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Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, shakes hands with Master Sgt. Twyla Sears, 65th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production noncommissioned officer in charge, on Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, Aug. 22. Sears was recognized for her outstanding performance and being an expert at her job.

Airlifter of the week: Member of 65th CES honored

Story & photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs LAJES FIELD, Portugal — A 65th Civil Engineer Squadron Airman was honored as the Airlifter of the Week on Aug. 22. Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, flew to Lajes Field, Portugal, to preside […]

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Former AF IDMT recognized for first responder efforts in alpine coaster accident

Former AF IDMT recognized for first responder efforts in alpine coaster accident

Story & photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Slater 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs For Nedjet Martinez, saving others is instinct. The former Air Force staff sergeant and certified nurse said she was riding on an alpine coaster with her family June 29 in Oberammergau, Germany, when the coaster in […]

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Carpathian Fall 2019: A day in the life

Carpathian Fall 2019: A day in the life

by Senior Airman Kristof Rixmann 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs    

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Trust between nations strengthened by international camaraderie

Trust between nations strengthened by international camaraderie

Story and photos by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs OTOPENI AIR BASE, Romania — Strength­ening the relationship between the U.S. and Romania is a primary objective exercise Carpathian Fall seeks to accomplish. Strengthening this relationship between the two NATO allies requires a free-flow exchange of […]

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Wounded warrior talks resiliency during tactical pause

Wounded warrior talks resiliency during tactical pause

by Lauren Russell 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. — A senior noncommissioned officer haunted for years by the grizzly images of a disastrous aircraft crash shared his personal story of resilience and recovery with Airmen during a training session at the Hanscom Air Force […]

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GACO a tie binding local German-American relations

GACO a tie binding local German-American relations

by Keith Pannell USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs  The German-American Com­mu­ni­ty Office has been helping foster understanding, work out differences and answer cultural questions for both Americans and Germans for the past 15 years in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. The GACO was established in Feb. 2003 and is co-sponsored with the […]

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Operation Allied Force, Shining Hope: Making of new expeditionary AFMS

Operation Allied Force, Shining Hope: Making of new expeditionary AFMS

by Shireen Bedi Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Air Force Medical Service’s involvement in Operation Allied Force and the humanitarian support in Operation Shining Hope, and the first deployment of the Air Force’s Expeditionary Medical Support System, or EMEDS. EMEDS, a […]

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Air Force advances innovation at ‘Spark Collider’

Air Force advances innovation at ‘Spark Collider’

by Charles Pope Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs The Air Force’s near obsession with innovation is well known and deeply rooted. The service’s vision statement, after all, says, “Powered by Airmen, fueled by innovation.” Yet finding and nurturing novel ideas and turning them into real world, everyday products […]

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Women’s Equality Day: Why it matters

Women’s Equality Day: Why it matters

by Master Sgt. Waleska E. Rodriguez-Pettit & Staff Sgt. Katelyn Pouncy 86th Medical Group Women have played a vital role in the course of human civilization from raising families to leading armies and have made great strides throughout history, fighting towards full equality. There have been many obstacles that women […]

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An embodiment of wingmanship

An embodiment of wingmanship

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Airman 1st Class Madeline Morgan, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical material technician, received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week, Aug. 15. Wingmanship and the Air Force core values are among the first things […]

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