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  • Lajes Airman, K-9 provide unique service at G40 summit

    A Lajes Field Airman and his security forces detection dog were tasked as part of the security detail that provided support for President Barack Obama and Air Force One at the G40 summit Nov. 19 through 20 in Lisbon, Portugal.After conducting a host of training together at Lajes Field, Azores, Staff

  • F-86F to be reunited with 86th AW

    Airmen from Ramstein came together to begin a restoration project Nov. 30, which will bring an F-86F aircraft from Sembach Annex to be on display here in the near future.The project is a team effort between the 86th Maintenance Squadron, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 786th Civil Engineer

  • Sabre Strike 11 refuels NATO, family spirit

    The 100th Air Refueling Wing participated in a multinational Joint Terminal Air Controller exercise with Europe's Baltic states Oct. 19 to 22. The United States, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland were involved in the coordination and training of JTACs and Polish F-16 close air support missions

  • U.S. responds to Israeli request for help

    Two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, delivered 20 tons of fire retardant to Israel Dec. 4. The mission was part of a joint U.S. European Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe effort to assist the Israeli government deal with what is

  • USAFE to assist Israel with Wildfires

    U.S. Air Force C-130J aircraft from Ramstein Air Base Germany are standing by to fly 20 tons of fire retardant to Israel today to assist with wildfires in the Carmel Forest. So far the fires have killed 42 people and burned more than 7,000 acres of land. At least 15,000 residents have been

  • Civil engineers battle ice and snow on the flightline

    When the temperature outside drops below freezing and rain turns to ice and snow, the Spangdahlem Snow Control team is ready to respond.More than 90 members of the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron make up Snow Control, with 66 active-duty engineers solely responsible for the snow and ice removal of more

  • Operation Provide Hope supports Ukrainian medical facilities

    The Humanitarian Assistance Program located in Pirmasens, Germany, recently completed an Operation Provide Hope project in Simferopol, Ukraine, where medical supplies and training were provided to help increase their medical capabilities. Operation Provide Hope is a State Department humanitarian