News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, was, by any measure, one of the
outstanding aircraft of World War II, especially in the air war over
Europe. However, the first use of the redoubtable Fortress by the RAF
in the summer of 1941 was a disaster.
With the signing of Lead Lease agreement between the United States and
Great Britain in March 1941, the Fortresses, the latest US strategic
bomber, were at the top of the RAF
Today and Saturday mark important historical commemoration days for all servicemembers in the KMC.
Three Polish maintenance officers toured the 86th Maintenance Group as
part of an official visit to Ramstein Sept. 7 through Sept 9.
The purpose of their three-day visit, which was part of the continuing
partnership between the 86th Airlift Wing and the Polish Air Force, was
to familiarize the officers with U.S. Air Force maintenance production
with an emphasis on status reporting and preventative maintenance.
Fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Robert D. Gaylor visited
Ramstein Sept. 6 through 10 offering words of wisdom to Airmen along
the way.
Chief Gaylor
Airmen from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together to induct
USAFE Commander Gen. Roger A. Brady into the Order of the Sword with a
ceremony Wednesday at the Ramstein Officers
The news made it to us in the states
Bad Dürkheim along the German Wine Street will start its traditional
Army Capt. Laura Stanley was in Iraq in May 2003 for Operation Iraqi
Freedom. After sustaining injuries in a vehicle rollover, Captain
Stanley was flown to the U.S. While she was recovering from her
injuries, she received a blanket from the Project Linus Foundation.
Air Force officials are seeking to develop officers as strategic
thinkers through a program that will allow them to obtain a doctorate
in strategic studies.
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