal Air Force Lakenheath today after back-to-back deployments in support of two different operations that had them away from home for more than nine months.Their deployments began with

  • Lakenheath Safety Office partners with British Transport Police

    Representatives from Royal Air Forces Lakenheath and Mildenhall safety offices joined forces with British Transport Police officers in an initiative to promote safety at the Lakenheath level rail crossing Sept. 9, 2011, located between Feltwell and Lakenheath. According to Chris Manders, London

  • ATSO Rodeo prepares Airmen for contingencies, inspections

    An Ability to Survive and Operate Rodeo prepared Airmen for future inspections and contingencies here Sept. 13 to 14.More than 200 Airmen attended the two-day event, and learned skills including self aid buddy care, post-attack response, weapons familiarization and contamination control areas."The

  • Airman experiences Lajes culture through LEAP

    An Airman is benefiting from the cultural richness of the Azores at Lajes through the Language Enabled Airman Program and increase the Air Force's bilateral relations. Capt. Jesse Gilley, an intelligence officer from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, was assigned to the 65th Air Base Wing for a nearly

  • New medical facility discussed at mayors' forum

    The 3rd Air Force commander led a delegation of Air Force and Army leaders who met with local German mayors during a meeting Sept. 14 to discuss ongoing plans for construction of a new medical facility.Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, Kaiserslautern Military Community commander, and the delegation uses

  • Astronaut inspires Spangdahlem Airmen

    Retired Air Force Col. and astonaught Gregory "Box" Johnson, visited with Sabers sharing his journey from the Air Force to NASA, Sept. 14 at Club Eifel.Johnson was a pilot on the STS-134 Endeavour, which was the mission that launched to complete construction on the International Space Station May

  • Trace Adkins pays tribute to service members, families at Ramstein

    In rememberance of 9/11, country music icon Trace Adkins performed for the Kaiserslautern Military Community at a concert in Hangar 3, here Sept. 11.The concert was headed up by the United Services Organization, Armed Forces Entertainment and the 86th Force Support Squadron and was open to all