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  • USAFE future now includes Parish Enlisted Heritage Room

    A former chief master sergeant of the Air Force dedicated to the preservation of enlisted history was honored at a ceremonial opening of an enlisted heritage room bearing his name. The Parish Enlisted Heritage Room became a reality Sept. 22 at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Headquarters building

  • 2006 Med Flag exercise wraps up in Ghana

    In four short days, medical personnel from Spangdahlem Air Base and Ramstein AB, Germany, made a difference in the lives of more than 3,200 Ghanaians. The Airmen were deployed to the West African city of Tamale for MEDFLAG 2006 and manned two clinics; one was located at Bilpeila, in the heart of

  • Med Flag Deployment proves you can go home again

    Have you ever heard the saying "You can never go home again"? Some people might believe that, but Col. Victor Folarin, 52nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, is not one of them. A native of Lagos, Nigeria, Colonel Folarin was tasked as the mission commander for Med Flag 2006 in Tamale, Ghana,

  • CA Air National Guard to Conduct Terror Response Events in Ukraine

    Members of the California Air National Guard and California's Emergency Medical Services Authority will participate in a disaster response event with civilian and military personnel from Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova in Odessa, Ukraine Sept 13 through Sept 21. Activities will focus on

  • 52nd MDG medics treat Ghanaians during Med Flag 2006

    More than 50 Airmen from U. S. Air Forces Europe arrived in Tamale, Ghana, late Saturday night to participate in a humanitarian exercise called Med Flag 2006. The group, which consists of medical, support and security troops from Spangdahlem, Ramstein and Sembach Air Bases in Germany, will spend

  • COMUSAFE forges relations with Latvian defense, state officials

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander and staff advisers visited Riga, Latvia, to meet senior defense and state department officials and tour facilities Sep. 11. During the trip, Gen. Tom Hobbins visited the U.S. Embassy, Latvian Ministry of Defense and Joint Operations Center in Riga. "We had the

  • COMUSAFE awards excellence with ACE coin presentation

    A member of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters staff received an Airmen Committed to Excellence coin here recently. Gen. Tom Hobbins, USAFE commander, presented the coin during a Sep. 12 staff meeting. Maj. Barnabus Roundtree, deputy director of the USAFE force management branch, was

  • General retires, reflects on more than 30 years of service

    I recently had the opportunity to sit down for just over an hour and talk directly to a general officer who was getting ready to retire. Our conversation covered several areas, but what I found most interesting was why he serves, his optimism, and his care for the men and women who wear today's Air

  • USAFE sets course with AFSO 21

    To best meet the challenges of the road ahead, Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, assembled leaders throughout the command here to initiate USAFE-wide implementation of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. "We're going to determine where we're going in the future, and

  • USAFE sets course with AFSO 21

    To best meet the challenges of the road ahead, Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, assembled leaders throughout the command here to initiate USAFE-wide implementation of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century. "We're going to determine where we're going in the future, and