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Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Jake Alpert, Allied Air Command command senior enlisted leader, leads a class on leadership philosophy at the second annual Atlantic Stripe Conference at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa conference room May 16 on Ramstein Air Base. Sixty-four participants, including one member of the U.S. Army and five coalition partners, attended the four-day event aimed at strengthening the noncommissioned officer tier and partner nation equivalent.

Atlantic Stripe: deliberately developing NCOs

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa held the second annual Atlantic Stripe Conference at the USAFE-AFAFRICA conference room May 15 to 18 on Ramstein Air Base. Sixty-four participants, including one member of the U.S. Army and five coalition partners, attended the four-day event aimed at strengthening the […]

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435th CRG Olympics: testing their limits

435th CRG Olympics: testing their limits

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members from the 435th Contingency Response Group, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron, and 2nd Air Support Operations Group participated in the 435th CRG Olympics May 18 on Ramstein Air Base.

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Staff Sgt. Kyle Shea (front), 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Kyle Hodge, 86th AMXS assistant crew chief, pose for a photo inside the C-130J Super Hercules they maintain May 18 on Ramstein Air Base. Shea and Hodge worked together to achieve a ‘Black Letter’ aircraft. Black Lettering means there are no maintenance issues on or in the aircraft.

86th MXG Airmen achieve perfection

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bass
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group on Ramstein Air Base, launch C-130J Super Hercules aircraft every day.

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USAFE hosts staff talks with German air force

USAFE hosts staff talks with German air force

by Capt. Mayrem Morales
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs

Senior leaders from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa met German air force senior leaders during the second Headquarters USAFE – HQ GAF Staff Talks, May 22 to 23.

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Honoring our fallen heroes

Honoring our fallen heroes

by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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KMC Blotter — June 1, 2018

Compiled by the 569th USFPS and 86th SFS

May 21 1 p.m.: Vandalism on Ramstein Air Base 3:06 p.m.: Major vehicle accident on Ramstein Air Base 3:22 p.m.: Larceny of private and government property in Spain 3:42 p.m.: Damage to private property in Kaiserslautern 5:22 p.m.: Theft from a secured motor vehicle in Kaiserslautern 9:34 p.m.: Damage to […]

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Take Note — June 1, 2018

Maroon Surge The 86th Medical Group will host a Community Outreach Day, June 6 on Ramstein Air Base. Events will take place on the field behind the North Chapel. Activities include: Education Fair, Blood & Bone Barrow Registry Drive, Pharmacy Take-Back Event, tours, live DJ, and more. Estate claims Anyone […]

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KMC honors Kindergraves

KMC honors Kindergraves

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The annual Kindergraves memorial was held May 19 at the Kaiserslautern Main Cemetery.

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Armor arrives in Europe for Atlantic Resolve rotation

Armor arrives in Europe for Atlantic Resolve rotation

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald
21st Theater Sustainment Command

ANTWERP, Belgium — Tanks, trucks and mobile artillery rolled off the first of three ships to arrive at the port here May 20, as a new U.S. Army armored brigade took up the mission to provide a continuous presence in Eastern Europe. Troops and equipment from 1st Armored Brigade Combat […]

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Police Week: KMC police services are a force to be reckoned with

Police Week: KMC police services are a force to be reckoned with

by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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