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  • Americans compete in international shooting competition

    Kaiserslautern Soldiers and Ramstein Airmen had one shot per target using unfamiliar weapons Oct. 1 at the international shooting competition hosted by the German Police Academy here. "It was five targets and five rounds (of ammunition) - that's it - one shot. This was all standing - no switching

  • The Big-22 hosts German-American First Friday

    They laughed and poked fun along with those wearing green flight suits as if they too were part of the Stinger Family and had long been in on the jokes. And if someone were to ask any of the guests as they left the close-knit celebration if they felt like members of the "fighter clan," they'd hear a

  • USAFE Airmen exchange ideas with Romanian counterparts

    The United States Air Forces in Europe command chief and three other Ramstein senior noncommissioned officers visited Romanian Air Force senior enlisted leaders at the Boboc Training Center, Romania, Sep. 22-27 as part of an ongoing USAFE theater security cooperation engagement. Chief Master Sgt.

  • Ceremony marks beginning of U.S. mission in Baltics

    For the second time in history, an American flag was raised over the Quick Reaction Facility in Siauliai during a ceremony marking the U.S. Air Force's assumption of responsibility for the NATO Baltic air policing mission. The ceremony began with Lithuanian Lt. Col. Raimundas Matulis, Ministry of

  • News Release: Ceremony marks Seventeenth Air Force activation

    The Air Force will celebrate the stand up of Seventeenth Air Force Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. here, commemorating the Oct. 1 activation of the unit currently known as U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Detachment 5. Major General Ronald R. Ladnier will unfurl the unit's colors during the ceremony. He will serve as

  • USAFE runners fare well at AF Marathon

    Ten U.S. Air Forces in Europe runners placed in the top 5 of their respective divisions at the 12th Annual Air Force Marathon at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Sept 20.The command's top finisher in the marathon was Josh Rapp from Sembach, who placed 4th out of 517 runners, with a time of 2:54:32. USAFE

  • Seventeenth Air Force goes operational

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe's newest command, Seventeenth Air Force, is ready to go operational, according to the new unit's commander, Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier. The general will be participating in a ceremony to commemorate the unit's stand-up Thursday at Hangar 5. The official activation is Oct. 1.

  • U.S. Forces begin air policing mission in Baltics

    The 493d Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed recently four F-15s and 130 Airmen to begin a NATO air policing mission to provide air defense for the democratic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The U.S. is one of 13 NATO nations assisting in Baltic air policing since its inception in

  • Aviano Air Base Marathon official results announced

    More than 200 participants took part in the 2nd Annual Aviano Air Base Marathon here on Sept. 20.Staff Sgt. Brian Morris, 31, of Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, was the overall winner of the full marathon posting a time of 3:19:50. Gone were the damaging 90 mph winds and remnants of a freak

  • Training prepares Ramstein member to help Afghan people

    Airmen and Soldiers alike sat in a five-man Humvee and waited patiently for the target to pop up; the gunner reacting to unload his weapon on the threatening object when it appeared. This mixed group of Air Force and Army has been working together for more than two months to receive the necessary