News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to BETA Technologies, a partner in the AFWERX Agility Prime program. This enables BETA to begin flying its ALIA aircraft in the Agility Prime program. The airworthiness award […]
“What type of parent do I want to be?” is the question many of us face when approaching the prospect of parenthood. I believe the answer to this question is found in the answer to another question: “What kind of child am I hoping to raise?” My wife and I […]
Last month, the 86th Airlift Wing initiated a parking plan in response to $1.3 million in funding cuts to the wing’s vehicle sustainment operations for the remainder of the fiscal year.
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa hosted the first Command and Control Commanders’ Conference with the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence Center of Excellence at the NATO Missile Firing Installation conference center April 20-21, in Crete, Greece. The C2CC was created to provide a venue for […]
April 26 6:43 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Schoenenberg-Kuebelberg 3:50 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Huetschenhausen 11 p.m.: Loud noise complaint in Vogelweh Family Housing April 27 3:48 p.m.: Theft in Landstuhl 6:40 p.m.: Major traffic collison in Kaiserslautern April 28 6:33 a.m.: Major traffic collision adjacent to L-356 at […]
U.S. Airmen and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, and the 143rd AW, Rhode Island Air National Guard, arrived at Siauliai AB, Lithuania, on May 5, to provide airlift and airdrop during Swift Response 21. The U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 94th AW, Dobbins […]
U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft from the 55th Electronic Combat Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ, arrived at Ramstein Air Base, to conduct training with Europe-based units, April 28. The EC-130H is an airborne tactical weapon system within a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The […]
The four winners of this year’s competition are Polish Army Corporal Maciej Biardzki from NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance, US Air Force Staff Sergeant Adam Heatherton from NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre, US Air Force Master Sergeant Jonie Escorpiso from NATO Allied Air Command and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Daniel Quai […]
Private downloading of music, films and TV series by at-home internet users has become very popular. Those doing so should be aware that downloading copyright-protected material and making it available to the public via peer to peer file sharing software is against the law in Germany. Internet users can be […]
Our society loves buzzwords. Many people often gravitate to speaking the language of the latest trend or fad, while attempting to capitalize on those words in a variety of ways. As I sat with this thought, I began to focus on some of the words that circulate in my circles […]
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