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    Airfield management, dirt boys: Manage a concrete weapon

    In the center of Aviano Air Base sits the most important 8,539-foot stretch of concrete south of the Alps -- the flightline.
  • Staff Sgt. Eric Jeffcoat, 100th Security Forces Squadron base defense operation center controller, emerges from smoke grenade smoke during 435th SFS’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center Security Operations Course at U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany, June 15, 2017. Conducting missions as a team and being evaluated by the 435th SFS instructor cadre, students showcased knowledge of urban operations, close quarters combat, live firing iterations, mounted and dismounted patrols, entry control point operations, and counter improved-explosive device operations while at Baumholder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters)

    "SOC" it to me: Defenders across USAFE train at Ramstein

    With the amount of training, preparation, and paperwork involved, pre-deployment processes can too easily become a blur. What to expect can vary, but the 435th Security Forces Squadron ensures Airmen who come through their pre-deployment Security Operations Course leave with the knowledge and confidence to execute the mission.
  • Ramstein leadership meet with the Rheinland Inn Dining Facility staff before Airmen eat during a Thanksgiving meal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 24, 2016. Every year at Ramstein, leadership across the Kaiserslautern Military Community visits the base’s dining facility to cook food and meet Airmen during Thanksgiving. In the U.S., the modern Thanksgiving holiday tradition can trace its origins back to 1621 in the heart of a newly-founded city called Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts. However, the first nationwide Thanksgiving proclamation was made by the first president of the U.S., George Washington, in 1789. Since then, the holiday has been celebrated by an entire nation to recount the blessings of the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

    Ramstein leadership joins Airmen, celebrates Thanksgiving

  • An Air Force Office of Special Investigations 4th Field Investigations Squadron agent utilizes an alternate light source during a mock crime scene at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 6, 2016. Agents utilize light sources to search for biological fluids undetectable to the naked eye. The 4th FIS facilitate surprise mock crime scenes for six units within U.S Air Forces in Europe in order to assess agents’ techniques and readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

    USAFE facilitators surprise AFOSI agents with mock crime scene

  • An F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, lands after a sortie in support of Tactical Leadership Programme 16-3 at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain, Sept. 26. The training prepares NATO and allied forces’ flight leaders to serve as mission commanders, lead coalition force air strike packages, and provide tactical air expertise to NATO agencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Emerson Nuñez)

    494th completes TLP training

    U.S. Air Force and allied partners completed multi-lateral training for NATO Tactical Leadership Programme 16-3 here, Oct. 7.The 494th Fighter Squadron participated in the month-long training, which focused on preparing flight leaders to become coalition air force mission commanders with instruction on tactical composite air operations and
  • Airman 1st Class Caleb Witham, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice, repacks a BA-22 parachute, July 25, 2016 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The AFE flight rotates Airmen in support of the 76th Airlift Squadron and the 37th AS mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nesha Humes)

    Ramstein Airmen: detail oriented, disaster prepared

    Day-to-day life is full of revelations, some good and others bad. When bad situations arise, an Airman’s attention to detail on the ground is imperative to save a life in the air. The 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment Airmen ensure the safety of aircrew by properly equipping them for everyday and emergency missions.
  • A flight formation of Romanian air force MiG-21 LanceR aircraft and U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle fighter aircraft fly during the RoAF's 71st Air Base's air show and open house at Campia Turzii, Romania, July 23, 2016. The aviation demonstration took place during the middle of the U.S. Air Force's 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron's six-month long theater security package deployment to Europe in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which aims to bolster the U.S.'s continued commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to the enduring peace and stability in the region. The unit, comprised of more than 200 CANG Airmen from the 144th Fighter Wing at Fresno ANG Base, California, as well as U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, piloted, maintained and supported the deployment of 12 F-15Cs Eagle fighter aircraft throughout nations like Romania, Iceland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Estonia and among others. The F-15Cs took to the skies alongside the 71st AB's MiG-21 fighter aircraft and Puma helicopters for both the airshow, the second engagement of its kind at Campia Turzii under Operation Atlantic Resolve, and the bilateral flight training, also known as Dacian Eagle 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joe W. McFadden/Released)

    Golden State ANG, Romanian air force partnership soars over Campia Turzii

    Thousands of Romanian and European spectators marveled at aerial acrobatics in the skies and combat capability displays on the ground during an airshow and open house at Campia Turzii, Romania, July 23, 2016.  To the adults and children among the crowds, the spectacle served as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see military aircraft up close and
  • Army leaders lay wreathes during the Kindergraves Memorial Service May 14, 2016, at Daenner Kaserne, Germany. The memorial honored 451 American children who died during the Cold War and were buried in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)

    KMC honors Kindergraves

    Kaiserslautern Military Community members came together May 14, for the Kindergraves memorial service to honor and remember 451 American children who died during the Cold War and were buried in the Kaiserslautern Military Cemetery.
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