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Tag Archives: Germany
First AFRICOM air chief looks to future
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Maj. Gen. Ronald Ladnier faced a gargantuan task after he left his command at U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Detachment 5: Stand up a numbered Air Force and the air component for U.S. Africa Command … Continue reading
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Tagged Air, Europe, Germany, Maj. Gen. Ronald Ladnier, Ramstein, ramstein air base germany, U.S.
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Soldiers become first to receive German honor
Fourteen members of the Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade on Thursday became the first non-Germans to receive Germany’s Gold Cross, one of that nation’s highest honors for valor.
Astronauts, famed pilots salute troops
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The men who were the first and the last to walk on the moon, the astronaut who immortalized the words “Houston, we’ve had a problem,” the only Air Force flying “ace” in the Vietnam War … Continue reading
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Tagged China, Gene Cernan, Germany, Jim Lovell, last man to walk on the moon, Lovell, Mike Whalen, Neil Armstrong, President Obama, Ramstein, Ritchie, Robert Gilliland, space, Steve Ritchie, Turkey, U.S., Vietnam
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Army, Guard athletes aim for bobsled glory
WHISTLER, British Columbia — At the very least, there was strength in numbers for the U.S. military in the four-man bobsled at the Vancouver Olympics on Friday. At the most? A gold medal on the horizon for Team USA. Four … Continue reading
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Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Chris Fogt, Germany, John Napier, Mike Kohn, Saturday, Steve Holcomb, Steven Holcomb, U.S., USA, Vancouver, world class athlete
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Air Force cutting its fighter fleet
By fall, 250 fighters will be in the boneyard and the 4,000 airmen who fly or fix them will have new jobs, according to an officer overseeing the aircraft drawdown.The first planes head for retirement April 1; if all goes … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Base, Alaska, Ariz., Base, Col. Jack Forsythe, D Eagles, Davis-Monthan, England, f 117, Fighter, Fla., Force Base, Fort Wayne, Ga., Germany, Hawaii, Ind., La., Luke Air, Mo., N.M., Noble Eagle, President Obama, S OUTChanges, South Korea, Utah, Va.
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AF hands out awards to 16 units
Sixteen units have been honored with 2008-09 Air Force Unit Awards. The winners are as follows:Gallant Unit Citation— 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla. for the period of Jan. 1, 2006, to Dec. 31, 2007.Meritorious Unit Award— 4th Expeditionary … Continue reading
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Tagged air force weather, Base, D.C., Dec, Europe, Fla., Force Base, Germany, Ill., Md., N.M., Ramstein, Scott Air, Texas, United States, Washington
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AFCent commander: Short tours best
The commander overseeing the Air Force’s role in Iraq and Afghanistan favors short tours in the war zones, despite a call by the Pentagon for yearlong deployments for instructors, and envisions airmen someday being stationed in the Persian Gulf with … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Air Base, Command, Force Base, Germany, Iraq, Japan, Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, Middle East, Pacific, Prince Sultan Air, Robert Gates, S.C., Saudi Arabia, Shaw Air, shaw air force, Southern Watch, the Gulf, the Persian Gulf, U.S., U.S. Air
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Mentors hired, fired in discreet fashion
The Pentagon’s Joint Forces Command fired a former top U.S. commander in Iraq from his role as paid adviser to the military after he publicly criticized the Bush administration’s conduct of the Iraq war, according to interviews with command officials … Continue reading
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Tagged ABU, abu ghraib prison, Allen Hamilton, Command, Douglas Deets, Gen. Sanchez, Germany, Iraq, John Sokolowski, Kathleen Jabs, Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, Maj. Gen. David Edgington, Mo., President Bush, Robert Gates, Sen. Claire McCaskill, U.S., Virginia, Washington
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Leg lost, but not his will to be a firefighter
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Tech. Sgt. Mike Gambill has 19 years with the Air Force as a firefighter. He wants to make it 20.Whether the Air Force lets Gambill mark two decades of service, though, depends on whether he can still … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Base, Bakersfield, Calif., California, Colo., Colorado, Elizabeth, firefighting, firefighting community, Germany, Japan, Jerry Gambill, Las Vegas, Michael, Michele, Michele Gambill, Ramstein, Tech. Sgt. Mike Gambill
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