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Mark your Calendar — May 12, 2017

KMC Events » The Kaiserslautern Landstuhl Spouses’ Association will hold a Bunco Luncheon 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 22 at the Armstrong’s Club on Vogelweh. Anyone interested in attending should make reservations at reservations.klsa@gmail.com by May 18. The cost of the luncheon will be $15 for members and $20 for […]

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Community Corner — May 12, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center  MONDAY Want to Learn about VA Benefits Briefing: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC TUESDAY » Reintegration Briefing: 9 to 10 a.m., IDRC » Pre-Deployment Briefing: 1 to 2 p.m., IDRC » Ditching the Dorms: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC WEDNESDAY » Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to noon, A&FRC » Accessing […]

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Ramstein honors Holocaust victims

Ramstein honors Holocaust victims

Story and photos by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein personnel and families honored the memory of Holocaust victims during the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance April 24. As honored guests at the remembrance, Bob and Ann Kirk, Holocaust survivors, told their stories of persecution and their experience on the Kindertransport. According to the 86 AW Holocaust Remembrance Day […]

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Combat Comm integrates total force in USAFE-AFAFRICA

Combat Comm integrates total force in USAFE-AFAFRICA

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

Combat communications Airmen, affectionately known as Combat Comm, marked a significant achievement for their career field April 26 on Ramstein.

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Take Note — May 5, 2017

Police Week 5K The annual Police Week 5K will take place 8 a.m. May 12 at the Ramstein Southside Fitness Center. Registration will start at 7:30 p.m. at the tennis courts. Free T-shirts will be available for the first 555 to arrive and register. The event is open for the […]

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Five Greek paratroopers descend to the ground after conducting a military free-fall jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV April 22 above Megara, Greece. The paratroopers descended 10,000 feet to reach the ground. Combined exercises such as these enhance the interoperability capabilities and skills among allied and partner armed forces.

US, Greece strengthen partnership in Stolen Cerberus IV

Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

ELEFSIS AIR BASE, Greece — Approximately 100 Airmen and three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 86th Airlift Wing’s 37th Airlift Squadron participated in a bilateral training deployment, Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV, with the Hellenic air force and U.S. Army at Elefsis, Greece, from April 18 to April 28.

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Exercise Stolen Cerberus drops the good stuff

Exercise Stolen Cerberus drops the good stuff

by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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37 AS Airman masters craft in Greece

37 AS Airman masters craft in Greece

Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

ELEFSIS AIR BASE, Greece — The rushing wind whipped around Airmen on the open ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules as the last rays of the sun glistened off the surface of the ocean and illuminated the islands sprinkled along the Greek coastline. With a sudden lurch, the C-130 banked […]

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Celebrating 109 years of Army Reserve

Celebrating 109 years of Army Reserve

by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

The AAFES food court on Ramstein Air Base filled up with Army Reserve Soldiers who brought robots, a CPR mannequin and, of course, a birthday cake.

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Information security – protecting the keys to our network

by 86th Communications Squadron and 86th Airlift Wing
Information Protection Office

The Command Cyber Readiness Inspection scheduled for May 22 to 26, is an inspection of Ramstein’s cybersecurity posture led by the Defense Information Systems Agency. When we hear the acronym ‘CCRI’ we often think about software updates and inconvenient reboots. While it’s true that the “health” of our network is […]

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