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  • 100th FSS civilian shares 9/11 memories

    Hillary Chlebisch, 100th Force Support Squadron, remembers the day the world stood still ...Back in 2001, I worked at the New York Stock Exchange, which was about a 45-minute train ride from where I lived. I was standing in my booth doing my pre-opening duties, checking trades from the day before,

  • Lajes Airmen support grounded Canadian P-3

    Lajes Airmen gave a helping hand to a Canadian P-3 Orion after an in-flight emergency was declared by the aircraft commander, and the aircraft had to land at Lajes Field Aug. 23.The P3 was on its way to Canada when the incident occurred.The 65th Operations Support Squadron and the Portuguese airmen

  • A year later; DTC helping more, providing comfort, easing transitions

    Since opening its doors in July 2010, the Ramstein Deployment Transition Center has been the staple location for Airmen from various high-risk Air Force specialties to transition from dangerous operations in theater to home life.Now, little more than a year later, the DTC has opened its doors to a

  • Lakenheath command chief visits Airmen temporarily assigned to Kunsan

    The command chief from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, visited Kunsan Air Base Aug. 31 to Sept. 7, expressing her sincere appreciation for the hard work her Airmen are doing alongside the Wolf Pack here.Airmen from RAF Lakenheath are at Kunsan AB to help the 8th Fighter Wing support the Pacific

  • Brothers' military service forged by tragedy - a 9/11 story

    There are moments that defy any hint of reason or logic, ones that are so horrible that folks struggle for years to find a way to compartmentalize them.Sometimes these mere ripples in the world's timeline create a change in societies and impact families in various ways. Like many Americans, this

  • F-16 delivery highlights AFAFRICA-Morocco partnership

    The Royal Moroccan Air Force recently received the first four of 24 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and senior U.S. military officials celebrated the delivery with their Moroccan partners during a ceremony here Aug. 4, 2011.The delivery was the latest milestone in a partnership that has grown in recent

  • Ground breaking ceremony for bridge in Negele

    The people of Negele, Ethiopia, celebrated the hard work between the governments of Ethiopia and the United States August 22, 2011, during a ground breaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for a much-needed bridge that will connect two local villages and ultimately improve commerce

  • Helping a community survive a drought

    More than 25,000 cattle, camels, chickens and other livestock received necessary veterinary treatments August 16 to 24 in an effort to help livestock in the Miesa and Siminto, Ethiopia, region survive the current drought. A partnership between local Animal Health Assistants (AHAs), Community Animal

  • Bond of brotherhood: Firefighter training crosses cultures

    As a pair of Nomex-gloved hands reached forward and pulled a pressurized lever, the normally dusty landscape of Camp Lemonnier was transformed into something resembling a winter wonderland during a recent training event. The gloves belonged to Siyaad Cheik, one of three Djiboutian nationals employed