News Search

  • C-130J propels to Berlin Air Show

    Hundreds of people visiting the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences are flocking to the Air Force's C-130J Hercules to see the unique capabilities of the aircraft. The C-130 is one of the aircraft being featured by the U.S. military in the weeklong Berlin Air Show that

  • U.S. military shows air power in Berlin

    More than 200,000 people caught a glimpse of the United States military's airpower during the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences June 8 to 13.Approximately 90 military aircrew and support personnel as well as six aircraft participated in the Berlin Air Show, one of

  • Top government official honors Kaiserslautern High School seniors

    Secretary of Defense Robert Gates delivered the commencement address to more than 120 Kaiserslautern High School graduates June 11 here.He came by invitation of the students to honor the many graduates who are also military dependents."At the beginning of the year, the senior class and student

  • YoAFF: USAFE invests $240 million in housing

    The continuing investment in military family housing and dormitories is keeping U.S. Air Forces Europe in line with the Year of the Air Force Family theme of building a great place to live, work, and play.USAFE completed the construction or renovation of numerous family housing units and dormitories

  • 48th Fighter Wing gains new commander

    Col. John Quintas took command of the 48th Fighter Wing here during a June 14 ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, 3rd Air Force commander."I take the responsibility of command very seriously," Colonel Quintas said after he received the wing guidon from General Gorenc. "I am entrusted with

  • Airman found guilty, loses stripe

    Senior Airman Shaneka S. McNeal, 39th Security Forces Squadron, was tried in a summary courts-martial June 8.She was charged with three specifications of child endangerment under Article 134, Uniform Code of Military Justice. Airman McNeal pled guilty to two specifications for leaving her children

  • Gates Imparts Advice to Kaiserslautern H.S. Graduates

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates shared insights here June 11 from his own life as a student and his decades of public service at commencement ceremonies for Kaiserslautern High School's Class of 2010. The student body of the Department of Defense Education Activity managed school is composed

  • Stratotanker fuels crowd at Berlin Air Show

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom, arrived at Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport to take part in the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences from June 8-13. The Berlin Air Show is one of the premier events of its type in the world, with 1,153

  • B-52 flies to Berlin Air Show

    A B-52 Stratofortress flew from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., across the Atlantic Ocean to join in the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences from June 8-13.The B-52 joined with five of its other fellow Air Force aircraft to show the service's air power during the Berlin

  • International emergency officials meet at Spangdahlem

    Fire and emergency responders from three European nations and the U.S. met here June 10 to learn more about cooperating with other countries' agencies during crises.Participants from Germany, Bulgaria and Romania joined the 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron fire department for a base tour, fire