Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was a late skirmish in the American Civil War that technically happened after the war was over. This most likely was the result of communications about the wars’ end not reaching the combatants.
April 20, 2017 ×
by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Robby Royster, 435th Security Forces Squadron NCO-in-charge of operations and close precision engagement team leader, descended onto the drop zone at Alzey, Germany, earning his master rated parachutist badge, April 12, 2017.
April 20, 2017 ×
Photos by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
April 20, 2017 ×
by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Joseph Everett was spending time in Amsterdam with his girlfriend when a man tried to pick a fight with him. Instead of bringing the man to the ground, the four-year Jiu Jitsu athlete calmly diffused the situation by reacting in a non-aggressive manner.
April 20, 2017 ×
by Capt. Renee Darville
21st Theater Sustainment Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
People often use the terms “home of record,” “domicile,” and “residency” interchangeably, but they are three different concepts with different purposes and legal consequences. Your home of record is the state in which you lived when you enlisted or commissioned in the United States military. Your home of record does […]
April 20, 2017 ×
Story and photo by
Airman 1st Class
Savannah L. Waters
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Every morning, Airmen pull into a parking lot and make their way through the door, greeting coworkers as they walk in to begin their day. Some laughing, some not altogether awake without their morning coffee. But, parked in the back corner of the lot there may be an Airman who […]
April 6, 2017 ×
by Airman 1st Class
D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
As a kick-off to the spring season, motorcyclists of the Kaiserslautern Military Community are scheduled to host a ‘Blessing of the bikes’ at 10 a.m. Saturday on Vogelweh. “What we’re looking at doing is having a chaplain come out,” said Bryan L. Osborne, 86th Airlift Wing equal opportunity director and […]
April 6, 2017 ×
Provided by Ramstein Family Advocacy
Keeping children safe is everyone’s responsibility. Children of all ages, races, religions, and socio-economic status are victims of abuse every day. The most recent published statistics (2013) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report 702,000 victims of child abuse and neglect in one year. Of those victims, […]
April 6, 2017 ×
Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany — All was quiet across the field save for the wind whirling among dried grass and rickety trees. A peaceful calm filled the air.
March 30, 2017 ×