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Airmen ‘drop in’ on SHAPE Airfield on Chièvres Air Base for first time in 51 years

Airmen ‘drop in’ on SHAPE Airfield on Chièvres Air Base for first time in 51 years

Story and photos by
Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua
Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen from the 424th Air Base Squadron at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, welcomed some visitors who ‘dropped in’ from Ramstein Air Base, in a way not seen in over a half century, Oct. 4. “It’s the first time in 51 years that we are conducting airdrop exercises at Supreme Headquarters […]

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Amazing Base provides healthy competition

Amazing Base provides healthy competition

by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Fifteen teams of four participated in the annual Amazing Base competition, which showcased obstacles strewn across base that encouraged teamwork, problem solving and exercise on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 10. Throughout the morning and afternoon, teams raced to multiple “road blocks,” which required them to complete a task before receiving […]

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21st TSC returns to France for first military port operations in 50 years

21st TSC returns to France for first military port operations in 50 years

by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald
21st Theater Sustainment Command

RADICATEL, France – The U.S. Army ended a 50-year hiatus when it used a French port to bring equipment into Europe for the first time since Charles de Gaulle removed France from the NATO Military Committee. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command and Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, brought 177 […]

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435th CRG demonstrates strike package support concept

435th CRG demonstrates strike package support concept

by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

At any moment, in the modern dynamic warfighting environment, anything can happen; and the U.S. Air Force knows flexibility is the key to airpower. This flexibility is forged by Airmen through constant innovation and training. Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a proof-of-concept exercise at Ramstein Air […]

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Retiree Appreciation Day: Thanking those who have served

Retiree Appreciation Day: Thanking those who have served

Story and photos by
Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community paused and reflected on the service of more than 2 million retired members of the U.S. Armed Forces, during Retiree Appreciation Day on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 18. American retirees in the local area were able to come to the event to voice opinions, […]

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Features, Health

Smile, it’s dental hygiene month

Smile, it’s dental hygiene month

By Gabrielle Fiorella
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Ramstein Dental Clinic is promoting Dental Hygiene Month for the month of October. Dental Hygiene month is an effort to celebrate the work dental hygienists do and helps raise awareness on the importance of good oral health. “This year, the clinic is focusing on four routines that can […]

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Ramstein Elementary Annual Fall Fitness Walk

Ramstein Elementary Annual Fall Fitness Walk

 

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October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

by Master Sgt. Mary Grace Martin
U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa Kisling NCO Academy

National Disability Employment Awareness Month is celebrated each October to educate communities about disability employment issues and embrace the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities.  NDEAM is a reminder a diverse workforce includes individuals with sensory, physical, and mental conditions.  This year’s theme is “America’s Workforce: Empowering […]

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Staying safe online in workplace

by 86th Communications Squadron
Wing Cybersecurity Office

When you are on the job – whether it’s at a corporate office, local restaurant, healthcare provider, academic institution, or government agency ‒ your organization’s online safety and security are a responsibility we all share, and as the lines between our work and daily lives become increasingly blurred, it is […]

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Features, Lifestyle

Largest Army Bazaar in Europe opens Nov. 2

Largest Army Bazaar in Europe opens Nov. 2

By Katharina Wons
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz
Public Affairs Office volunteer

The upcoming U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Holiday Bazaar will be the largest Army Bazaar in Europe with 125 vendors and sponsors from all over the world, Nov. 2 – 4. European bazaars were first introduced to the community as fundraisers in the 1960s. At […]

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