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  • USAFE medics, firefighters train to teach

    The 435th Medical Group kicked off a two-week Emergency Medical Technician Instructor Course for firefighters and medics around U.S. Air Forces in Europe Feb. 2 here. The course put more than 20 firefighters and medics from eight different bases in the same training environment, making sure each

  • Aviano teens, children get up-close look into base workforce

    About 200 Aviano children and teens got an up-close look into the career fields of their choice Feb. 5 as they spent the day shadowing various Airmen and civilians across the base. The event is part of the Aviano Middle/High School and Elementary School's Job Shadow Day, an annual event that affords

  • Air Forces Africa engages on Nigerian air safety, security

    Statistically, traveling by air is often cited at the safest way to travel. While taking to the skies has some inherent risk, advances in technology, coupled with stringent maintenance requirements and rigorous training procedures for aircrew have contributed to a safe aerial environment in most

  • 'Just the sax, man' - 100th CPTS Airman joins Tops in Blue for 2009 tour

    Eleven years of playing saxophone has finally paid off for Simon Lahn - he's just been chosen to perform as the lone saxophone player for Tops in Blue on their 2009 world tour. An Airman First Class in the 100th Comptroller Squadron Finance Office, the 22-year-old Silver Spring, Md., native has been

  • KMC brings smiles to children's faces

    Two pallets filled with toys collected by the Kaiserslautern Military Community 5/6 Club were recently loaded onto a C-130E Hercules and flown by the 37th Airlift Squadron from Ramstein Air Base to the Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport in Poland. The donated goods were destined for children from the

  • USAFE kicks off command-wide Information Assurance campaign

    Did you know that the DoD has directed the validation of all file and folder permissions on your government computer? You should - it's been a part of each network computer user's login screen as a pop-up system information box for several weeks now. Still doesn't ring a bell? It's that bright

  • Ramstein delivers capabilities, partnership to Poland

    As the United States and Poland celebrate 90 years of diplomatic relations this year, the two countries' air forces continue to strengthen their bonds by way of the C-130 Hercules. Members of the U.S. Air Force in Europe, along with the 86th Airlift Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Bill Bender visited