• Saber's COLA rate increases

    Spangdahlem Airmen will notice an increase in their Aug. 15 paycheck due to an increase in their cost and living allowance. In order for the COLA rate to change, the dollar must increase, or decrease, five percent against the Euro, which recently happened, increasing COLA for all of U.S. Air Forces

  • Humble hero visits RAF Lakenheath

    "I don't have anything really profound to say," said Col. Leo Thorsness, retired Air Force fighter pilot and Medal of Honor recipient. The colonel, who visited RAF Lakenheath Aug. 7 to speak to Airmen about the importance of teamwork and families as part of a successful military, earned the Medal of

  • Belarusian children visit RAF Lakenheath

    Aug. 3, more than 20 Belarusian children huddled around a 494th Fighter Squadron pilot and stared curiously at an F-15E Strike Eagle. "Where does the fuel go?" asked one child through his interpreter. "Can the missiles fire while the plane is on the ground?" asked another. For most of these

  • Recent evaluation challenges Liberty warriors

    While most Airmen have either participated in or are familiar with an Operational Readiness Inspection -- comprised of both the Phase 1 and Phase II portions--some are scratching their head over this week's Operations Evaluation, more commonly known as an "Op Eval," because it looks and feels much

  • Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team wows Ramstein

    The 16-member U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs Wednesday at the Southside Fitness Center. The team, which first formed in 1948, presented complex moves as the crowd gasped. The moves require precision and trust among the team, especially as one member walked through a line of spinning

  • Ramstein trains in Romania

    Night vision goggles, low-level formation flights and air drops were all training objectives accomplished during the 86th Airlift Wing's Carpathian Summer '07 exercise. Approximately 130 Airmen from the 86th Contingency Response Group, 86th Maintenance Group, 86th Operations Group, 86th Air and

  • Air Force 60th Anniversary Celebration

    For your enjoyment there will be USAFE aircraft viewing, history displays, food vendors, performances by USAFE bands, model airplane exhibits, kids and family games, SFS K-9 agility demo, bomb disposal robot showcases, and medical evacuation exercises. Special guests will include Medal of Honor

  • Kyrgyz medical students meet Manas medics, more

    Kyrgyz students from a local medical lyceum toured the base Wednesday to see how American and coalition forces are organized and equipped to handle medical situations here. The students, ranging from 17-19 years of age, saw the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group when they visited the base clinic and