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  • Program supports new, expecting parents

    New and expecting parents can feel overwhelmed when dealing with the demands of a newborn or a pregnancy, especially when living overseas. Having a deployed spouse or other children in the home can only increase the stress a parent already feels. That's where the New Parent Support Program can help

  • COMUSAFE visits 501st Combat Support Wing in England

    Gen. Tom Hobbins, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, visited geographically separated units Jan. 8-10 that make up the 501st Combat Support Wing in England. The general, accompanied by his wife, Robbin Hobbins, and USAFE Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman, visited with the 501st and its

  • Ramstein retires C-130E, J Models on the way

    Before every flight, the crew chief rubs his C-130E on the nose and gives it a kiss for good luck. Staff Sgt. Benjamin Comer gave Tail No. 7887 one last kiss Jan. 4 as the plane made its last flight to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., where it will be used for spare

  • 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

  • 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