Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
GROSTENQUIN AIR BASE, France — Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s 435th Contingency Response Group and more than 11 other organizations, along with one C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, deployed to Grostenquin Air Base, France, to participate […]
December 13, 2018 ×
by Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth O. Wright
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
The opt-in deadline for the Blended Retirement System is Dec. 31, 2018. Make your decision knowing only you can determine which system is best for you, and understand that if you opt into BRS, it is irrevocable. You only have one chance to make this choice, so it’s imperative you […]
December 13, 2018 ×
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 ×