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Airman 1st Class Austin Bashaw, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, carries a hose from the fuel truck to a parked C-130J Super Hercules Dec. 12 on Ramstein. Fuels specialists are also responsible for operating the vehicles, equipment and storage facilities that are essential to the refueling operation, while also ensuring the compliance of all safety regulations involved with handling these volatile liquids.

Fuels Airmen: Foundation of 86 AW mission

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.

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Maintaining fitness goals with Ramstein classes

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.

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Staff Sgt. Al Lotito, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician, and Tech. Sgt. Richard Rawls, 1 CBCS cyber system operator, attach a power cable to a satellite during exercise Healthy Thunder Oct. 27 on Ramstein. The 1 CBCS Airmen set up all communications as if in a deployed location and defended their site from opposing forces.

1 CBCS keeps Ramstein connected

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.

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Globie, Harlem Globetrotters mascot, gives an audience member a high-five during a performance Nov. 10 on Ramstein. The 86th Force Support Squadron, Armed Forces Entertainment and Navy Entertainment brought the Harlem Globetrotters to Ramstein in order to boost the morale of Department of Defense members and their families. The basketball exhibition team combines elements of sports, theater and comedy to produce entertaining shows for its audiences.

Harlem Globetrotters entertain service members, families

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.

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Airman 1st Class Patrick Stone, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses in front of a C-130J Super Hercules Nov. 17 on Ramstein. Stone, along with wingman Staff Sgt. James Gaston, 37 AS loadmaster, worked together to create a new repair program within their unit, which salvages usable parts from nonfunctional headsets to create complete units. In the first iteration of their program, Gaston and Stone were able to assemble nine fully functional headsets from individual components, thus reducing the number of new headsets needing to be purchased. Together, they saved the Air Force $8,100.

Team Ramstein embraces innovation

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.

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Photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike
Kevin Ormsby, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces in Africa long-term planner, poses for a photo Oct. 3 on Ramstein. Ormsby sustained multiple injuries, to include a severe brain injury, which grounded him from flying.

Pilot grounded, life rebuilt

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.”

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Maj. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, speaks during a symbolic dedication ceremony for Gary Currie, an infant who lost his life in 1952, Oct. 16 at the American Kindergraves in Kaiserslautern. Joy Caffey, Gary’s mother, does not know where her son is laid to rest. Her family reached out to the Ramstein Area Chiefs’ Group, and they offered to dedicate a gravestone to Gary within the Kindergraves.

Mother’s love never fades, community never forgets

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.

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Military members race for PTSD, suicide awareness

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.

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37 AS loadmasters: Piece to USAFE puzzle

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.

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Ramstein Airmen honor, maintain Kindergraves

Ramstein Airmen honor, maintain Kindergraves

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.

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