Arriving to the base

(Center) Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 325th Fighter Wing commander, and his wife, Cheryl, greet German community leaders invited to be part of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civic Outreach Tour which stopped at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 29. During their stay, members of the group saw the F-22 Raptor up-close, received a mission brief from the 325th Air Control Squadron and took part in a guided Tyndall eco-system tour led by Natural Resources. The group departed Tyndall early in the morning April 30. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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The stars met

Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 325th Fighter Wing commander, welcomes Maj. Gen. Marc Rogers, U.S. Air Forces in Europe vice commander, to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 29 after General Rogers arrived at Base Operations with members of the USAFE Civic Outreach Tour. Eighteen German civic leaders accompanied General Rogers. Through their stay, the tour members were exposed to some of the units which help make Tyndall the home of Air Dominance training for America. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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Ridin' in the Raptor

Col. William Mott V, 325th Operations Group commander, stands by as Michael Billen, member of the Rheinland-Pfalz State Parliament in Germany, gets the chance to sit in the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor April 29. The Raptor tours were part of the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., stop during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civic Outreach Tour. Earlier in the day the 18 German civic leaders who took part in the tour arrived at Tyndall after departing Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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Enjoying the club

Erich Jung and Ruth Leppla, German civic leaders invited to attend the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civic Outreach Tour, share a laugh at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Heritage Club during a special dinner held in their group's honor April 29. The 18 civic leaders in the group toured various Tyndall units earlier in the day and were later presented with custom souvenir posters of the F-22 Raptor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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Out on the boardwalk

In the early hours of April 30, Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberts, 325th Fighter Wing commander, leads the 18 German civic leaders and other tour members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civic Outreach Tour down the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., beach boardwalk as they make their way toward the beach for an eco-system tour led by Tyndall Natural Resources. During the tour the group was exposed to a few examples of the 144 endangered species Tyndall plays host to. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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Morning at the beach

(Left) Michael Billen, member of the Rheinland-Pfalz State Parliament in Germany, walks with Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 325th Fighter Wing commander, as they lead the other members of the mayor's group on a tour of the Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., beach eco-system April 30. The German civic leaders were at Tyndall as one of their stops on the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civic Outreach Tour. The previous day, tour members visited some of the many units of Tyndall: the home of Air Dominance training for America. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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Going to Carolina

(Right) Brig. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 325th Fighter Wing commander, bids farewell to the 18 German civic leaders who took part in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Civic Outreach Tour which stopped by Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., April 29 and 30. Those on the tour not only learned about the many facets of the wing's mission, but were also given the chance to sit in the cockpit of an F-22 Raptor. The groups departure from Tyndall took them next to Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lisa Norman)

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325 FW bids 'Willkommen' to German civic leader tour

Published May 1, 2009

Arriving to the base

The stars met

Ridin' in the Raptor

Enjoying the club

Out on the boardwalk

Morning at the beach

Going to Carolina