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  • All star scouts soar to top rank

    Two Team Aviano members recently joined the ranks of such influential men as former President Gerald Ford, astronaut Neil Armstrong, former Secretaries of Defense Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld, and Academy-Award-winning film director Steven Spielberg as Eagle Scouts of the Boy Scouts of

  • The Ourique family: Three generations at Lajes Field

    Since American armed forces arrived on Terceira Island during World War II, Portuguese local nationals have been working alongside U.S. service members to get the mission done. Senhor Rodrigo Jorge Costa Ourique, an Agualva native, comes from three generations of family members who've worked at

  • Lifeblood of a squadron

    Engines are roaring, Airmen are working and 28 F-15E Strike Eagles are being prepared for flight.Amidst all the chaos to get the aircrews out and on their way to support the first F-15E airstrikes of Operation Odyssey Dawn, one man kept more than 290 Airmen on the path to success -- Capt. William

  • Master Sgt continues wife's dream

    "She was my best friend for 27 years," said Master Sgt. Lee "Pepper" Spaulding, 24th Intelligence Squadron. "Jenny made me a better man; this is what she would have wanted done, so this is why I'm doing it."It started in 2004, while Spaulding was deployed to Southwest Asia. His wife, Jenny, started

  • SARC, VAs help sexual assault survivors stand tall

    It happens everywhere - cities and towns both large and small. Service member or civilian, it can affect either. It occurs in clubs, alleyways, homes, theaters and elsewhere. The act is sexual assault, and it does not discriminate. According to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network website, one

  • Engineers immortalize fallen brethren

    Today's Air Force embraces a warrior ethos or mindset.The culture evolved mostly due to increased operations tempo, modernized warfare, new technology and a focus on the total-person concept. Heritage, honor and legacy all play into the foundation of what it truly means to be an Airman.To understand

  • Last F-16s out provide joint support for Balad

    The 480th Fighter Squadron recently returned from their first deployment where they flew missions to keep a watchful eye on the joint-force withdrawal from Iraq as the last F-16 Fighting Falcons left Balad.This responsibility didn't fall solely on the pilots. The 480th "Warhawks" deployed 190

  • American Red Cross offers volunteer opportunities

    "The American Red Cross would not be here if it weren't for volunteers," said Kim Charomicz, Ramstein American Red Cross chairman of volunteers.In fact, ninety-six percent of all people working for the American Red Cross are volunteers."We have a million things to do," said Charomicz. "We rely on

  • Joint jumpmasters soar in sky with Bulgarian armed forces

    A successful personnel drop starts with proper preparation and that can only be accomplished through practice. With the help of one Airman from the 435th Contingency Response Group, four Soldiers and two sailors, more than 200 Bulgarian armed forces members took a dive out of a C-130J Super

  • Team keeps base's communications needs on track

    From acquisition to disposal, the 39th Communications Squadron Client Services Section is responsible for maintaining all the base's computers and components.Within the CSS, there are three functions: client services technicians, automated data processing equipment and communications focal point.