Carpathian Summer 2018: Dropping cargo over Romania
The responsibility of leading a sizable garrison encompassing 29 sites on 10,307 acres and more than 2,000 people would be daunting for anyone — unless you are U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason T. Edwards, who brings more than 22 years of experience and leadership to the garrison team […]
The Ramstein Bazaar — a community tradition since 1965, and now hailed as the world’s largest event of its type — is now open! “We are super excited to renew this annual tradition!” said Amy Sands, 2018 event chair. “We’ve got about 130 vendors from countries around the globe selling […]
Maj. Gen. John Wood took command of the Third Air Force from Lt. Gen. Richard Clark during a change of command ceremony, Sept. 7. In his last assignment, Wood served as Air Mobility Command’s director of strategic plans, requirements and programs, where he was responsible for the force structure planning, […]
Recently, Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, sat down with American Forces Network-Kaiserslautern to introduce himself to the Kaiserslautern Military Community. Q: What was your previous assignment and job? A: Prior to coming back to Ramstein to command the 86th AW, the ‘world’s best wing,’ I was out at […]
BERLIN, Germany — In a recording studio at a building known as the House of the Big Band in Berlin, U.S. Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band listened intently as they were told the story of a band that played in the very same room they […]
OTOPENI AIR BASE, Romania — After many takeoffs and touchdowns, Carpathian Summer 2018 comes to a close. The training exercise brought pilots and aircrew from the U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force together to enhance interoperability and readiness of forces. Carpathian Summer 2018 resulted in successful low-level flying, personnel […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed from Sept. 15 until Oct. 15, is an annual celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of Americans with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The profound accomplishments of Hispanic Americans are particularly notable throughout the history of the U.S. Air Force. […]
It is 6 a.m. and a light mist begins to fall on Minick Field, Baumholder. Fourteen medical professionals, representing the best of the best from their units, await the opening event, a physical fitness assessment, of the 2018 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Medic Competition, Aug. 27. Soldiers from Regional […]