• USAFE works behind scenes to support Presidential visit

    Ensuring the safety of the President of the United States is one of the most important missions a military member can be a part of, and on June 10 more than 800 U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen received the opportunity to do just that. At the request of the Albanian government, a bilateral agreement

  • WW II P-47 Thunderbolt Recovered in the Netherlands

    Though the Air Force is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, U.S. Air Forces in Europe is marking 65 years of service. One reason for this seemingly strange discrepancy was recently found deep in the muddy farmlands of the southwest Netherlands. Dutch workmen from the district water board

  • Spangdahlem graduate recognized at UMUC-Europe commencement

    Sunday, May 27 marked the end of a long journey for many University of Maryland University College-Europe and Bowie State University students. Accompanied by the cheers from a crowd of almost 1,500 faculty, staff, family and friends, 240 members of the 2007 graduating class gathered in the afternoon

  • Two Ramstein Airmen selected to LEAD

    Two Ramstein Senior Airmen − Hector Valladares, 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron and Stephanie Michael, 435th Security Forces Squadron − were recently selected to the Air Force Academy through the Leaders Encouraging Airmen Development Program. The LEAD Program is an ongoing Air Force effort to

  • Keeping the faith

    Sometimes faith is all you've got. The loss of a sibling, ill parents, tough financial times − it's a lot for a boy. Back then, with only food from the backyard garden, Scott Jensen grew up fast, a little more mature, a little wiser than his peers. It may be why in the fifth-grade he could say to

  • Train takes passengers to Paris in 2.5 hours

    The German railway company, Deutsche Bahn, offers a new train connection going to Paris starting Sunday. The joint venture project includes the German ICE train and the French TGV train. The TGV travels the southern route and can be boarded in Stuttgart, Karlsruhe and Strasbourg, France. The ICE

  • A Woman Worth Watching

    When Master Sgt. Chereé Lewis inspects the Airmen in Airman Leadership School, she has high expectations. They need to look sharp, be sharp and walk away from her five-week class ready to be leaders. "Our big thing here is teamwork," said Sergeant Lewis, Airman Leadership School flight commander. "I

  • Skaters must observe safety regulations

    Did you see Tony Hawk rip the 360 nose-ollie off the grind wall? Whoa dude. Awesome! The approaching summer weather means people will start riding their skateboards more, and it's important to keep safety in mind. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 104,000 persons with

  • Lock it or lose it

    An increasing number of Sabers are becoming victims of larceny, the wrongful taking of another's personal goods without authorization, a statistic which is gaining the attention of base leadership. The number of reports of larceny jumped substantially to from three last May to 16 this May, a