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  • Students pick up a dirty habit

    There's no if's, and's or butt's about it; smoking is a dirty habit. Just ask the 80 Aviano High School ninth grade students who picked up cigarette butts as part of an annual Earth Day initiative April 19. The students cleaned up 10,390 cigarette butts from Areas One and Two. In 2006, the students

  • Romanian pilot returns the favor; helps bridge gap during joint exercise

    All his life he dreamed of being a pilot. Growing up near an air base, he always hoped he too would be able to take to the sky like so many pilots he saw day after day. That dream became a reality in 2001 when 1st Lt. Mihaita Marin began to fly. He started his journey towards flight in 1999 when he

  • MAKING HISTORY: Croatia AF crew touches down at Ramstein

    Marking a first in Croatian Air Force history, nine crewmembers along with their AN-32B aircraft touched down on Ramstein April 13 for a five-day visit to test their tactical control and navigation procedures prior to flying support missions in Afghanistan. While here, they met with NATO and the

  • Base veterinary clinic hosts grand opening

    The RAF Feltwell Veterinary Clinic, which cares for more than 4,000 U.S. servicemembers' pets in the UK, held a grand opening April 19. The clinic, which is now co-located with the military working dog facility, features a new reception area, three exam rooms, a radiology room and a new surgery

  • US European Command officials announce exercises throughout Europe

    US European Command officials today announced exercises at a number of military bases throughout Europe. The exercises, called Spring Ex 2007, are designed to randomly test and evaluate force protection procedures at U.S. military installations to assure the readiness of security personnel and base

  • USAFE Airmen Kick off Sniper Lance 2007

    The preparation is over for more than 200 United States Air Forces in Europe Airmen who arrived Friday at MK Airbase to participate in exercise Sniper Lance 2007. Sniper Lance aims to provide realistic combat flight training for United States Air Force F-15Cs, KC-135s and Romanian Air Force MIG-21s

  • Heightened awareness message from U.S. Embassy in Berlin

    The U.S. Embassy in Berlin has released a message saying that U.S. diplomatic and consular facilities in Germany are increasing their security posture. These steps are being taken in response to a heightened threat situation. The U.S. Embassy  encourages Americans in Germany to increase their

  • Team Lajes offloads fuel for the fight

    Within a span of 28 hours, Team Lajes members offloaded 12.2 million gallons of JP-8 jet fuel from a tanker ship last week at the military port here. Lt. Col. Robert Hoff, 65th Logistics Readiness Squadron commander, said the refueling operation was about force projection. "This JP-8 will be used to