Archive for December, 2015

Not unlike previous years, 2015 was a dynamic time for the Mighty 86th and Team Ramstein. We experienced operations, exercises, challenges and shifts — some planned, some not — while generating and employing air mobility, enabling theater and strategic airpower, and operating key Air Force power projection platforms. We supported allies and friends, built partnership capacity, enhanced readiness, and deterred threats as they emerged and developed. In the modern world, Team Ramstein must remain responsive and engaged to be effective, and 2015 saw us doing just that.

ALZEY DROP ZONE, Germany — U.S. Army joined aircrew with U.S. Air Force pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron to conduct the 5th Quartermaster Company’s ninth annual Toy Drop Dec. 7 at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany.

The holiday season packs on as much debt in our saving accounts as it does pounds around our waists. After a few years of overconsumption, a habit of overspending can develop, leading into a numbing of our purchasing pleasure and gift-receiving high. It is easy to equate a good holiday with making people feel good through spending too much money.

While sodium is a necessary component of a balanced diet, too much can lead to high blood pressure and heart problems. Having too high of a salt intake can also lead to water retention, which causes bloating. Your body attempts to maintain a certain salt to water ratio, similar to the ratio in the ocean, and the higher the salt intake, the more your body will try to hang on to water.

Landstuhl Elementary Middle School students in Mark Wilburn’s fifth-grade class recently took a Saturday trip to the Erfenbach Race Track where they spent the afternoon riding go-karts.

Students in Maxine Reid’s fifth-grade class at Landstuhl Elementary Middle School study the external anatomy of crayfish and its reaction to various stimuli.

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. Monday » Transition GPS workshop: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC » Ramstein spouses orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC Tuesday » Transition GPS workshop: 7:30 a.m. to […]