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  • 'Spirit of Berlin' makes presence felt at air show

    The Air Force is showing off its newest, most flexible cargo aircraft during the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences from June 8 to 13.The C-17 Globemaster III is one of the Air Force's main attraction during the Berlin Air Show, one of the premier events of its type

  • Air Force’s C-5 makes big impact at Berlin Air Show

    Since the ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences kicked off June 8 at the Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport, visitors have been pouring in to see the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy. Ten active-duty and Reserve aircrew flew the aircraft from Dover Air Force Base, Del., to showcase

  • Mildenhall special operations Airmen commemorate D-Day landings

    The skies over Normandy billowed to life June 5 as hundreds of parachutes slowly descended on a field just outside St. Mere Eglise, a small town a few miles from a long stretch of sand called Utah Beach.Dangling beneath the chutes was an unlikely mix of American, British, French and German

  • U.S. military's participation in Berlin highlights aircraft, servicemembers

    The U.S. armed forces showed the world what it's made of as the weeklong ILA 2010 Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition and Conferences kicked off June 8 at the Berlin-Schoenefeld Airport.Approximately 90 U.S. military aircrew and support personnel from bases in Europe and continental U.S. are

  • USAFE participates in Unified Engagement 2010

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe joined representatives from seven other countries here to participate in Unified Engagement 2010, which started June 7 and continues through Friday.The Unified Engagement seminar is the fourth Building Partnership Seminar USAFE has conducted with European partners as a

  • RAF Mildenhall bids farewell to flagship, welcomes new one

    While dismal clouds hung overhead to potentially pound the faces of spectators with blankets of rain this afternoon, the spirits of those present refused to be dampened, as they came to bear witness to history, and to bid farewell to their treasured flagship.Aircraft 58-0100 appears to be very much

  • 493rd FS joins international community at Anatolian Eagle

    The 493rd Fighter Squadron integrated into one fighting force with nearly 1,000 Airmen from five countries and NATO today when Anatolian Eagle started at Third Main Jet Base in Konya, Turkey.The Blue Force, consisting of the United States, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Turkey and NATO;

  • 17th Air Force engages with Ugandan Air Force leaders

    As President Barack Obama was signing the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act on May 24, members of U.S. Africa Command's air component, Air Forces Africa, were enroute to Uganda for a senior leader engagement event. Led by Brig. Gen. Mike Callan, vice commander, the

  • Ramstein C-130J receives first active-duty ISO inspection

    The first isochronal inspection on Ramstein's earliest C-130J Super Hercules aircraft kicked off here May 26. A team of about 60 active-duty Airmen from different specialty codes, all familiar with the J-model examined tail number 8601, during the 10-day inspection.An ISO inspection, much like a