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KMC Passport Outreach Day is May 10

KMC Passport Outreach Day is May 10

by 786th Force Support Squadron

The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt and the Ramstein and USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Passport Offices are scheduled to host a Passport Outreach Day on May 10, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at building 2402 on Ramstein. Your local USO will also be there to support the event with refreshments. This event […]

May 4, 2017 ×

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Becoming a Raven

Becoming a Raven

Photos by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
May 4, 2017 ×

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86th Medical Group, local medics connect care

86th Medical Group, local medics connect care

by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
May 4, 2017 ×

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Landstuhl sponsors castle event days

Landstuhl sponsors castle event days

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

After a successful premier in 2015, Nanstein Castle in Landstuhl will be, for the second time, the stage for castle event days today through Sunday. Organizers want to present the concept of a living castle this year.  The official opening of the medieval market will be at 6 p.m. today. […]

May 4, 2017 ×

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Mark your Calendar — May 5, 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 […]

May 4, 2017 ×

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Community Corner — May 5, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center  MONDAY Transition GPS Workshop: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC Ramstein Spouses Orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC Key Spouse Initial Training-Part 1 of 2: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., A&FRC TUESDAY » Transition GPS Workshop: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC » Reintegration Briefing: 9 […]

May 4, 2017 ×

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1st Combat Communications Squadron Airmen assist loadmasters

1st Combat Communications Squadron Airmen assist loadmasters

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron along with 37th Airlift Squadron Airmen pack like pros to load a deployable navigational aid onto a C-130 April 15 on Ramstein.

“It’s not an everyday piece of equipment,” said Staff Sgt. Cory Martin, 1 CCS airfield systems supervisor. “The equipment barely fits into the C-130 so we have to work hand in hand a lot with the 37 AS to train regularly just because they don’t see that a lot.

April 27, 2017 ×

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Take Note — April 28,2017

Events for retirees —  The 86th Airlift Wing Retiree Activities Office in conjunction with the KMC Retiree Council will be conducting a Retiree Spring 2017 Information Seminar 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Bldg. 2402 on Ramstein. The seminar will include briefings and question and answer sessions. If you […]

April 27, 2017 ×

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Securing the ‘third runway’ in cyberspace

Securing the ‘third runway’ in cyberspace

by 86th Communications Squadron

The 86th Airlift Wing generates and employs air mobility and operates key Air Force power projection platforms. Less commonly known is that Team Ramstein also operates a power projection platform in cyberspace. You can’t see it, but Ramstein hosts a “third runway” where cyberspace operations occur daily over terrestrial and satellite communications links. This third runway is called the Air Force Information Network, or AFIN.

April 27, 2017 ×

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Deployed-in-place – building resiliency

Deployed-in-place – building resiliency

by Tech Sgt. Darnell T. Cannaby
480th Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs

Tackling how to normalize and strengthen resiliency for Airmen who never leave the battlefield because they may be involved in operations during the day and go home to see their daughter’s ballet recital is a striking paradigm. Deployed-in-place Airmen working in the intelligence community encounter these unique stressors that demand […]

April 27, 2017 ×