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  • COMUSAFE awards U.S. Air Medals to Danish F-16 pilots

    It's not very often that an American four-star general has the opportunity to present prestigious war medals to coalition partners, but Jan. 2 was a special occasion. Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, flew to Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, Denmark, to present U.S. Air Medals to 35

  • Fog and snow won’t keep planes away from Ramstein

    On Christmas Day, a C-17 Globemaster departed Iraq carrying 14 patients requiring medical care at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Due to a low-ceiling visibility, the C-17 requested the first-ever CAT II instrument landing system approach to a Ramstein runway, just three days after the

  • 2007 USAFE Job Shadow Day

    Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Europe students and home schooled students will have the opportunity to see the world of work close up as they visit their mentors in the workplace. Military members and their civilian counterparts across USAFE are getting ready for 5,000 students to enter

  • Operation Holiday Surprise welcomed by commissary shoppers

    Spirits are high during the holiday season, but checking accounts don't always follow suit. So when Sheilah Franklin was preparing to pay for a shopping cart full of groceries at the Ramstein Commissary, she was shocked and pleased by a last-second intervention by Operation Holiday Surprise.

  • COMUSAFE visits Airmen downrange, spreads holiday cheer

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander visited Airmen deployed to Afghanistan to thank them for what they do. He also brought along the USAFE popular music band Direct Hit to spread holiday cheer. The high-quality blend of rock, pop and R&B delivered right on target as usual, but Gen. Tom Hobbins

  • Lajes CFC participation rate highest ever

    A spirit of giving was evident as Team Lajes met and exceeded its goals for the 2006 Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas, which wrapped up here Dec. 1. Contributions from 456 contributors - a 60 percent base-wide participation rate (highest in Lajes' history) - amounted to $74,476.87. "Team Lajes

  • USAFE commander, command chief visit ‘Lik’

    General Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, USAFE command chief, visited Team Incirlik Dec. 20 to meet the Airmen, answer questions about the future of USAFE and wish the men and women here a happy holiday. "First of all, I want to wish you all a

  • Serbian delegation visits Aviano

    A delegation of Serbian military officers and the defense advisor to the Serbian president Boris Tadic visited the World's Finest Sunday and Monday. The Serbians were here as allies observing the 31st Fighter Wing's organization and readiness while strengthening international relations for the first

  • 712th MUNS Airmen save time, money

    Airmen in the 712th Munitions Squadron, located at Camp Darby, are saving the Air Force time and money through several Air Force Smart Operations 21 initiatives. The Airmen have come up with three innovative ideas that greatly lessen wear and tear on their unit's earth-covered buildings, speed up