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NEWS

  • Fairchild Skyfest draws record crowd

    A record-breaking crowd estimated at 125,000 visitors turned out this weekend for Skyfest 2006, the base's air show and open house. Eclipsing the previous record of 123,000 set in 2004, this year's Skyfest featured Airmen from all professions from Team Fairchild representing the Air Force and its

  • Airman, family help evacuees

    It was meant to be a weekend at home with his parents in New Jersey. Airman 1st Class Daniel Reschke, 43rd Airlift Wing, and his family were going to take in a Philadelphia Phillies baseball game, but all that changed with the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. "My dad is a chief with the 305th

  • Ambassador, COMUSAFE welcome displaced citizens, thank Airmen

    As approximately 1,800 U.S. citizens passed through here via Air Force aircraft, the U.S. ambassador to Germany paid a visit to meet the transient Americans and to give thanks to the Airmen providing support. “My hats off first of all to General Hobbins and all the people that work with him, but

  • Ramstein Passenger Services aids U.S. citizens displaced from Lebanon

    Shortly after 2 a.m. July 23, the senior 435th Air Base Wing representative at the base passenger terminal surveyed the scene before him as more than 200 Americans displaced from Lebanon were stretched across seats, the floor and cots as they awaited transportation back to the United States. Then he

  • Americans fleeing conflict in Lebanon arrive at McGuire

    Team McGuire is taking an active role in the United States’ effort to evacuate American citizens from the conflict in Lebanon, as C-17s from McGuire, Charleston AFB, S.C., and McChord AFB, Wash., continue to land here bringing evacuees safely back to U.S. soil. “We are glad to be able to help our

  • Airmen continue Lebanon transport support

    A general medical team from U.S. Air Forces Europe departed Ramstein Air Base, Germany, today to support Lebanon transportation operations. The team, comprised of more than a dozen medical professionals, was sent to fulfill a request by the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus. These Airmen, their

  • Airmen helping transport people from Lebanon

    Three Air Force MH-53 Pave Low helicopters are part of the forces helping transport American citizens from Lebanon to Cyprus. The aircraft, from the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, are operating out of Akrotiri, Cyprus. They have been doing this for several

  • Air Force ready to help with Lebanon evacuations

    Airmen are ready on the East Coast to fly in at a moment's notice to help with the evacuation of Americans fleeing the chaos in Lebanon. A group of Airmen from one of three contingency response groups at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., is ready to deploy where needed -- if needed, a base spokesman

  • AMC general receives Order of the Bayonet

    On July 7th members of the Air Mobility Command Security Forces stood in formation to present Maj. Gen. Del Eulberg a prestigious surprise, the Air Mobility Command Security Forces’ Order of the Bayonet. The Order of the Bayonet was established in 1981 to recognize the accomplishments of those who

  • KC-135 bringing fuel to fight

    Whether refueling a fighter, bomber or a cargo aircraft, the KC-135 Stratotanker continues to play a vital role in military air operations and the war on terrorism. "Everything we do has a direct impact on the war on terror and how the (United States) is viewed elsewhere in the world." said Lt. Col.