Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
While meditation, exercise and adhering to your normal routine are common checklist items on how to cope with a traumatic event, another method to reconcile the process is storytelling. Six Kaiserslautern Military Community members embraced this method during a U.S. Air Force Storytellers event on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 16. […]
December 6, 2018 ×
by Kevin O’Neal,
Jennifer Farrell,
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Hamblin,
Chief Master Sgt. Jonathan Redfern,
Brian Brackens
Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
In November, the Air Force completed fielding of an improved chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective mask for aircrew on rotary wing aircraft, allowing operational units to achieve full operational capability. This next-generation mask, also known as the Joint Service Aircrew Mask — Rotary Wing, replaces the Aircrew Eye and […]
December 6, 2018 ×
by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing successfully conducted a mass generation exercise preparing multiple C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, a multi-aircraft sortie, and an elephant walk prior to takeoff on Ramstein Air Base, Nov 8. Airmen assigned to multiple units across the base had a hand in the exercise, as […]
November 29, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh and
Airman 1st Class Noah Coger
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The 86th Airlift Wing Host Nation Grassroots program partnered military members and military spouses with local Germans at an elementary school in Dansenberg, Nov. 20. The event, aimed to promote reading to German youth, allows Airmen and families to engage and promote friendship, said Roberto da Costa, 86th Airlift Wing […]
November 29, 2018 ×
21st Theater Sustainment Command
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed Dec. 2017, eliminated a number of deductions that taxpayers have come to rely on. One of these was the moving expense deduction. The act eliminated the deduction for the tax year 2018 through the tax year 2025. However, the deduction will come back […]
November 29, 2018 ×
by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Recently, the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group held a safety down day on Ramstein Air Base. Each of the organizations under the 721st AMOG — the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, and 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight participated, crafting events as they […]
November 15, 2018 ×