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  • Trading stripes for bars

    Two Airmen with promising Air Force enlisted careers were notified they would be leaving their stripes behind and picking up a set of new gold bars. Staff Sergeants Jessica Steinhoff, 31st Comptroller Squadron, and Colleen Delawder, 31st Communication Squadron, were notified April 23 by their

  • Warrior Preparation Center wins Air Force Award

    United States Air Forces Europe's Warrior Preparation Center in Einsiedlerhof, Germany, was recently recognized with the Air Force's Modeling and Simulation Award for 2007. Brig. Gen. David Fadok, Air Force Warfighter Systems Integration and Deployment, presented the Air Force-level award to WPC

  • American cemetery in France to commemorate Armed Forces Day

    In commemoration of Armed Forces Day, a memorial service will be held and Echo Taps played at 11 a.m. May 17 at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial here. The Lorraine American Cemetery is the largest European cemetery for World War II fallen comrades. More than 10,000 Airmen and Soldiers

  • Airmen help restore Berlin Airlift memorial

    Approximately thirty Airmen from here volunteered approximately 260 total man-hours to help restore the Berlin Airlift Memorial site at the former Rhein Main Air Base near Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) in Germany April 22-24. Airmen from many Air Force specialties teamed up with volunteer

  • A call for spectators: 800 Athletes to shine at Special Olympics

    KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany--People throughout Europe are encouraged to root for 800 German and American athletes at the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern's Special Olympics Spring Games May 6 at the German Police Academy in Enkenbach-Alsenborn. "With more than 30 schools represented throughout Germany,

  • Operation Saber Crown 08-06 -- Ready to save lives, defend the base

    The day began with a bang, or, to be more precise, a mortar attack, kicking off the base exercise. Operation Saber Crown 08-06 tests base member's ability to carry out operations and accomplish missions while in a war environment April 22, 2008. "We are trying to refresh the minds of active duty

  • Blood, guts and moulage

    Two Dental Squadron technicians moulaged about 20 people for Exercise Saber Crown 08-06 April 22, 2008. Tech. Sgt. Stephen Dereis and Senior Airman Bridgit Borseth, 52nd Dental Squadron, took a break from their normal duties of dealing with dirty teeth and instead used their skills for something