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  • Firefighters conquer fears, learn life-saving skills

    For the 12 students of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Fire Academy, their final evaluation was a true test of personal strength and perseverance."We were going into a constricted space with an inch of room while fully dressed in all our gear," said Senior Airman Jodeci Mitchell, 52nd Civil Engineer

  • It's a pilot's life for me: Nordic Air Meet 2012

    The sudden sound of an early morning wake-up call blares in the hotel room of Maj. Brian Scott, 480th Fighter Squadron pilot.It's another typical day for Scott as he reaches over and ends the loud ringing with the push of a button.He pulls the blinds apart and unsuspecting rays of sunlight

  • Airman attempts to save local national's life

    Senior Airman Jason Perri stepped into his vehicle to drive to work. Darkness engulfed the view from his windows at 4:30 a.m. Aug. 11 save the strip of road illuminated by his headlights.He saw only the road's dividing lines until his lights gleamed onto something waving in the distance. Two women

  • The F-16 Whisperer: Legend retires after nearly 40 years of U.S. Service

    It was 1961, and Alois Schmitz was 13 years old when he saved his friend from drowning in the Mosel River.The German magazine Rasselbande heard Schmitz' heroic tale and selected him and nine other German teens to visit Harrisburg, Pa., where they would spend four weeks in the area.While in America,

  • The Profession of Arms

    "I am an Air Force Combat Arms Instructor. My country's strength lies in the men and women I train and their weapons which I maintain." This proud heritage is upheld by the Airmen of U.S. Air Forces in Europe 569th Combat Arms Training and Maintenance.The Kaiserslautern Military Community CATM

  • Falconer keeps aircraft in flight

    The 52nd Fighter Wing falconer's mission is to reduce bird and varmint populations to keep aircraft maintenance damages and repair expenditures to a minimum while improving safety for pilots.Roland Leu, 52nd FW falconer, patrols the base multiple days per week to hunt and scare birds and varmints

  • Navy course teaches Airmen to save AF millions

    Spangdahlem Air Base is one of two bases in the Air Force that teaches the U.S. Navy's Miniature and Micro-miniature Repair Program. The 2M program was initiated here in 1998 to save the Air Force money by training technicians to do in-house repairs on circuit components that would otherwise be sent

  • Air Force sets Airman on target

    Tech. Sgt. Kevin Phillips stands still with his sight adjusted, eyes on target and breath held as he pulls back his trigger. With the trigger in position, he releases and the wind whistles. Less than a second later, a thud echoes across the field as his arrow meets the center of the target. Phillips

  • Trained tactical technicians

    Airman assigned to the 1st Communication Maintenance Squadron are in high demand providing specialized communication maintenance technicians that support cyberspace systems throughout U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility.In 2012, the 1st CMXS spent more than 5,200

  • Airspace controllers exercise to support contingencies

    The trucks roared in a single file line bound for a new site atop a barren hill.Upon arrival, the travelers unloaded tents, generators, cables, meals and various materials to survive the week.Predawn mist sprawled across the forest-laden hills of Gerolstein as they began building their home for the