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  • Staff Sgt. Mario Jimenez, 86th Medical Operations Squadron Physical Therapy technician, applies an ice pack to the ankle of Senior Airman James Harrod, 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group operations training manager, at the end of a physical therapy session at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2014. Without formal treatment and physical therapy, service members run the risk of re-injuring themselves and causing greater damage to an area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Moore)

    RUfit to fight reoccurring injuries?

    Despite how cautious a service member may be, they run the risk of sustaining an injury through every day physical activity, whether it's through the job, working out or playing a sport. If they become injured, it can be a "journey" to get them fit-to-fight again.However, the journey doesn't have to be taken alone. Airmen with the 86th Medical
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alec Vautherot, 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit electrical environmental specialist and native of Waterford, Mich., reviews a technical order before beginning preventative maintenance on a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft at Souda Bay, Greece, Aug. 20, 2014. The equipment Vautherot uses must be checked out each morning from a controlled supply line. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)

    Equipment accountability vital to partnership

    The U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft is a unique airframe.Its wingspan is wider than 32 feet, it's nearly 50 feet long and its top is 16 feet high. It can travel at speeds of roughly 1,500 miles per hour, and the aircraft engines create thrust -- the force that moves the aircraft through the air -- of about 27,000 pounds.It
  • Airmen and families from the 52nd Fighter Wing community attend a religious service in the chapel at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2014. The chapel offers many different religious services to help people exercise spiritual fitness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Gese/Released)

    Faith and values: a pillar of spiritual fitness

    When people think about their road to fitness, they may think about a five-mile run, weighted pull-ups or 500-pound squats. However, strong values or character can also be a form of fitness. The Air Force promotes all areas of fitness that are a part of the Comprehensive Airman Fitness program which include mental, physical, social and spiritual

  • Two Airmen, one war: '...and I was freed'

    The following is the second installment of a two-part series detailing two World War II Airmen and their visit to Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. "...and I was freed." "Flying a P-47 with eight machine guns and a bomber too was really fun," said Ralph Kling, a Ramona, Calif., native, recalling his U.S. Army Air Corps days. "I can guarantee you, it was

  • Two Airmen, one war: 'I made the right decision'

    The following is the first installment of a two-part series detailing two World War II Airmen and their visit to Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. Every journey begins with a single step...For Archie "Lin" Maltbie and Ralph Kling, their adventures began again each time they set foot on a flightline toward their Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft assigned
  • A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft pilot from the 480th Fighter Squadron taxis to the end of the flightline prior to his launch at Souda Bay, Greece, during a training event Aug. 12, 2014. The U.S. pilots worked with the Hellenic air force in air to complete various training objectives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Daryl Knee/Released)

    Greece, US plan for successful air training

    They had been in the room for nearly six hours.The planners scoured the map of Greece, searching for just the right area to place an enemy missile defense system. Or an enemy airfield. Or one of hundreds of other highly defended military targets.They evaluated the joint capabilities of the U.S. and Greek fighter pilots and decided where to funnel
  • A Bitburger Land Golf Course team member hits a shot during the Bitburgerland Ryder Cup tournament Aug. 3, 2014, at Bitburger Land Golf Course in Bitburg, Germany. Organizers held the two-day tournament at both the Eifel Mountain Golf Course on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany and the Bitburger Land Golf Course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

    German, US friendship par for course at tournament

    As the groups sank their last putt into the 18th hole, it quickly became apparent to the captains who had won the tournament. That wasn't the case earlier in the day. The American team knew the day would be a grind to win the title on their opponent's home course. But none of that mattered now as they left the green. They'd be the ones holding the
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Christy Zahn, 52nd Operations Support Squadron aerospace and operational physiology training team flight commander from Los Alamos, N.M., briefs about the physiological effects of flying to Airmen prior to a familiarization flight July 28, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Members of the aerospace physiology training team operate a reduced oxygen breathing device, which is used to teach pilots how combat hypoxia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rusty Frank/Released)

    Breathing Required: Faster, Stronger, Cheaper

    Imagine sitting inside the cockpit of an aircraft, flying alone in an F-16 Fighting Falcon in the blue skies and feeling the warm sunlight beaming on your face through the canopy. As you fly, you start to feel a little "off." Then the more you fly, the worse you feel. You feel pressure on your chest, dizziness in your head. You start sweating like
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Macri, a 606th Air Control Squadron radio frequency transmission journeyman from New Castle, Pa., configures a machine that tests and ejects radio frequency signals July 30, 2014, at his squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The 606th ACS is the only squadron of its kind in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Nuckolls/Released)

    606th ACS role is air control

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ryan Macri would normally be assigned to a base communication squadron with his fellow radio frequency transmission Airmen.But here at Spangdahlem, while he still works on radios, he is an essential part of the 606th Air Control Squadron. Like Macri, many Airmen in his squadron would be in different ones, but are
  • Robert Mandell, U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, addresses a crowd of U.S. Air Force officers during their monthly Third Friday meeting at the Viper Conference Room at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, July 18, 2014. Mandell spoke about current topics in international relations and thanked the Airmen for their service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)

    Ambassador: "Peace is only as strong as what stands behind it"

    Unless you're familiar with a map of Europe, you may be forgiven if you can't point out the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The tiny European country, with its nearly 500,000 citizens, is not even a thousand square miles in area. To put that in perspective, Rhode Island is both bigger in size AND population. But any perceived geographic and demographic
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