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  • RAF Lakenheath teen wins 2006 European Youth of the Year award

    An 18-year-old from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, is winner of the 2006 European Youth of the Year award.Samantha Lamont competed for the award against teens from all branches of service in Europe. As the European winner, she will travel to New York later this year to compete in the Northeast

  • Good Samaritans lend helping hand to critically wounded accident victim

    A quarter mile of debris, a demolished guardrail on the right side of the road, a shoe in the middle lane and the hood on the left. This was the scene that two Spangdahlem Air Base members drove up on at approximately 6:45 a.m. May 6 on Autobahn A-1 near Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Karen Ventrice,

  • USAFE grabs four Air Force-level Services awards

    Four people from U.S. Air Forces in Europe claimed Air Force-level awards recognizing excellence through the Services Awards Program. The winners are: Civilian Flight Chief: Christopher Skully, chief, Community Support Flight, 39th Services Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.Field Grade Officer:

  • COMUSAFE forges multinational relations

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe stopped through Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkey to forge relations with a potential NATO nation and check on the status of several endeavors during a three-day whirlwind trip May 18 – 20. Wearing his NATO hat, Gen. Tom Hobbins’ first stop was

  • Airman faces court martial for murder

    Airman Calvin Hil from the 56th Rescue Squadron at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, will face a capital murder trial for the death of Airman 1st Class Ashley Turner, who also was from the 56th RS in Iceland. The referral of charges was signed today by Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop, Jr.,  Air Command

  • COMUSAFE delivers Normandy Memorial Day address

    The commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe delivered the Memorial Day ceremony address at Normandy American Cemetery here May 28. Gen. Tom Hobbins said that U.S. participation in the ceremony was important. "[Memorial] Day is very memorable for all nations that have participated in ensuring the

  • COMUSAFE proposes future of global AF information sharing

    Representing the U.S. Air Force, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe proposed an avenue to knowledge-based operations at the Royal United Services Institute Air Power Conference here May 24. Gen. Tom Hobbins, speaking to an audience of British, French, Australian and American civil and