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  • Veteran Airmen return home Sept. 11

    Two World War II veteran Airmen and their guests visited former 100th Bombardment Group airfield, Thorpe Abbotts in Norfolk, England, Sept. 11.Retired Capts. Robert Shoens, pilot of the B-17 'Our Gal Sal,' and Robert Wolff, former 100th Bomb Group prisoner of war, were accompanied by Robert Shoens

  • Air Force trains Congolese medics

    When Capt. Adam Waggoner arrived in Kisingani, Democratic Republic of the Congo in March for a six month deployment, his mission was to provide medical support to a 30-person Special Operations Command and Control Element that was working to train a Light Infantry Battalion of DRC soldiers, as well

  • Follow our MEDCEUR bloggers

    Follow our MEDCEUR 2010 bloggers at http://usafelive.dodlive.mil/ for a personal perspective of working and training with multinational forces in Montenegro.

  • Nigerian air force firefighters visit 17th AF, Ramstein Fire Dogs

    By Matt Herron17th Air Force Public AffairsIn the early morning hours of Sept. 2, Senior Airman Winston Jerez hung suspended from a building in the 435th Construction Training Squadron compound, demonstrating the basket operation rescue maneuver to three firefighters from the Nigerian air force. The

  • Ten for '10: MEDCEUR officially begins

    "MEDCEUR units, attention!"Servicemembers of 10 nations, including the United States, snapped to attention in formation on the parade ground here for the opening ceremonies of MEDCEUR 2010, a large-scale medical exercise for central and eastern Europe."The objectives of the exercise are to develop a

  • Training 'heats up' on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

    Construction team members and fire trainers came together Sept. 9 here to view a new aircraft fire training simulator that will enhance future firefighter training for not only Air Force, but also host nation responders.The aircraft simulator is already scheduled for use by the 886th Civil Engineer

  • Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC: The first races

    After months of preparation, six firefighters from Spangdahlem Air Base woke up early in Berlin, not to see the sights and relax in this culturally rich city, but to compete in the fourth Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge.The first race of the day was Airman Tyler Lamberson, 52nd Civil Engineer

  • CMSAF No. 5 offers USAFE Airmen words of wisdom

    The fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor visited Ramstein Sept. 6-10 offering words of wisdom to Airmen along the way.Chief Gaylor's primary reason for his trip was to speak at the noncommissioned officer's graduation ceremony class 2010-7, but he also wanted to maximize his