Airmen test engine power

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany –Airman Jeremy Rushing, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician from Charleston S.C., pumps oil into an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine Feb. 27, 2013. This is part of a post engine reconstruction inspection, after a full engine reconstruction, all liquids are drained and then replaced for testing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

Airmen test engine power

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany – Staff Sgt. Jason De La Vega, 52nd Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion technician from Las Vegas, adjusts the throttle of an F-16 Fighting Falcon engine Feb. 27, 2013. The 52nd CMS tests the engine at multiple levels of thrust to ensure it is able to deliver power to aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

BHS hosts school exchange

BITBURG, Germany – American and German students watch a video in a German language class during a school exchange program at Bitburg High School Feb. 25, 2013. A total of 22 German students attended the exchange. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

BHS hosts school exchange

BITBURG, Germany – Teachers from St.-Willibrord-Gymnasium, along with members of the Host Nation Council sit in the Bitburg High School cafeteria during a school exchange program Feb. 25, 2013. The teachers from St.-Willibrord-Gymnasium, the German equivalent of an American high school, joined the students on a tour throughout the BHS campus to experience a day in the life of an American student. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gustavo Castillo/Released)

SFS Memorial: more than just pictures, names

SPANDGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lindsey Mahfouz, left, 52nd Security Forces Squadron member from Lincoln, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Robert Ackerman, 52nd SFS member from Long Island, N.Y., stand in front of the 52nd SFS Fallen Defenders Memorial after putting it together March 1, 2013. Mahfouz worked with Ackerman to find information about the nine fallen security forces members featured in the memorial. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/Released)

SFS Memorial: more than just pictures, names

SPANDGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lindsey Mahfouz, 52nd Security Forces Squadron member from Lincoln, Calif., stand in front of the 52nd SFS Fallen Defenders Memorial March 1, 2013. Mahfouz designed and arranged the construction of the memorial with the help of fellow 52nd members. The memorial honors nine security forces Airmen who died in the line of duty after 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Natasha Stannard/Released)