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Let’s get physical: Ramstein kicks off new combat skills course

Let’s get physical: Ramstein kicks off new combat skills course

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

As part of an effort to better prepare all Airmen for deployment,
Ramstein kicked off a new two-day Combat Skills Training course Nov.
12.

November 21, 2008 ×

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USAFE Band visits Romania

USAFE Band visits Romania

Story and photo by Senior Airman Amber Bressler
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

The theater is quiet; then the audience rises. Two songs of liberty and
patriotism are played by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Concert Band,
the Romanian national anthem followed by The Star-Spangled Banner.

November 21, 2008 ×

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21st TSC cooks serve Americana flavor to NATO

21st TSC cooks serve Americana flavor to NATO

Story and photo by Sgt. Fay Conroy
21st TSC Public Affairs

American culinary traditions were spotlighted at the Flag Officers
Luncheon at the NATO Headquarters

November 21, 2008 ×

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The Dawn of Delta

The Dawn of Delta

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

From the late 1930s until the end of World War II, German aircraft
designers produced many of the ideas that have become a part of modern
aviation. One of these designs, the delta wing, was the brain child of
German Professor Alexander Lippisch, who was fascinated by what he
called the Fliegende Dreiecke

November 21, 2008 ×

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Taste the flavor of the fall season

Taste the flavor of the fall season

by Paige Norris-Miller
Contributing writer

Fall is a time for hearty and warming foods. It is when you pull your
crock pot and bread maker out of storage and start baking treats with
cinnamon and orange spice.

November 14, 2008 ×

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One for the price of two

One for the price of two

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

As World War II came to a close, the U.S. Navy began a drastic
reevaluation of what kind of aircraft would be needed on its carriers
post-war.

November 14, 2008 ×

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More than a flag bearer

More than a flag bearer

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Grovert Fuentes-Contreras
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Tap… tap… tap, clicked their boots against the ground. Each
movement crisp and exact, each step resonates from the hardwood floor
inside their training facility.

November 14, 2008 ×

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Halloween celebrations in the KMC

Halloween celebrations in the KMC

There were many opportunities for Halloween fun in the KMC Oct. 31.
Vogelweh

November 7, 2008 ×

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American Indians by the numbers

November is National Native American Indian Heritage Month. American
Indians have the least known demographics among the mainstream
population. The following information was provided by the U.S. Census
Bureau:

November 7, 2008 ×

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‘… alle Apparate D. VII’

‘… alle Apparate D. VII’

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

The German Fokker D. VII was perhaps was best fighter of  World War I.
It bears the distinction of being the only aircraft specially mentioned
in the war-ending agreement, when the Allied Powers said in the
Armistice Agreement that the Germans were to hand over military
equipment,

November 7, 2008 ×