• Training 'heats up' on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

    Construction team members and fire trainers came together Sept. 9 here to view a new aircraft fire training simulator that will enhance future firefighter training for not only Air Force, but also host nation responders.The aircraft simulator is already scheduled for use by the 886th Civil Engineer

  • Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC: The first races

    After months of preparation, six firefighters from Spangdahlem Air Base woke up early in Berlin, not to see the sights and relax in this culturally rich city, but to compete in the fourth Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge.The first race of the day was Airman Tyler Lamberson, 52nd Civil Engineer

  • CMSAF No. 5 offers USAFE Airmen words of wisdom

    The fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor visited Ramstein Sept. 6-10 offering words of wisdom to Airmen along the way.Chief Gaylor's primary reason for his trip was to speak at the noncommissioned officer's graduation ceremony class 2010-7, but he also wanted to maximize his

  • USAFE members bestow highest enlisted honor

    Airmen from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together to induct USAFE Commander Gen. Roger A. Brady into the Order of the Sword with a ceremony Sept. 8 at the Ramstein Officer's Club."I'm touched that you all are here tonight," the general said. "While I am the grateful recipient of this

  • Incirlik weather techs train to support OCO

    Once a quarter, weather technicians with the 39th Operations Squadron can be found training with a piece of equipment that can help save lives, prevent disastrous mishaps and some say even predict the future. This piece of equipment is called a Tactical Meteorological Observing System. The TMOS is a

  • MEDCEUR 2010 kicks off with community day

    U.S. servicemembers and Montenegrin armed forces members kicked off MEDCEUR 2010 today by planting trees and paying a nearby river some extra attention.More than 100 servicemembers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Army Europe and Marine Forces Reserve arrived Sept. 7 in Podgorica, Montenegro to

  • Spangdahlem firefighters compete in European FFCC

    Six firefighters from Spangdahlem Air Base's 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron recently went to Berlin, Germany, to compete in the fourth annual Berlin Firefighter Combat Challenge.The Berlin competition is the European championship and counts as a qualifying round for the World FFCC in Myrtle Beach,

  • Emergency managers visit German operations center

    Twenty-three emergency management coordinators from various U.S. installations in Rheinland-Pfalz traveled to Trier, Germany, Sept.1, to meet some of their German counterparts at the Rheinland-Pfalz Supervision and Service Administration - the state-level emergency operations center.Representatives