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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

Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC: The final races and results

On the second day of the Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge, Team Spangdahlem had already qualified for the quarterfinals and was ready for the remaining relay and individual races.Day two started off at 10 a.m. with the first set of relay races. Spangdahlem's first opponents of the day, Feuerwehr

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

Nations work together to set up MEDCEUR 2010

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

USAFE members bestow highest enlisted honor

Airmen from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together to induct USAFE Commander Gen. Roger A. Brady into the Order of the Sword with a ceremony Sept. 8 at the Ramstein Officer's Club."I'm touched that you all are here tonight," the general said. "While I am the grateful recipient of this

Incirlik weather techs train to support OCO

Once a quarter, weather technicians with the 39th Operations Squadron can be found training with a piece of equipment that can help save lives, prevent disastrous mishaps and some say even predict the future. This piece of equipment is called a Tactical Meteorological Observing System. The TMOS is a