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  • Voices of the Battle of the Bulge: 'My Guardian Angel'

    EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first installment of a 10-part series about asking the same five questions to 10 World War II veterans who served during the Battle of the Bulge Dec. 16, 1944, through Jan. 25, 1945. The veterans returned to Europe for 70th anniversary observances of the battle in Belgium

  • OSI: Behind the Eagle's Eye

    A shadow stirs in a sea of cobblestone and houses as John Hancock steps out into the cold, winter night. A breath of fog marks his presence as he pulls up the collar of his beige trench coat closer to his face. He steps out into a narrow sliver of silver moonlight and looks down the corridors to his

  • 'The Greatest Victory'

    The Battle of the Bulge, fought between Dec. 16, 1944, through Jan. 25, 1945, in Belgium and Luxembourg, became the bloodiest battle of World War II, resulting in more than 89,500 American casualties, including 19,000 killed. Yet the battle hastened the end of the war and a renewed chance for peace

  • Trier to host holiday concert, circus

    Christmas Moments invites largest holiday show of Germany in the EifelThe annual Trier "Christmas Moments" holiday concert is presently touring the country and will perform their final show in Trier, Germany, Dec. 23.Base members are welcome to enjoy traditional holiday music, including gospel, pop

  • Tree illuminates German-American relations

    The diamond studs in the cold night sky watch over the throngs and masses gathered in a parking lot down below. Flood lights cast shadows over the excited faces of children and adults alike shivering with anticipation and from the chilly weather.A countdown commences, "Five... Four... Three...

  • Airman takes top prize at SSEMC Commissary Sweep

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Andres Gomez stood in line to check out at the base Commissary like he had many times before.But when the 52nd Aerospace Medical Squadron bio-environmental engineering technician waited there Nov. 20, 2014, he did so under unique circumstances.His mission: to purchase

  • Fields of glory

    A WINNING SPIRIT"The battles we go through in life, we ask for a chance that's fair, a chance to do or dare, if we should win let it be by the code. Faith and honor held on high, if we should lose, we'll stand by the road, and cheer as the winners go by, day by day we get better and better, til' we

  • Hitting the mark: US, Polish forces take aim

    The sun rises over the horizon.Clear skies and cold weather form the perfect combination for what is about to take place.U.S. Air Force aircrew members stand underneath the wing of their C-130 Hercules aircraft on the flight line during pre-checks before a training mission at Powidz Air Base,

  • Big Man: The story of George Price

                                                      BIG MAN WALKS INTO A GYM...A "Big Man" sign is displayed on the desk of George Price, 52nd Force Support Squadron special events coordinator, Sept. 16, 2014, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. George Price looks like any other 84-year-old man.The gray

  • Students, Airmen form strong friendships in Poland

    The sound of school bells ringing at the Zespol Szkol Ponadgimnazjalnych W Kleczewie, a high school in Kleczewie, Poland, made Oct. 21, 2014, seem like a normal day of class for students and teachers.That is ... until a team of U.S. Air Force Airmen entered the school.Roughly 20 U.S. Air Force