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  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Deborah SilverthorneUnit: 52nd Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: NCO in charge, Eifel PrideHometown: Norfolk, Va.Years in Service: Four years Why joined: I joined for the educational benefits to finish my bachelor's degree and for the traveling opportunities.Family: I have four

  • 726th AMS offers Space-A travel

    Space-available travel is a way for active-duty, active-status U.S. reserve members, retirees and their families to fly for free or at a reduced cost. Space-A allows service members to use empty seats on military aircraft already traveling for official duty as a benefit to military members and their

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Senior Airman Ryan L. KremmerUnit: 704th Munitions Support SquadronDuty title: Monitoring facility operatorHometown: Tacoma, Wash.Years in Service: Four yearsWhy joined: To serve my country, utilize the benefits of education and travel the world.Family: Father, Mike; mother, Lori VanSomeren;

  • Revised questionnaire clarifies fitness test risks

    Spangdahlem Air Base added a statement of understanding to the fitness screening questionnaire to help ensure Airmen know the risks of taking the physical training evaluation while sick or injured.The changes were suggested recently by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe fitness staff to clarify the risks

  • NATO mission calls for USAF teamwork

    The alert phone rings at Keflavik International Airport, Iceland.A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle pilot, who is on alert 24 hours a day, answers the call. The control and reporting center tells him to report to the operations desk immediately.At the desk, not only do other F-15C pilots greet him, but so

  • 493rd EFS flies to protect Iceland's air sovereignty

    The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron is conducting Icelandic air policing missions here until June 7.The squadron, which is made up of U.S. Air Force and other North Atlantic Treaty Organization personnel, is a specialized team prepared to ensure Iceland's air sovereignty."In this NATO mission,

  • Air Force vice chief nominated to be next USAFE commander

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced May 11 that the president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Phil Breedlove to be the next U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander.If confirmed by the Senate, Breedlove will replace Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who the president nominated to become