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  • Keeping families first: Educating children in the 21st century

    Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, recently emphasized building resiliency of our Airmen and families through community educational initiatives and exceptional family member support as well as many other critical quality-of-life areas. As a parent, I recognize the significance

  • Dutch provide EUCOM valuable training resource

    The Royal Netherlands Military provide valuable altitude chamber training for members of the U.S. European Command."This is the only non-U.S. facility where U.S. personnel do aerospace physiology training," said Capt. Ross Canup, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron aerospace and operational physiology

  • Awestruck at the F-15E

    Two members from the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, UK, have spent the last seven days highlighting the strength of the U.S. commitment to the security of Europe and overseas contingency operations by showing off their aircraft at the 2010 Farnborough International Air Show.Capt. Ben Dean, F-15E

  • Elliptical marathon: Airman achieves fitness best, earns award

    His peers and his wife said he was crazy, but that didn't stop Joseph Mastrianna from achieving a personal workout best and earning a top fitness award.Mastrianna, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Manpower, Personnel, and Services deputy director, completed 37.5 miles in five hours on an elliptical machine

  • Misuse of prescription drugs could cost Airmen career, jail time

    Sitting with a headache in his room, an Airman contemplates whether or not to take pain medication that was prescribed to him for a tooth extraction several months ago.He decides it's pain medication, and he's suffering from pain, so what harm can there be. The next day, the Airman submits to a

  • Enlisted Heritage Committee: sharing the forces story

    In August 2008, the Enlisted Heritage Committee here was established with the intent of telling the story of Airmen who have served, are serving and will serve in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The 32-person committee collects and preserves the history and information earned from yesterday's and today's

  • 8-Steps of Bright Ideas

    When an Air Force organization is faced with severe manning shortages and an ever-increasing mission, how do they overcome those challenges? The answer is teamwork and bright ideas. The Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century office here taught 12 Airmen how to utilize the 8-Step Problem

  • Summer safety shifts into gear

    For Team Ramstein members, June is in full swing and brings with it a few observances -- National Safety Month and Year of the Air Force Family Safety Month -- that also coincide with an Air Force safety campaign.While Ramstein observes safety 365 days a year, June also falls into the Air Force

  • KMC to celebrate Flag Day with flag retirement ceremony

    "I am more than just red, white and blue cloth shaped into a design. I am a silent sentinel of freedom. I am strong, and the people of America have made me strong."The above excerpt from a Boy Scouts of America U.S. Flag Retirement Ceremony relays the spirit of the American flag, a flag which will

  • Airmen and Family Eagle Eyes help secure bases

    As a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, the Air Force implemented an anti-terrorism program called "Eagle Eyes," which educates people on observable activities and what to do if they see something suspicious."The Eagle Eyes program is operated by each local commander and enlists the help of