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  • Medical team deploys to Mali for MEDFLAG 08

    More than 90 servicemembers deployed to Bamako, Mali, July 11, 2008, for MEDFLAG 08, a multi-national medical training exercise designed to enhance medical capabilities and readiness for U.S. and African forces. "MEDFLAG 08 gives us the opportunity to conduct medical training in a simulated mass

  • Airmen sail into Coast Guard Academy

    Two Senior NCOs recently had the opportunity to attend the U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Academy in Petaluma, Calif. Master Sergeants Christopher King and Chance Glascock took advantage of the advanced training offered to just 40 Air Force senior NCOs a year. The five-week course stresses

  • Tops in Blue tours USAFE in August, September

    Tops In Blue, the Air Force's premier entertainment group, will perform at USAFE installations across Europe from August through October 2008. Tops In Blue is scheduled to appear at the following locations/dates: 2 August - RAF Lakenheath, U.K.5 August - RAF Fairford, U.K. 7 August - RAF Croughton,

  • Ultrabodies brings together USAFE's muscle

    Competitors from all across U.S. Air Forces in Europe converged on RAF Mildenhall June 28 to show off their physiques for the Ultrabodies IX bodybuilding competition. Ten men and seven women posed in six categories in front of more than 200 spectators at the Galaxy Club. "I've been told this was the

  • USAFE Sponsors Teams for 12th Annual Air Force Marathon

    The 12th Annual United States Air Force Marathon takes place Sept. 20, 2008, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio and USAFE is sponsoring teams to participate.Applicants should submit their Air Force Form 303 to the USAFE Sports Office not later than August 18. The USAFE Team will be

  • Wiesbaden Celebrates Berlin Airlift Anniversary

    In 1948, a political and military Cold War began when Berlin nearly fell into Josef Stalin's hands. Stranded deep inside Soviet-controlled territory, 2 million Germans faced starvation. The resulting Allied response - the Berlin Airlift - not only saved a population, it also launched a friendship

  • 100th SFS MWD War remembered by handlers, base

    Military Working Dog War died in May, and a memorial ceremony in his honor was held June 23 at the RAF Mildenhall Chapel. Airmen from the 100th and 48th Security Forces Squadrons attended the ceremony. Squadron commanders and others from RAFs Mildenhall and Lakenheath, also came to pay their

  • New base gate opens at Spangdahlem

    The new privately owned vehicle and large vehicle inspection station gates at Spangdahlem opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Col. Lee Wight, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, June 17, 2008. "We were able to construct a gatehouse and two small guardhouses, a canopy, a guardhouse, a new

  • General Bishop reflects on Third Air Force Tenure

    He is one of the Air Force's most experienced operators. He has deployed numerous times through a variety of operations ranging from Desert Storm to Shining Hope. As an ops group commander, he led his group in support of more than seven named contingencies. He has responded to numerous humanitarian