• Airmen train in Poland at coalition exercise

    Ramstein Airmen took part in Operation Screaming Eagle here for 10 days of off-station training. The operation provided valuable practice for 42 of Ramstein's Airmen, including C-130J Super Hercules pilots, aircrew, maintainers and airborne personnel. It also offers the opportunity to share

  • 9/11 ten years later: gone but not forgotten

    American servicemen and women, alongside their U.K. partners, gathered in a special retreat ceremony Sept. 9 to pay tribute to the lives lost ten years ago in the 9/11 attacks.The ceremony paid tribute to the brave acts of the emergency response personnel exhibited during that terrible day. The 30

  • 100th FSS civilian shares 9/11 memories

    Hillary Chlebisch, 100th Force Support Squadron, remembers the day the world stood still ...Back in 2001, I worked at the New York Stock Exchange, which was about a 45-minute train ride from where I lived. I was standing in my booth doing my pre-opening duties, checking trades from the day before,

  • Lajes Airmen support grounded Canadian P-3

    Lajes Airmen gave a helping hand to a Canadian P-3 Orion after an in-flight emergency was declared by the aircraft commander, and the aircraft had to land at Lajes Field Aug. 23.The P3 was on its way to Canada when the incident occurred.The 65th Operations Support Squadron and the Portuguese airmen

  • A year later; DTC helping more, providing comfort, easing transitions

    Since opening its doors in July 2010, the Ramstein Deployment Transition Center has been the staple location for Airmen from various high-risk Air Force specialties to transition from dangerous operations in theater to home life.Now, little more than a year later, the DTC has opened its doors to a

  • Lakenheath command chief visits Airmen temporarily assigned to Kunsan

    The command chief from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, visited Kunsan Air Base Aug. 31 to Sept. 7, expressing her sincere appreciation for the hard work her Airmen are doing alongside the Wolf Pack here.Airmen from RAF Lakenheath are at Kunsan AB to help the 8th Fighter Wing support the Pacific

  • Brothers' military service forged by tragedy - a 9/11 story

    There are moments that defy any hint of reason or logic, ones that are so horrible that folks struggle for years to find a way to compartmentalize them.Sometimes these mere ripples in the world's timeline create a change in societies and impact families in various ways. Like many Americans, this

  • F-16 delivery highlights AFAFRICA-Morocco partnership

    The Royal Moroccan Air Force recently received the first four of 24 F-16 Fighting Falcons, and senior U.S. military officials celebrated the delivery with their Moroccan partners during a ceremony here Aug. 4, 2011.The delivery was the latest milestone in a partnership that has grown in recent

  • Ground breaking ceremony for bridge in Negele

    The people of Negele, Ethiopia, celebrated the hard work between the governments of Ethiopia and the United States August 22, 2011, during a ground breaking ceremony signifying the start of construction for a much-needed bridge that will connect two local villages and ultimately improve commerce