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Team Ramstein is embracing its culture of innovation by putting a new way to inspect its units and Airmen into action.

“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.”

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.

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.

Make adjustments for weather. When the weather is less than perfect, such as rainy, snowy or foggy conditions, use extra precautions when driving and follow guidelines for staying safe in the particular situation you are facing.

Halloween safety Little ghouls and goblins will be running around base Monday night for Halloween. Between 5 and 8 p.m., Jefferson Avenue/Illinois Boulevard, Ohio Blvd./New York Ave. and Michigan Blvd./Virginia Blvd. on Ramstein will be closed. Vogelweh will have no closed roads. Motorists are asked to be extra careful. Parents […]

Ramstein base operations run 24-hours a day, which means preparations have to be made and attention to detail is critical.