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  • MEDCEUR 11 participants strut their stuff for DVs

    When people see a flashing blue light or hear the blare of a siren, they will wonder what is going on without giving much thought about the first-responders or those providing medical care to the potential victims.They take it for granted the first-responders know what they're doing and will take

  • Macedonian general officially closes MEDCEUR 11

    The 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe officially closed during a ceremony June 15.An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR was designed to provide medical training and operational experience in a deployed

  • The French Connection

    Today the 48th Fighter Wing is known for its home in England; that wasn't always the case.From 1952 to 1967, the 48th Fighter Bomber Wing, predecessor to the 48th FW, operated out of Chaumont Air Base, located in northeastern France, with 75 jets and 2,500 American Airmen at its peak.Recently, a

  • Northern Viking tests readiness of U.S., NATO forces

    Near the coast of southwest Iceland, miles from the snow-covered volcanoes that made media attention twice since early 2010, is the former Keflavik Naval Air Station - the location used for NATO's Northern Viking 2011 training exercise.Approximately 450 NATO military members, including nearly 100

  • Spangdahlem prepares for inventory system upgrade

    To safely operate in a combat environment, all Airmen must ensure they have the individual protective equipment necessary for mission success. The 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron Individual Protective Equipment section is ready to keep Airmen supplied with all the chemical gear needed for

  • USAFE, NATO bands rock German city

    Cloudy skies and a light rain couldn't keep more than 9,000 spectators away from the Fritz-Walter Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany, for the 22nd annual NATO Musikfestival June 11. "It has been a wonderful opportunity to travel to Germany and perform in an arena this size," said Airman 1st Class

  • Marines teach mortuary affairs class to multinational students at MEDCEUR

    Marines from the Personnel and Retrieval Processing Company, 4th Marine Logistics Group, out of Smyrna, Ga., and Anacostia, Washington, D.C., conducted a class to teach multinational students from six countries how the United States Marine Corps processes human remains and conducts search and

  • MEDCEUR 11 kicks off live exercise

    The 2011 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe culminated in a live exercise June 11-13 after more than a year of planning and preparation. An annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-sponsored regional and multilateral exercise, MEDCEUR is designed to provide medical training