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  • Courage under fire

    Airmen with the 31st Aviano Fire Emergency Services flight recently traveled to Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily , Italy to gain live firefighting experience.“The primary goals of the training were to ensure our firefighters experience the heat, learn proper techniques in applying extinguishing agent and to enhance teamwork in order to save

  • Sabers deploy to Lithuania, join NATO air policing mission

    More than 100 Sabers and a detachment of F-16s from the 23rd Fighter Squadron departed Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, throughout the last week of September to take part in NATO’s air policing mission over the skies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.This three-month deployment will allow U.S. Air Forces in Europe to fulfill their commitment to NATO
  • RHEIN-MAIN AIR BASE, Germany - (From left) Lt. Gen. Christopher A. Kelley, Air Mobility Command vice commander; retired Lt. Col. Gail Halvorsen; and Col. Bradley Denison, 469th Air Base Group commander, unveil the newly named C-17 Globemaster III "Spirit of Rhein-Main" during the base closure ceremony here Oct. 10. The ceremony officially marked an end of 60 years of airlift history. Flying at the base ended Sept. 30 and the "Gateway to Europe" will transition to Ramstein and Spangdahlem Air Bases in Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Cassetty)

    'Gateway to Europe' ends 60-year airlift legacy

    Although 60 years of airlift legacy came to a close, the “spirit” of Rhein-Main Air Base will endure.A C-17 Globemaster III bearing the name “Spirit of Rhein-Main” was unveiled by Lt. Gen. Christopher Kelly, Air Mobility Command vice commander, Col. Brad Denison, 469th Air Base Group commander, and Col. (ret.) Gail Halvorsen, “The Candy Bomber,”

  • USAFE libraries offer a world of opportunities

    In ancient times, libraries were not simply used to store books but served as research centers, meeting places or auditoriums for speakers.The same holds true for U.S. Air Forces in Europe libraries.“This is not just a building full of books,” said Donna Witt, library technician at Incirlik. “There are reading rooms for people of all ages,
  • RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (USAFENS) – Senior Airman Heidi Pyper and Senior Airman Adam Simmons tighten the wheel hub cover on a snowblower at the 435th Vehicle Readiness Squadron’s Special Purpose Shop. Airmen Simmons and Pyper are vehicle and vehicular equipment maintainers working performing seasonal maintenance. Seventy one vehicles are receiving seasonal repairs such as dump trucks with plows, snow sweepers, de-icers, and snow blowers. (Photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

    Ready for winter

  • KIGALI, Rwanda -- Tech. Sgt. Sean Garcie consults with Rwandan security forces troops about entry control procedures. Airmen with the 786th Security Forces Squadron at Sembach Air Base, Germany, and 435th SFS at Ramstein AB, Germany, are protecting people and aircraft during the 86th Air Expeditionary Group's airlift mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Elizabeth Culbertson)

    USAFE, Rwandan security forces protect airlift mission

    A joint U.S. and Rwandan security forces team is keeping the people and aircraft safe in operations here.The 16 members of the 786th Security Forces Squadron, Sembach Air Base, Germany , and the six members of the 435th SFS, Ramstein AB , Germany , are working with Rwandan troops to keep Ramstein C-130s and the deployed 86th Air Expeditionary Group
  • PULASKI BARRACKS, Germany -- A paintballer shoots and moves during the first speedball tournament here. Two three-person teams try to mark the other team from opposite ends of an enclosed area competed against each other from opposite ends of an enclosed area during a three-minute contest. Fifteen American and German teams participated in the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

    Paintball tournament held at Pulaski Barracks

  • CBRN exercise held at Ramstein

    Six four-person Bioenvironmental Engineering teams from eight U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases got a chance to hone their emergency response skills using state-of-the-art identification equipment here Sept. 25 in a week-long Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear challenge.The exercise included real-world scenarios and relay challenges set
  • MORON AIR BASE, Spain -- Master Sgt. Brad Musshell gathers information for flight debriefs here. The avionics specialist from the 180th Fighter Wing at Toledo, Ohio, is on his way home after supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John E. Lasky)

    'Coronet East' flies through Morón

  • USAFE returns African Union troops to Rwanda

    Two U.S. Air Forces in Europe C-130s returned approximately 80 African Union peacekeepers from the Darfur region of the Sudan Oct. 2.The AU troops are the first of 200 scheduled to be redeployed by the 86th Air Expeditionary Group from Sudan to Rwanda, following approximately six months providing monitoring and protection services to the troubled
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