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Airlifter of the Week:  86 DTP Admin Manager receives honor

Airlifter of the Week: 86 DTP Admin Manager receives honor

by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Airmen are familiar with the routine: a call comes from the Drug Demand Reduction Program office, and it’s off to take a drug test. What Airmen may not know is that it takes a team of dedicated professionals to […]

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Jay Hone, spouse of Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson, is presented an award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein during the SECAF’s farewell ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md., May 21

Wilson praises Airmen, expresses gratitude in farewell remarks reflecting on her tenure as Air Force secretary

by Charles Pope Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Two years and nine days since becoming the 24th Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson bid a formal farewell, May 21, to the institution and its Airmen, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to serve and declaring, “I will always […]

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Memorial service A memorial service will be held for Mr. David Wirsching at 6 p.m. today, June 7, at the Catholic Church in Weilerbach. The address is Kirchenstrasse 1, Weilerbach. Any members of the Ramstein Air Base community are welcome to attend. Road Construction In preparation for the new bridge […]

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KMC Blotter – June 6, 2019

May 28 5:51 a.m.: Major Traffic accident with injuries in Ramstein-Miesenbach 6:57 a.m.: Assault in Kaiserslautern 11:51 a.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic accident in Heilbronn 2:43 p.m.: Operating a USAREUR-plated vehicle on cancelled registration in Kaiserslautern 5:17 p.m.: Assault in Kaiserslautern 6:11 p.m.: Major traffic collision with […]

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U.S. Army Col. Michael A. Weber gives his first remarks as the 34th commander of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center during the May 29 change of command ceremony. Weber is triple board-certified in general surgery, vascular surgery and management, and comes to LRMC after having served as the command surgeon for U.S. Africa Command in Stuttgart, Germany.

Former AFRICOM surgeon takes command of LRMC

by Alofagia Oney Regional Health Command Europe Landstuhl Regional Medical Center conducted a change of command ceremony, May 29, at the Landstuhl Parade Field recognizing outgoing commander, Col. Timothy L. Hudson, and welcoming incoming commander, Col. Michael A. Weber. Weber, who is triple-board certified in general surgery, vascular surgery and […]

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Army Veterinarians help Air Force ensure safe MEDEVAC of military working dogs

Army Veterinarians help Air Force ensure safe MEDEVAC of military working dogs

Story and photos by Michelle Thum Regional Health Command Europe Veterinary Medical Center Europe veterinarians trained flight nurses and technicians of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on treatment and management of military working dogs last week at Ramstein Air Base. Military working dog training is a new item on the […]

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Fallen Soldier Donor Memorial unveiled at LRMC

Fallen Soldier Donor Memorial unveiled at LRMC

Story and photos by Alofagia Oney Regional Health Command Europe  Since 2003, 83 U.S. service members who died at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center made their last act of service to mankind one of charity, saving 236 lives through organ donation. On May 28, their actions were permanently immortalized during the […]

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Ramstein migrates to Cloud

by Tech. Sgt. J. Smith 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Ramstein as well as all of United States Air Forces in Europe email accounts will migrate to the Cloud. Some tenant units began their migration June 5, and the communications squadron announced that the wing should make the transition by […]

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75th Anniversary of D-Day: A time of celebration, remembrance

75th Anniversary of D-Day: A time of celebration, remembrance

by Maria Forte 86th Airlift Wing Historian Starting June 6, a weeklong series of parades, re-enactments, speakers and memorial services throughout Europe will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, the day Allied forces landed on beaches in Normandy, France, and began liberating German-occupied France from Nazi control. The event is […]

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U.S. Airmen, Soldiers, NATO partners, and senior leaders pose for a group photo during the Atlantic Stripe Conference at Ramstein Air Base, May 10. This four-day self-development conference, hosted by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, provided 70 junior noncommissioned officers briefings on a wide variety of topics including leadership philosophy, etiquette, resiliency and decision making.

Atlantic Stripe: Molding, mentoring, developing today’s NCO

by Master Sgt. Renae Pittman U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Approximately 70 Airmen, Soldiers and NATO service members from across Europe came together at Ramstein Air Base for the annual Atlantic Stripe conference, a highly selective, four-day professional development seminar aimed at deliberately developing junior noncommissioned […]

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