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The 86th LRG practice to be perfect

The 86th LRG practice to be perfect

by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
February 1, 2018 ×

Features, Lifestyle

Black forest,  white snowshoe

Black forest, white snowshoe

by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
February 1, 2018 ×

Features, News

Active, Reserve Soldiers cough, sneeze and learn during CBRN training

Active, Reserve Soldiers cough, sneeze and learn during CBRN training

Story and photos by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe
7th Mission Support Command
Public Affairs Officer

BREITENWALD TRAINING AREA, Germany — Active-duty and Army Reserve units came together to train on Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear hazards and maybe share some tears. The Army Reserve’s 773rd Civil Support Team sent their six-person CBRN survey team to work with about 50 Soldiers from the active-duty 39th Transportation […]

February 1, 2018 ×

Features, Health

Tips for newcomers: Healthcare at LRMC

Tips for newcomers: Healthcare at LRMC

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

People are always rotating in and out of the Kaiserslautern Military Community and the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center team wants to be sure newcomers get important information about their healthcare. Appointments Using the TRICARE Online Patient Portal at www.tricareonline.com is the easiest way for TRICARE patients to schedule or cancel […]

February 1, 2018 ×

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435th: Constructing, catching, training to accomplish the mission

435th: Constructing, catching, training to accomplish the mission

by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Deep in the woods, outside the confines of Ramstein Air Base, you may run into the 435th Construction and Training Squadron compound, where three sections train and prepare to send Airmen on missions at a moment’s notice.

January 25, 2018 ×

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Army professionals learn leadership, decision-making skills through development program

Army professionals learn leadership, decision-making skills through development program

Story and photos by Erinn Burgess
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

A moment ago, everything was so quiet you could hear your heartbeat. Now, the sounds of gunfire and yelling fill the air. What looked like an empty structure has four armed insurgents quickly emerging, assault rifles pointing directly at you. “Put the weapons down!” one of your battle buddies shouts. […]

January 25, 2018 ×

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CMSAF focuses on resiliency in 2018

CMSAF focuses on resiliency in 2018

by Tech. Sgt. Patrick Brown
Maxwell Public Affairs

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama — Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright said he feels the Air Force is headed in the right direction concerning education and enlisted-force structure, but Airman resilience is an area that needs more attention.

January 25, 2018 ×

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Tech. Sgt. Lee Young, 86th Operations Group Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape noncommissioned officer in charge, walks through the woods Jan. 11 on Ramstein Air Base. Lee, who has trained approximately 2,000 personnel on how to stay alive in austere conditions, believes that survival is 10 percent physical and 90 percent mental. — Illustration by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker

Survival: 10% physical, 90% mental

by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Humans are designed to survive. Yet, history has shown that when stranded in survival setting, there have been some who made it out alive and some who did not. Perhaps, while some cannot change their outcome, some can.

January 18, 2018 ×

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NASA’s DC-8 “Flying Laboratory” is on its way to Germany for a joint flight campaign to sample clouds, contrails or aircraft emissions.Photo by NASA

NASA Takes International Aviation Research to the ‘Max’

by Jim Banke
NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

NASA’s ongoing research into what happens with engine performance, emissions and contrail formation when you use different types of fuels in jet engines is headed for the skies over Germany this month.

January 18, 2018 ×

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Ramstein legal office to provide free tax assistance

Ramstein legal office to provide free tax assistance

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Airlift Wing legal office is providing free tax return assistance to military members from Feb. 5 until June 15, on Ramstein Air Base.

January 18, 2018 ×