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Vacation photos

Vacation photos

August 31, 2007 ×

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Aircraft aweful and awesomeFlying Machines, Ancient and Mythical

Aircraft aweful and awesome

Flying Machines, Ancient and Mythical

One of the more interesting aspects of aircraft development is how the
same problems tend to generate similar solutions at the same time in
different countries though there is seemingly little connection. In the
early 1930s, while the biplane performance had clearly gone as far as
it could go, there was still the desire for increased performance with
the relatively low-powered engines available. Some form of flying wing
seemed to offer a solution.  In both Great Britain and the Soviet
Union, a few bold designers attempted to develop flying wing-type
combat aircraft with good performance on low-powered engines.

August 31, 2007 ×

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send us your vacation photos

send us your vacation photos

August 24, 2007 ×

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delving into Delft

delving into Delft

Story and photos by Brandi Maly
Kaiserslautern American

The city of Delft is more than 750 years old and according to many sources, its name is derived from the word

August 24, 2007 ×

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National Youth of the Year inspires USAFE youth

National Youth of the Year inspires USAFE youth

by David Quinn
Headquarters USAFE Services

The Boys and Girls Club 2006-07 National Youth of the Year inspired
youth, teens and adults during his recent visit to U. S. Air Forces in
Europe Services youth programs in Germany and the United Kingdom.

August 24, 2007 ×

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Finding FOD

Finding FOD

Col. Cameron Torrens, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, recently
appointed Tech. Sgt. Ryan Rubenstein to be the FOD manager at Ramstein.
He is responsible for keeping the flight line free of debris that might
upset the aircraft.

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Aircraft, awesome and awful

Aircraft, awesome and awful

With the defeat of the Luftwaffe in its Battle of Britain daylight
raids, the Germans turned to night bombing to cut losses yet still
continue their attacks. As the scale of the night raids increased and
the day raids dropped to nothing the RAF, which had mainly ignored
night fighting since the German air raids in 1918, was forced into
action.

August 24, 2007 ×

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60th United States Air Force Anniversary

60th United States Air Force Anniversary

August 17, 2007 ×

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Aircraft awful and awesome: A mighty "Mini" Herc

Aircraft awful and awesome: A mighty “Mini” Herc

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing Historian

Another regular visitor to Ramstein is the Transall C-160, often from
the 86 AW

August 17, 2007 ×

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Landlocked Sailors call Sembach home

Landlocked Sailors call Sembach home

by Airman 1st Class Kenny Holston
Kaiserslautern American

With no large body of water in sight, the Navy Expeditionary Logistics
Unit One found itself in a unique situation stationed at Sembach Annex.

August 10, 2007 ×