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  • Nigerian emergency managers visit Grissom, Indy

    A group of Nigerian emergency managers visited Grissom recently to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Air Force responds to emergency situations like aircraft fires and security breaches. While at Grissom, demonstrations were conducted by both the Grissom Fire Department as well as the

  • Coronet mission helps fighters cross Atlantic, other long distances

    From a spectator's point of view, a Coronet mission may seem simple - a group of tankers flies with a group of fighters across the ocean, ensuring the smaller aircraft have enough fuel to get home.Beyond that first glance, however, the "air bridge" is a complicated, critical mission which takes

  • Lakenheath SNCO among 12 Outstanding Airmen

    When Senior Master Sgt. Steven Higgins of the 48th Communications Squadron found out he was one of the Air Force's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, his reaction was as one would expect."It was a shock, considering how many truly outstanding Airmen we have in our Air Force," said the 25-year Air

  • Germans tour C-130J, see piece of flying mission

    Fourteen members of the Ramstein Works Council II were recently given the opportunity to view part of Air Force operations they normally aren't involved in here.On July 29, a group of Germans, all employed by the Air Force, toured a C-130J Super Hercules and the facility that stores the Hercules

  • JPAC searches for fallen Airmen in local German forest

    Tucked in the dense woods of a typically quiet, remote German logging trail is a flurry of activity. A small bulldozer scoops dirt into a wooden box large enough to be a closet, whereby more dirt is transferred into smaller buckets. These buckets are manually hauled to sifters, where people

  • Allied Strike 10: TACPs fight from ground up

    The black beret emblazoned with the flash and crest of the tactical air control party has been a symbol of an elite group of Airmen since its approval in 1985.Known as TACPs, they are usually assigned to Army units around the world. On a battlefield -- the most influential part of their job -- they

  • CE reservists help active duty carry on Ramstein mission

    More than 40 reservists from the 934th Civil Engineer Squadron in Minneapolis, Minn., are helping out the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron here this summer with several engineering projects. The reservists, who are swapping out posts in two groups, have been working on projects such as interior

  • 22nd Fighter Squadron participates in Allied Strike 2010

    The 22nd Fighter Squadron will boast its name, "The Big 22," when it launches two F-16 Fighting Falcons twice a day Aug. 2-5 during Allied Strike 2010. The 16 22nd FS pilots flying these sorties are part of the approximately 200 military personnel and 24 aircraft from the U.S. and five European