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A student from Vogelweh Elementary School plants a bush during an Earth Day event at Vogelweh Military Complex, April 22, 2026. The activity gave students an opportunity to contribute directly to improving shared community spaces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Olivia Sampson)

Earth Day initiative highlights community partnership at Ramstein

An Earth Day event at Ramstein Air Base, April 21, highlighted ongoing cooperation between U.S. forces and host nation partners.

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Chaplains receive recognition

Chaplains receive recognition

Two 86th Airlift Wing chaplains were recognized on April 13, for their service to our military members and their families in making sure every man and woman who serve in uniform has access to mental health resources. U.S. Air Force Capt. Rotini Adedokun and Maj. Bryan J. Fox of the […]

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21st TSC Senior Leaders Forum aligns priorities, strengthens sustainment for European operations

21st TSC Senior Leaders Forum aligns priorities, strengthens sustainment for European operations

Senior leaders from across the theater gathered for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Senior Leaders Forum, April 7–10, at the Workforce Development Center on Sembach Kaserne to align priorities and assess operations in support of U.S. Army Europe and Africa and U.S. European Command objectives. Hosted by Maj. Gen. Michael […]

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Council for Professional Recognition leader tours Ramstein child programs

Council for Professional Recognition leader tours Ramstein child programs

Child and youth programs took center stage as Vilma M. Williams, senior manager for the Early Childhood Education Competency and Special Populations Program at the Council for Professional Recognition toured child and youth programs on Ramstein Air Base, April 16. The Council for Professional Recognition is an organization dedicated to […]

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Arkansas National Guard honors America’s 250th Birthday by enlisting 250 recruits

Arkansas National Guard honors America’s 250th Birthday by enlisting 250 recruits

To celebrate America’s 250th birthday this year, the Arkansas National Guard enlisted 250 recruits during a ceremony at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock, Arkansas, April 11. “This ceremony recognizes America’s 250th birthday in Arkansas while honoring the military service that helped secure our independence,” said […]

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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Soldiers take part in Ghana MEDREX 2026

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Soldiers take part in Ghana MEDREX 2026

ACCRA, Ghana — The Medical Readiness Exercise 2026 officially commenced April 20 at the Ghana Armed Forces’ 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, marking the latest iteration of a growing partnership between U.S. and Ghanaian military medical professionals. MEDREX is part of overall African Lion 2026 exercise taking place simultaneously. […]

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Medical Readiness Command, Europe honors Army retirees for 98 plus years of combined service to their nation

Medical Readiness Command, Europe honors Army retirees for 98 plus years of combined service to their nation

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Roger Giraud, commander of Medical Readiness Command, Europe and command surgeon for U.S. Army Europe and Africa, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Kalani Kalili, Command Sergeant Major for Medical Readiness Command, Europe, hosted a retirement ceremony for four outstanding Soldiers at the Sembach Chapel April 16. […]

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NASA, Navy recover astronauts after successful Artemis II mission

NASA, Navy recover astronauts after successful Artemis II mission

NASA and military forces, including Navy divers, worked to bring the four astronauts and the Orion spacecraft aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha April 10. The spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego after the nearly 10-day Artemis II mission […]

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Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing and the 76th Airlift Squadron stand at attention during the presenting of colors for the 30th annual remembrance ceremony in honor of the fallen crew members of Implementation Force-21 Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2026. The April 3, 1996 accident prompted sweeping Air Force safety improvements that fundamentally changed the way military aircraft operate, establishing new standards and requirements that have since protected countless aircrew and passengers on missions around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Trevor Calvert)

76th AS honors legacy of IFO-21 crew on 30th anniversary of tragedy

Thirty years after the crash of Implementation Force-21, the 76th Airlift Squadron marked the milestone anniversary with a weeklong series of events.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Griffith, 435th Contingency Response Group air traffic controller, attends the European Airborne Airlift Conference 26-01 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 1, 2026. This conference builds partnerships that are used daily to maintain the airlift network between countries across the NATO theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

NATO partners strengthen interoperability, readiness through collaboration at Ramstein

The 86th Operations Support Squadron hosted the European Airborne Airlift Conference at Ramstein Air Base, March 30 – April 3.

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