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A customer walks down an aisle inside the Spangdahlem Air Base commissary in 2016. Newly enforced European Union restrictions on food imports could cause shortages of some items sold in commissaries and exchange stores. <br>Rusty Frank/U.S. Air Force
A customer walks down an aisle inside the Spangdahlem Air Base commissary in 2016. Newly enforced European Union restrictions on food imports could cause shortages of some items sold in commissaries and exchange stores. <br>Rusty Frank/U.S. Air Force

European Union food import rules may cause shortages at US bases

Thousands of items sold in commissaries and exchange stores at U.S. military bases in Europe could soon be missing from shelves because of previously unenforced European Union rules on food imports, military and industry officials said.

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African dwarf goats vie for handouts at Wildpark Potzberg near Foeckelberg, Germany in 2017. The German state of Rheinland-Pfalz is planning on lifting some coronavirus restrictions next week, including those on zoos and botanical gardens. They can reopen at 25% capacity, with social distancing measures and mask rules in effect. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
African dwarf goats vie for handouts at Wildpark Potzberg near Foeckelberg, Germany in 2017. The German state of Rheinland-Pfalz is planning on lifting some coronavirus restrictions next week, including those on zoos and botanical gardens. They can reopen at 25% capacity, with social distancing measures and mask rules in effect. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

More openings are announced as Germany plans to ease its lockdown next week

German states where U.S. forces are based plan to ease their coronavirus lockdowns with limited store openings, shopping by appointment and reopened outdoor venues next week.

Zum Kaaser, a restaurant and inn in Erzenhausen, Germany, offers a variety of hamburgers, including a standard cheeseburger that makes for a tasty takeout meal. French fries must be ordered separately. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Zum Kaaser, a restaurant and inn in Erzenhausen, Germany, offers a variety of hamburgers, including a standard cheeseburger that makes for a tasty takeout meal. French fries must be ordered separately. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

The dine-in experience at Zum Kaaser in Erzenhausen is memorable, but takeout will do well enough for now

If we ever get to eat in restaurants again, Zum Kaaser, tucked away in a village northwest of Kaiserslautern, is at the top of my list.

Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Burke, an airfield manager and jump master with the 435th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, ensures Senior Airman Cody Paynter's parachute equipment is secure and ready to go before a rare jump Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Ramstein. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Air Force Master Sgt. Jim Burke, an airfield manager and jump master with the 435th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, ensures Senior Airman Cody Paynter's parachute equipment is secure and ready to go before a rare jump Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at Ramstein. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

Lousy weather and a pandemic couldn't stop paratroopers from jumping at Ramstein

For the Air Force and Army paratroopers on the C-130J aircraft that took off from Ramstein on Thursday, the day was good enough for a jump — and that’s all they needed.

A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sits on the flight line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. A $21-million accident involving a C-130 Hercules assigned to Ramstein in April was caused by pilot error prior to landing, the Air Force said Feb. 16, 2021. <br>Kirby Turbak/U.S. Air Force
A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sits on the flight line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. A $21-million accident involving a C-130 Hercules assigned to Ramstein in April was caused by pilot error prior to landing, the Air Force said Feb. 16, 2021. <br>Kirby Turbak/U.S. Air Force

Hard landing caused $21 million in damage to Ramstein cargo plane, Air Force finds

Pilot error caused $21 million in damage to a cargo plane, the Air Force said.

The Air Force will require any adverse personnel action to be provided to promotion boards considering officers for promotion to major and above, beginning March 1, 2021. <br>Dennis Rogers/U.S. Air Force
The Air Force will require any adverse personnel action to be provided to promotion boards considering officers for promotion to major and above, beginning March 1, 2021. <br>Dennis Rogers/U.S. Air Force

Air Force to provide more 'adverse information' to officer promotion boards

Air Force officers with negative actions on their records may soon face greater scrutiny when being considered for promotions.

Airmen assigned to the 752nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guide an aircraft at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 19, 2020. Starting March 1, 2021, the Air Force is extending overseas tour lengths from 24 to 36 months for unaccompanied airmen and Space Force members on their first permanent duty assignment at 22 of its bases in Europe and the Pacific. <br>Mackenzie Mendez/U.S Air Force
Airmen assigned to the 752nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron guide an aircraft at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 19, 2020. Starting March 1, 2021, the Air Force is extending overseas tour lengths from 24 to 36 months for unaccompanied airmen and Space Force members on their first permanent duty assignment at 22 of its bases in Europe and the Pacific. <br>Mackenzie Mendez/U.S Air Force

Many overseas tours for new airmen and guardians extended an extra year

The change in unaccompanied tour lengths applies to both enlisted service members and officers on their first permanent duty assignment at nearly two dozen bases and locations.

Gate 17, the Bird in Hand Gate, at RAF Mildenhall, England in 2012. A person reportedly breached the gate last month, driving over the tire shredders without guards noticing. <br>Karn Abeyasekere/U.S. Air Force
Gate 17, the Bird in Hand Gate, at RAF Mildenhall, England in 2012. A person reportedly breached the gate last month, driving over the tire shredders without guards noticing. <br>Karn Abeyasekere/U.S. Air Force

RAF Mildenhall tightens security after base breach

Security has been stepped up at RAF Mildenhall after an individual drove onto base through a guarded, outbound gate, and reportedly went unnoticed until he stopped to fix the tires he’d shredded on traffic spikes on the way in.

A pair of B-1B Lancers fly with Norwegian F-35s during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 20, 2020. Some 200 Air Force personnel are deploying to Orland Air Base, Norway, with a B-1 bomber squadron to support bomber missions from the base, marking the first bomber deployment to Norway. <br>Norwegian air force
A pair of B-1B Lancers fly with Norwegian F-35s during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 20, 2020. Some 200 Air Force personnel are deploying to Orland Air Base, Norway, with a B-1 bomber squadron to support bomber missions from the base, marking the first bomber deployment to Norway. <br>Norwegian air force

US Air Force bombers deploy to Norway for first time

The Air Force is deploying bombers and airmen to a base in Norway for the first time, underscoring the growing importance of the Arctic region to U.S. defense strategy.

The middle and high school campus at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
The middle and high school campus at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

Spangdahlem reverses course on classroom return; all US base schools in Germany to continue online

School and base officials said Friday night that Department of Defense Education Activity schools at Spangdahlem will continue remote instruction through at least Feb. 12, as will all other DODEA schools in Germany.

Johanniskreuz, a small village south of Kaiserslautern, is the starting point for miles and miles of hiking and biking trails through the Pfalz Forest, even in winter.<br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Johanniskreuz, a small village south of Kaiserslautern, is the starting point for miles and miles of hiking and biking trails through the Pfalz Forest, even in winter.<br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

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With miles of trails, Johanniskreuz near Kaiserslautern is ideal for a woodland hike

In the thick of a pandemic and a countrywide lockdown, there’s nowhere to go except outdoors.

The middle and high school campus at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
The middle and high school campus at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

DODEA delays return to in-class learning at all schools in Germany except one

Schools at all but one U.S. military base in Germany will continue remote instruction through at least Feb. 12, school officials announced Thursday afternoon.

An Army medic administers a coronavirus test in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 6, 2021. Air travelers to the U.S. are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of travel before boarding a commercial airliner. <br>Julian Padua/U.S. Army
An Army medic administers a coronavirus test in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 6, 2021. Air travelers to the U.S. are required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of travel before boarding a commercial airliner. <br>Julian Padua/U.S. Army

Military in Europe is offering coronavirus testing for air travel to US

Americans affiliated with the U.S. military in Europe may be able to get coronavirus tests on base before flying to the United States, officials said this week.

People walk down Marktstrasse in downtown Kaiserslautern, Germany in late August 2020. German police and municipal security officers in Rheinland-Pfalz will be checking for compliance with physical distancing and mask rules on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
People walk down Marktstrasse in downtown Kaiserslautern, Germany in late August 2020. German police and municipal security officers in Rheinland-Pfalz will be checking for compliance with physical distancing and mask rules on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Police to actively enforce coronavirus rules Thursday in Rheinland-Pfalz, home to US bases

German law enforcement officials in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz, home to several U.S. military bases, will be looking for violations of coronavirus restrictions and could issue fines for noncompliance Thursday.

Medical-grade masks, like this FFP2 version, will be required across Germany starting Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, while shopping and using public transportation.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES
Medical-grade masks, like this FFP2 version, will be required across Germany starting Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, while shopping and using public transportation.<br>MICHAEL ABRAMS/STARS AND STRIPES

Here’s what you need to know about Germany’s new face mask rules

Medical-grade masks will be required across Germany starting Monday, but different states have different rules and military officials haven’t said if the new requirements will apply on U.S. bases.

A box of medical-grade face masks from a drugstore near Kaiserslautern, Germany. German leaders agreed on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, to require that medical-grade face masks be worn in shops and on public transportation as part of new measures aimed at bringing down high numbers of coronavirus infections. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
A box of medical-grade face masks from a drugstore near Kaiserslautern, Germany. German leaders agreed on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, to require that medical-grade face masks be worn in shops and on public transportation as part of new measures aimed at bringing down high numbers of coronavirus infections. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

Americans in Germany have to wear medical masks when shopping, using public transport, off base

The new face mask requirement is part of a package agreed to by Chancellor Angela Merkel and state leaders Tuesday during an hourslong meeting to hash out ways to bring down high numbers of coronavirus infections.

People wait in line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Ramstein began vaccinating base teachers, child care employees and food service workers after first offering the shot to medical workers and first responders. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
People wait in line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Ramstein began vaccinating base teachers, child care employees and food service workers after first offering the shot to medical workers and first responders. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

Teachers, deploying service members line up for COVID-19 vaccine at Ramstein

Air Force medical officials said they expected to vaccinate several hundred people during the three-hour shot clinic, which was open on a walk-in basis to select personnel.

An F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off from RAF Lakenheath, England, in 2017. The search for a name for the 495th Fighter Squadron, the first F-35 unit that will be based in Europe, is down to five finalists: Archangels, Sabres, Sentinels, Swordsmen and Valkyries. <br>Stars and Stripes
An F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes off from RAF Lakenheath, England, in 2017. The search for a name for the 495th Fighter Squadron, the first F-35 unit that will be based in Europe, is down to five finalists: Archangels, Sabres, Sentinels, Swordsmen and Valkyries. <br>Stars and Stripes

New F-35 squadron at Lakenheath to be nicknamed soon

A team at the 48th Fighter Wing picked five finalists for the name for its new squadron of F-35As.

Airmen salute during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Air Force has directed commanders to begin collecting airmen’s ranks, age, gender, race and ethnicity when meting out discipline such as letters of reprimand to determine if discipline is being meted out impartially, it announced in January 2021. <br>Stars and Stripes
Airmen salute during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The Air Force has directed commanders to begin collecting airmen’s ranks, age, gender, race and ethnicity when meting out discipline such as letters of reprimand to determine if discipline is being meted out impartially, it announced in January 2021. <br>Stars and Stripes

Air Force takes steps to ensure disciplinary action is impartial

The Air Force has begun tracking the demographics of some disciplinary actions to determine if punishment is meted out impartially.

A student at Vogelweh Elementary School pays attention during a lesson in April 2020. <br>Russell Toof/U.S. Army
A student at Vogelweh Elementary School pays attention during a lesson in April 2020. <br>Russell Toof/U.S. Army

DODEA schools in Germany extend remote learning

Under newly released plans, the first day back in the classroom for DODEA students in Germany will be Monday, Feb. 1.

Airman 1st Class Sofia DeLeon screens airmen in line for the seasonal influenza vaccine outside the Southside Fitness Center Annex at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Dec. 8, 2020. The base expects to hold another mass influenza vaccination event next week for those who still have not received their flu shot. A large allotment of the vaccine was delayed getting to Europe this winter, leaving many Americans affiliated with the U.S. military community in Europe without a flu vaccine later than usual. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Airman 1st Class Sofia DeLeon screens airmen in line for the seasonal influenza vaccine outside the Southside Fitness Center Annex at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Dec. 8, 2020. The base expects to hold another mass influenza vaccination event next week for those who still have not received their flu shot. A large allotment of the vaccine was delayed getting to Europe this winter, leaving many Americans affiliated with the U.S. military community in Europe without a flu vaccine later than usual. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

More flu vaccine arrives in Europe for Americans still waiting for a jab

The U.S. military in Europe received about 56,000 doses of the vaccine this week, which “should be more than enough for everyone we still need to vaccinate,” said Gino Mattorano, spokesman for Regional Health Command Europe.

Airman Nicholas Stephens screens airmen selected to get the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Airmen who opt out of having the vaccine have their decision to refuse noted in their medical records. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Airman Nicholas Stephens screens airmen selected to get the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Airmen who opt out of having the vaccine have their decision to refuse noted in their medical records. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

COVID vaccination starts at more bases in Europe, but not everyone wants the jab

Airmen in Germany were given their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine Monday, just over two weeks after it received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration.

Service members and federal employees have been given until Dec. 31, 2021, to repay Social Security taxes that weren't collected over the last four months of 2020, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service says. Initially, the repayments were supposed to be made over four months, which would have put a large dent in many monthly paychecks. <br>U.S. Air Force graphic
Service members and federal employees have been given until Dec. 31, 2021, to repay Social Security taxes that weren't collected over the last four months of 2020, the Defense Finance and Accounting Service says. Initially, the repayments were supposed to be made over four months, which would have put a large dent in many monthly paychecks. <br>U.S. Air Force graphic

Service members, federal employees are given more time to repay deferred Social Security payments

Members of the armed forces and federal employees have 12 months instead of four to pay back Social Security taxes that haven't been collected since September, officials said this week.

Capt. Skyler Brown, a family medicine physician assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Pfc. Luca Webe at the U.S. Army Health Clinic in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Dec. 28, 2020. Brown was the first servicemember in all of U.S. Army Europe and Africa to receive the vaccine, an Army official said. <br>Austin Riel/U.S. Army
Capt. Skyler Brown, a family medicine physician assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Pfc. Luca Webe at the U.S. Army Health Clinic in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Dec. 28, 2020. Brown was the first servicemember in all of U.S. Army Europe and Africa to receive the vaccine, an Army official said. <br>Austin Riel/U.S. Army

Military medical workers are first to get coronavirus jabs at US bases in Germany

Frontline medical workers at three Army bases in Bavaria became the first in the U.S. military community in Europe to be vaccinated against the coronavirus Monday, officials said.

A worker performs maintenance work on a public announcement system on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in 2017. Sirens sounded on the base's loudspeaker system Dec. 12, 2020, followed by the warning: ''Aerial attack, aerial attack, seek cover, seek cover,'' following a Russian submarine's test-firing of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. <br>Joshua Magbanua/U.S. Air Force
A worker performs maintenance work on a public announcement system on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, in 2017. Sirens sounded on the base's loudspeaker system Dec. 12, 2020, followed by the warning: ''Aerial attack, aerial attack, seek cover, seek cover,'' following a Russian submarine's test-firing of four intercontinental ballistic missiles. <br>Joshua Magbanua/U.S. Air Force

Missile drill momentarily triggers false ‘air attack’ alarm at Ramstein Air Base

Sirens sounded on the Ramstein Air Base’s loudspeaker system Saturday morning, followed by the warning: “Aerial attack, aerial attack, seek cover, seek cover.”

Sgt. Setariki Korovakaturaga, 43, with the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Baumholder, Germany, died of COVID-19 while being driven to the hospital last week, U.S. Army Europe and Africa confirmed on Dec. 15, 2020.<br>U.S. Army
Sgt. Setariki Korovakaturaga, 43, with the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Baumholder, Germany, died of COVID-19 while being driven to the hospital last week, U.S. Army Europe and Africa confirmed on Dec. 15, 2020.<br>U.S. Army

‘A tremendous soldier and teammate’: Army confirms Baumholder soldier died of coronavirus complications

Sgt. Setariki Korovakaturaga, 43, had “previously tested positive for COVID-19 and was at home on quarantine when he began experiencing increased symptoms,” U.S. Army Europe and Africa said in a statement.

Shoppers walk in downtown Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Dec. 14, 2020, two days before tougher coronavirus restrictions are implemented in Germany. <br>Ann Pinson/Stars and Stripes
Shoppers walk in downtown Kaiserslautern, Germany, on Dec. 14, 2020, two days before tougher coronavirus restrictions are implemented in Germany. <br>Ann Pinson/Stars and Stripes

Schools on US military bases to close classrooms as Germany readies for tougher coronavirus lockdown

Schools at U.S. military bases in Germany will hold a final day of in-person classes before transitioning to remote learning, in line with new host nation restrictions aimed at bringing down stubbornly high numbers of coronavirus infections, officials said Monday.

Ramstein High School senior class officers hold up old movie posters left in a time capsule by the class of 2005. The seniors opened the capsule, a padlocked school locker, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Ramstein High School senior class officers hold up old movie posters left in a time capsule by the class of 2005. The seniors opened the capsule, a padlocked school locker, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

‘They actually watched TV’: Ramstein HS time capsule gives students glimpse into mysterious world of 2005

This year’s Ramstein High School seniors were toddlers when the class of 2005 boxed up a few items from their school years and sealed them up.

U.S. Army Europe and Africa confirmed that a soldier assigned to the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion of the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Baumholder died Wednesday. A spokesman for the Westpfalz police said in a statement Wednesday that the man who died and his wife who was driving to the hospital both had coronavirus and had been under quarantine for a week.<br>Facebook
U.S. Army Europe and Africa confirmed that a soldier assigned to the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion of the 2nd Theater Signal Brigade in Baumholder died Wednesday. A spokesman for the Westpfalz police said in a statement Wednesday that the man who died and his wife who was driving to the hospital both had coronavirus and had been under quarantine for a week.<br>Facebook

US service member in Germany is first active-duty soldier to die from coronavirus, German reports indicate

A 43-year-old U.S. soldier with the coronavirus died on the way to a U.S. military hospital despite a roadside rescue attempt by emergency personnel, German police said Thursday.

Soldiers at the Task Force Willkommen quarantine facilities on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany, wait in line to drop off their laundry, Nov. 12, 2020. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
Soldiers at the Task Force Willkommen quarantine facilities on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany, wait in line to drop off their laundry, Nov. 12, 2020. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

Here's a look inside a military quarantine facility in Germany

Unaccompanied, junior enlisted soldiers spend the first two weeks in Germany bunking inside large supply warehouses, eating chow hall food in a tent and fighting off boredom.

Hohenfels Elementary School is one of many serving the U.S. military community in Germany that were closed on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, after an unspecified number of coronavirus cases were reported. <br>Stars and Stripes
Hohenfels Elementary School is one of many serving the U.S. military community in Germany that were closed on Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, after an unspecified number of coronavirus cases were reported. <br>Stars and Stripes

US military schools, facilities close, restrict business as Germany struggles with coronavirus second wave

Five U.S. military schools in Germany have been temporarily shuttered and services on bases have been restricted following a spike in coronavirus cases, as the host nation struggles to get the upper hand on a second wave of infections.

Officer Training School trainees run during an Air Force physical training test at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Aug. 8, 2019. At least three Air Force bases in the U.S. have postponed the resumption of fitness testing until April amid the worsening pandemic. <br>Charles Welty/U.S. Air Force
Officer Training School trainees run during an Air Force physical training test at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., Aug. 8, 2019. At least three Air Force bases in the U.S. have postponed the resumption of fitness testing until April amid the worsening pandemic. <br>Charles Welty/U.S. Air Force

Some Air Force bases postponing fitness tests until April as coronavirus spreads

On some bases, commanders have pushed back fitness assessments until the spring.

A stone figure of St. Martin looks over the village after which he was named. According to legend, the Christian saint, when he was a Roman soldier, gave half his cloak to a beggar shivering in the cold. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes
A stone figure of St. Martin looks over the village after which he was named. According to legend, the Christian saint, when he was a Roman soldier, gave half his cloak to a beggar shivering in the cold. <br>Jennifer H. Svan/Stars and Stripes

A mountain hike followed by a stroll about town make St. Martin a relaxing day trip

St. Martin is more than just a cute village with wine, though it would be a wonderful place even if it weren’t.

A U.S. Navy corpsman at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., gives a Marine a flu shot, Oct. 22, 2020. Many U.S. military bases in Europe are still waiting to receive their full allotment of the influenza vaccine. <br>Karina Lopezmata/U.S. Marine Corps
A U.S. Navy corpsman at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., gives a Marine a flu shot, Oct. 22, 2020. Many U.S. military bases in Europe are still waiting to receive their full allotment of the influenza vaccine. <br>Karina Lopezmata/U.S. Marine Corps

Flu vaccine trickles in to US bases in Europe, but there’s still not enough for everyone

Many Americans affiliated with the U.S. military in Europe haven’t been able to get flu shots this year, due to delays in delivering the vaccine that officials are struggling to explain.

The F-15C crash that killed 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen was the result of the pilots fixation on the intercept of the simulated adversary aircraft and failure to execute cockpit instrument visual scans while flying through cloud cover and experiencing spatial disorientation, said a report by an Air Force accident investigation board released Nov. 23, 2020.<br>Facebook
The F-15C crash that killed 1st Lt. Kenneth "Kage" Allen was the result of the pilots fixation on the intercept of the simulated adversary aircraft and failure to execute cockpit instrument visual scans while flying through cloud cover and experiencing spatial disorientation, said a report by an Air Force accident investigation board released Nov. 23, 2020.<br>Facebook

Pilot error, poor visibility caused Lakenheath pilot to crash in North Sea

Air Force 1st Lt. Kenneth Allen, 27, with the RAF Lakenheath-based 48th Fighter Wing, was killed after his plane plunged into the North Sea about 140 miles northeast of the base on June 15.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peter Ho, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs post-landing procedures on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 12, 2020. <br>Zade Vadnais/U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Peter Ho, 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs post-landing procedures on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 12, 2020. <br>Zade Vadnais/U.S. Air Force

Spangdahlem F-16 combat jets deployed to the Middle East

Hundreds of airmen and more than 10 F-16 fighter jets from Spangdahlem Air Base have deployed to the Middle East to support combat operations and train with regional allies, Air Force officials said Tuesday.