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  • Lajes Youth compete in Portuguese Tournament

    Lajes youth participating in Tae Kwon Do competed with their Portuguese counterparts Saturday in Angra.“It was an honor for the Portuguese Karate Association to invite us for an open tournament,” said Ken Cruz, the Lajes Tae Kwon Do instructor.The tournament was an individual competition based on

  • Boy Scouts learn survival skills in the wild

    Aviano Boy Scouts learned valuable life lessons last weekend during a scouting trip to the Dolomiti national park near Andreis.Boy Scouts from 11- to 17-years-old earned their wilderness survival merit badge by learning self-preservation in the wild.“We are teaching them how to be self-sufficient in

  • CMSAF visits Aviano Airmen

    The 14th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visited Aviano Airmen Monday with U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman.During his visit, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald Murray discussed the Air Force’s future with Aviano’s enlisted at the mass briefing

  • USAFE vice commander assumes new position in Washington

    Lt. Gen. Arthur J. Lichte, U.S. Air Forces in Europe vice commander, departed Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 30 for his new assignment as Headquarters U.S. Air Force assistant vice chief of staff, Washington. As the vice commander, General Lichte conducted and coordinated offensive and defensive

  • Two USAFE bases receive top honors in 2005 Base Appearance Competition

    Taking pride in appearance has paid off for two U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases with the recent announcement that Ramstein Air Base, Germany, was chosen as the command’s overall Base Appearance Competition winner in the large base category, and Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, took first place

  • Mobility bags must be packed, ready

    When most people plan to travel, they take time to make sure they’ve packed everything they’ll need for their trip. Sometimes, forgetting a toothbrush can put a damper on a vacation. However, in the military, troops must be ready to go at a moment’s notice. On a deployment to a hazardous duty area,

  • Summer reading program not just for kids

    Memorial Day has passed and the Department of Defense Dependent Schools will begin summer break soon. With the upcoming break, parents are reminded to ensure their children maintain some level of academic proficiency by reading throughout the summer. There is even a new summer reading program at

  • Protecting people, missions requires vigilance from everyone

    It is amazing how much information can be gathered on a person by just paying attention to their habits and routines. You can tell when pay day is just by noting when the most people go to the commissary and base exchange or shop off base. You can tell when holidays are by watching decorations go up

  • Vietnam veteran walks for families

    Norm Raynal says that for the first 20 kilometers he’s thinking about how to solve the problems of the world and other normal sort of things one thinks about. “Like how I’m going to get those tasks done at work next week or those few jobs around the house,” said Mr. Raynal, program manager, Defense