News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
From Nov. 3-4, NATO Allies were taken to the skies over Italy for Exercise Falcon Strike 2025, hosted by the Italian Air Force and designed to advance multinational air combat readiness across fourth and fifth-generation aircraft.
The 86th Airlift Wing is pleased to announce the winners of the 3rd Quarter Awards, recognizing the outstanding contributions of our military and civilian members. The 2025 3rd Quarter 86 AW Award Winners are: Airman of the Quarter – Senior Airman Oriana McCafferty, 86th Medical Group NCO of the Quarter […]
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command commander, assumed command during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 31.
Allied Command Operations initiated NATO’s annual nuclear deterrence exercise, Steadfast Noon. The routine training, that ran until Oct. 24, involved up to 70 aircraft from 14 Allied countries and took place across four host nations, as well as the airspace over the North Sea region. The primary objective of the […]
Fielding of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System, MAPS, GEN II hardware is underway across the Army to provide increased operational effectiveness with advanced positioning, navigation and timing, PNT, systems. MAPS GEN II is the next-generation PNT system used to provide highly accurate and resilient PNT data to […]
Gen. Ken Wilsbach was sworn into office as the 24th Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Nov. 3. Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink administered the oath of office. Wilsbach was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Oct. 30 by unanimous consent. “I want to […]
The 48th Fighter Squadron of the 71st “General Emanoil Ionescu” Air Base in Câmpia Turzii, Romania, began NATO-led Air Policing missions over Romanian airspace on Oct. 20. The missions aim to ensure the integrity of Romanian airspace, strengthen the defence of NATO’s eastern flank and underline Romania’s firm commitment […]
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Orsini was promoted Tuesday, Nov. 4, in a ceremony held at the Sembach Chapel. Promoting Orsini was U.S. Army Col. Kelley Tomsett (left), chief of Dental Services for Medical Readiness Command, Europe. Since August 2023, Orsini oversaw Army dental readiness across Europe and Africa […]
The 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron hosted five Royal Norwegian Air Force personnel for an annual War Reserve Materiel familiarization and exchange event at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 7-14.
The 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 86th Maintenance Squadron hosted the first-ever five-day-long training called the Ignite Weapons School at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 20-24.
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