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  • CBRNE training prepares Airmen for worst

    Before Airmen deploy in support of overseas contingency operations, they must be prepared for any challenge they may face. The 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Training Section provides the skills Airmen need to survive in a contaminated environment.The EM training section provides

  • Ramstein finalizes Fasching season with local festivities

    Under a crisp blue sky, with a chill in the air, confetti and silly string littering the main street that winds though the village of Ramstein-Meisenbach. Outbursts of "HALAU" are heard from the crowds lining the roadside in anticipation of the parade celebrating Fasching on March 8, 2011. Fasching,

  • Incirlik jazz student selected for seminar in Naples

    A student from Incirlik Air Base was selected to participate in a recent Department of Defense Schools jazz seminar in Naples, Italy.Amelia Miller, a student at the Incirlik Unit School here, was the only student in Turkey awarded the opportunity to attend the seminar.She auditioned for a panel of

  • MRAP class extends beyond basic mechanics

    In the 21st century, the face of war is constantly changing. The instructors of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, European Transportation Training Center here have decided to approach this change the best way they know how - adapt and overcome.The ETTC is one of two overseas schoolhouses in the Air

  • Still on his 'game': Retiree fueled by passion for hunting

    Editor's note: This is part one of a series on volunteers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community.At the age of 8, he began hunting with his granddad, and by 12 years old he was hunting on his own. Sixty years later, retired Senior Master Sgt. Maxie D. Butler continues his hobby as the lead hunting

  • Pararescueman traces father's footsteps

    Five-year-old Louis Distelzwieg was looking forward to his father coming home from work, maybe playing on the swing set in the yard, when he heard something. Something wrong."My sisters and I were upstairs, and I heard my mom crying. I came down and asked her why," recalled the now-grown master

  • Squadron supports Airman in time of need

    When times get tough people often turn to their extended families for help. Being a military member stationed in Germany can make this difficult; however, a person's unit often steps up to the challenge and helps its Airmen out.The 52nd Medical Support Squadron is currently helping an Airman in its

  • Fitness: What not to do

    It is common knowledge that fitness is one of the most important keys to healthy living. It is no secret that remaining in good physical shape is not only important for one's body, it is also essential to military readiness. Though physical training is instilled into servicemembers from the moment

  • Wingmen: Security forces look after military working dogs

    Every day Airmen take care of each other, and the 52nd Security Forces Squadron's military working dog handlers have a furry wingman that requires a little extra care during the winter at Spangdahlem Air Base."There are a few extra precautions we have to take during the winter months while working