News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
WASHINGTON — In her remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 14, the Air Force’s top civilian said the service will need to reduce bureaucracy, enhance innovation and invest in its people to successfully expand, advance and reinvent the aerospace nation.
WASHINGTON — The secretary of the Air Force has authorized the use of war service streamers and the new Global War on Terrorism Service streamer. In addition, the Air Force credited 1,442 units with campaign participation, making them eligible for a campaign streamer.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III held a State of the Air Force address at the Pentagon Aug. 24.
For her first stop during her first overseas trip, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James toured Ramstein and spoke with U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Airmen Monday.
Deborah Lee James will be the next secretary of the Air Force, according to a Senate confirmation vote Dec 13.
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