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  • U.S., Bulgarian Airmen partner to control the skies

    High above the busy work of crew chiefs, security forces and ground equipment maintainers stands a familiar piece of landscape for Airmen all over the world - the tower.On Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base, Bulgaria, the tower is full of U.S. and Bulgarian Airmen working together to keep eyes on both

  • Firefighter Combat Challenge returns to Ramstein after 5-year hiatus

    For the first time in five years, firefighters and emergency responders from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together here Oct. 9 for the 2010 Firefighter Combat Challenge. The return of the event, previously put on hold due to real-world demands, also marked the end of the Kaiserslautern

  • USAF Participates in AAD 2010 Youth Program

    Some of South Africa's best and brightest high school students engaged Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward, 17th Air Force Commander, while touring the Africa Aerospace and Defense 2010 expo at Air Force Base Ysterplatt, Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 23.Woodward spoke to the students, who are part of a

  • IUS Children learn from Sparky

    Approximately 250 Incirlik Unit School children visited "Sparky's House" to learn fire prevention here Oct. 3 through 7.Sparky the Fire Dog, the official mascot of the National Fire Protection Association, teamed up with personnel from the 39th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department to teach the

  • Alley workers remain vigilant

    A package with wires and cables protruding from it sat unattended outside a store frequented by U.S. personnel from the base across the street. Unsure of what was in the box, who left it there or why it was left behind, the store owner reported the suspicious package to the Turkish National

  • Lajes prepares for energy awareness month

    Summer has come to a close, and we're all looking forward to more tolerable temperatures in the coming weeks. Even better news: this means your power bill is likely to go down. But if you think you pay a lot for energy, imagine paying Lajes bill of nearly $260 thousand each month! It's money that

  • Airmen, Portuguese officials hone fuel spill response skills

    At the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, Airmen here geared up and prepared for future challenges that could occur at the Lajes' coastal and ship docking area during a week-long Joint Fuel Spill Response training exercise held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1. Due to oil slick's potential to quickly