Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Technology is advancing every year. It keeps us warm during the winter, cooks our food, and ensures transportation gets us from point A to point B. But no matter how far we technologically advance, we will always need fuel.
January 6, 2017 ×
by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Whether it’s bulking up or trimming down, reaching fitness goals requires dedication and motivation. When it comes to fitness, the 786th Force Support Squadron can assist through their motivating fitness classes and programs.
December 8, 2016 ×
Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Nomophobia is the proposed name for a new fear that has surfaced in the digital age — the fear of being without a cellphone or any other means of communication. For many, this level of communication isn’t necessary, but it is vital when it comes to deployed situations.
December 2, 2016 ×
Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The Harlem Globetrotters treated Department of Defense members and their families to an energetic evening of entertainment Nov. 10 at the Southside Fitness Center on Ramstein.
December 2, 2016 ×
Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Team Ramstein is embracing its culture of innovation by putting a new way to inspect its units and Airmen into action.
December 2, 2016 ×
by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
“I remember the ride up the mountain in the van,” he recollected with some effort. “I recall the room you get ready in. I had (my equipment), and I remember prior to putting on my boots. As far as I remember, I have never put on my ski boots in New Zealand.”
November 10, 2016 ×
Story and photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
In 1952, Joy Currie, a young wife to an Air Force master sergeant in Koblenz, Germany, was staying in Wiesbaden awaiting the birth of her first child, a little boy.
November 3, 2016 ×
by Senior Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
After returning from a 2014 deployment, Staff Sgt. Aaron Nagy, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Ground Operations School joint terminal attack controller instructor, began looking for a hobby, an outlet to relieve stresses of the deployment, so he bought a four-wheeler. What he didn’t expect to find was a group of like-minded veterans who found that racing was a healthy way to relieve stress.
November 3, 2016 ×
Story and photo by
Senior Airman Nesha Humes
86th Airlift Wing Publics Affair
Thousands of feet above the German countryside, the loadmasters proceed to open the back of a C-130J Super Hercules as the cool wind gusts throughout the aircraft. They listen on their crackling headsets for the aircraft coordinates, awaiting to signal the jump master that it’s safe to step off the ramp.
October 27, 2016 ×
Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Approximately 30 Air-men assigned to the 86th Operations Support Squadron and their families spent their Saturday morning volunteering to clean the American Kindergraves Oct. 15 in Kaiserslautern.
October 27, 2016 ×