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  • 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

  • GKES closes, celebrates history

    NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen's elementary school held a commemorative end of year ceremony June 8 to celebrate the school's legacy before its closure June 12.The Department of Defense Dependent Schools-Europe closed Geilenkirchen Elementary School as part of an efficiency initiative to deliver

  • 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,

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Airman 1st Class Tyler P. Van WykUnit: 52nd Operations GroupDuty title: Knowledge operations apprenticeHometown: Cocoa Beach, Fla.Years in Service: One yearWhy joined: I joined with the goal of improving not only my formal education, but my life skills, so that I may better myself for the rest

  • 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