• AF Aid Society provides alternative to pay-day loans

    The Air Force Aid Society is pleased to announce its new Falcon Loan available to Air Force members beginning on March 3, 2008. The Falcon Loan is an interest-free loan of $500 or less that can be used for emergency needs such as basic living expenses (rent, utilities, and food), car repairs,

  • Hungarian AF leader visits Ramstein

    Third Air Force hosted a delegate of Hungarian Air Force leaders at Ramstein Feb. 5 to 6 and shared C-17 Globemaster interoperability procedures with its European neighbor. During the two-day visit, Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop, 3rd Air Force commander, gave Hungarian Lt. Gen. Lazlo Tombol, Joint Force

  • GACO observes fifth anniversary

    The German-American Community Office is celebrating its fifth anniversary Tuesday. The office, located across from the city hall in Kaiserslautern, has established itself as the contact point for all questions pertaining to members of different nations living together. Bilingual assistants,

  • New front gate, taxiway projects planned for 10-year horizon

    The Ministry of Defence acquired land in 2007 that is planned to be used for a longer taxiway and a new front gate at RAF Mildenhall in the next 10 years. Use of the land - which is located on the north and south sides of the A-1101 - has been discussed for several years. The first project involves

  • Do I need a German Emissions "Umweltzone" sticker?

    The answer is maybe, but most likely no. Decals are only required if traveling into environmental green zones (inner city zones with high pollution levels). Today, only three cities in Germany (Berlin, Hannover and Koln) require you to have a sticker. The stickers are not required on major highways

  • Rental cars may not have snow tires

    Customers renting a car from a rental agency in winter should make sure the car is equipped with snow tires. Car rental agencies are not obliged to put snow tires on all of their cars. If an accident occurs due to ice and snow, the renter is fully liable. Even if renters get a collision damage

  • Every vote counts

    The election season is in full swing and the 2d Air Postal Squadron is working diligently to ensure every vote in U.S. Air Forces in Europe counts. Squadron personnel monitor 51 postal locations on a daily basis throughout USAFE to make sure absentee ballots and voting material is properly handled

  • EOD Airman earns Purple Heart and 2nd Bronze Star

    To look at Tech. Sgt. Joshua Gidcumb, you'd probably never guess this self-effacing man did anything as extraordinary as earning a Purple Heart and a second Bronze Star. Nothing personal here, it's just that Sergeant Gidcumb is about as normal or average-looking as it gets. He's of average height