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86 LRS fuels Ramstein’s mission

86 LRS fuels Ramstein’s mission

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

What can win wars, but is not a weapon? What can bring society to life, but also destroy it? Fuel.

June 29, 2017 ×

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86 OG/CC’s final flight

86 OG/CC’s final flight

June 29, 2017 ×

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To fly where he stood

To fly where he stood

Story and photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

War debris and blood-soaked sand cover the shore. Naval vessels operating in pairs with nets between them gather bodies from the water. A grim site for Donald Coffey. The aftermath of the invasion was the first thing he saw when arriving to the beach front in Normandy, France, 73 years ago. The next thing was a half-track striking an underwater mine and exploding in front of him. The beach free of enemies, but not free of hazards.

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405 AFSB leadership team hosts NATO logistics delegation

405 AFSB leadership team hosts NATO logistics delegation

Story and photo by Ronnie Schelby
405th Army Field Support Brigade Public Affairs

Eygelshoven, Netherlands — On June 7, the day that the flag of Montenegro, the newest country, and 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was hoisted for the first time at NATO headquarters, the leadership team of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, headquartered on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, also hosted an international partnering event. Col. Rodney H. Honeycutt, 405 AFSB commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Morgan, 405 AFSB command sergeant major, and Maj. Matthew A. Hedenskoog, commander, AFSBn-BENELUX, 405 AFSB, hosted a 40-member NATO logistics and resources delegation at Battalion Headquarters in Eygelshoven, Netherlands.

June 29, 2017 ×

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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center outgoing Commander Col. James Laterza, Regional Health Command Europe Commanding General Brig. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster and incoming LRMC Commander Col. Timothy Hudson salute to honor the German and American national anthems during the LRMC Change of Command Ceremony June 13 in Landstuhl. — Photos by Liz Paque

Hudson assumes command of largest American hospital overseas

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

The last time Col. Timothy Hudson stood on the parade field at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, he was standing in formation for a change of command ceremony for incoming commander Col. David Rubenstein. Fast forward about 16 years to June 13 to find retired Maj. Gen. Rubenstein sitting in attendance […]

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Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hardy, 7th Weather Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of regional weather maintenance, right, speaks with German NATO partners during a weather-related exercise June 12 in Wiesbaden. The 7 WS uses Exercise Cadre Focus to enhance its capability to provide weather support to U.S. Army operations in Europe.

7 WS, NATO allies join forces for Cadre Focus

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

WIESBADEN — The 7th Weather Squadron kicked off a weather-related exercise with NATO allies June 12 in Wiesbaden. This is the second year the squadron invited NATO allies for Exercise Cadre Focus and the first year the training took place in Wiesbaden.

June 23, 2017 ×

Commentary

Before and after the repeal

by Ashley Carothers

I’m often asked by younger Soldiers and Airmen: what was it like serving under don’t ask, don’t tell? My response, “I was an actress.” Every day I lived a double life. I would pretend to be interested in men. When out with co-workers I would flirt with guys who flirted […]

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Staff Sgt. Eric Jeffcoat, 100th Security Forces Squadron base defense operation center controller, emerges from smoke grenade smoke during 435 SFS’s Ground Combat Readiness Training Center Security Operations Course June 15 at U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder. Conducting missions as a team and being evaluated by the 435 SFS instructor cadre, students showcased knowledge of urban operations, close quarters combat, live firing iterations, mounted and dismounted patrols, entry control point operations, and counter improved-explosive device operations while at Baumholder.

‘SOC’ it to me: Defenders across USAFE train at Ramstein

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

With the amount of training, preparation, and paperwork involved, pre-deployment processes can too easily become a blur. What to expect can vary, but the 435th Security Forces Squadron ensures Airmen who come through their pre-deployment Security Operations Course leave with the knowledge and confidence to execute the mission.

June 23, 2017 ×

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Ramstein 2016 water report: safe, reliable, high quality

Ramstein 2016 water report: safe, reliable, high quality

by 86th Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight

The 86th Medical Group’s Bio-environmental Engineering Flight is pleased to present Ramstein Air Base’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report, which is required by Air Force Instruction and mirrors the Consumer Confidence Report required by the EPA in CONUS, is designed to inform you about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year. The complete report is available at http://www.ramstein.af.mil/Portals/6/documents/2016drinkingwaterqualityreport.pdf.

June 23, 2017 ×

Features, News

Airmen train like they fight in Saber Strike 17

Airmen train like they fight in Saber Strike 17

Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia — A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 86th Airlift Wing roars overhead as a pallet of equipment is pushed from the back, plummeting to the ground before it’s mad decent is softened by the whoosh of a deploying parachute. A strong wind whips […]

June 15, 2017 ×