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  • Christmas season ends in Germany with a visit by The Three Magi star singers

    Eifel residents should expect a vist from the Three Magi, or Star Singers, the week of Jan. 6.The Christmas season in Germany always ends with the visit and feast of the Three Magi, or"Heilige Drei Koenige" as the Germans call them. The event commemorates the journey of the Three Magi, who came to

  • 480th FS tests warfighting skills at Red Flag

     Members of the 480th Fighter Squadron departed Spangdahlem Air Base Jan. 4, to participate in Red Flag 13-2 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.Red Flag is an annual multiservice and coalition force air-to-air combat operations exercise. Pilots from U.S. and allied countries are set to train in a variety

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. William LloydUnit: 52nd Civil Engineer SquadronDuty title: Construction management NCO in chargeHometown: Whitman, Mass.Years in Service: Nine years.Why joined: I joined to serve my country while finishing college.Family: Father, mother, two brothers and a sister.Hobbies: I enjoy

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. James BouckUnit: 704th Munitions Support SquadronDuty title: Senior Emergency Actions ControllerHometown: Mountain Home Air Force Base, IdahoYears in Service: SixWhy joined: My father was in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, and I was in Air Force Junior ROTC in high school.Family:

  • Panetta Memo Describes Possible Sequestration Effects

    While many remain hopeful that Congress and the administration will reach a deal that avoids sequestration, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has issued a memo describing the potential implications of going over the fiscal cliff.Planning for the effects of an across-the-board cut in defense spending

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Daniel WanhalaUnit: 702nd Munitions Support SquadronDuty title: NCO in charge of trainingHometown: Tigard, Ore.Years in Service: Ten and a half years.Why joined: I joined to venture out on my own, serve my country and gain experience as a military police officer.Family: I've been