by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Hundreds of fall mishaps occur across the Air Force every year, resulting in thousands of lost work days, and much worse outcomes. Air Force personnel were involved in almost 3,500 falls resulting in 13 fatalities from 2012 to 2016, and this number doesn’t even include sports-related falls during the same time period.
May 18, 2017 ×
Courtesy of Ramstein Area Chiefs’ Group
The annual Kindergraves memorial ceremony will take place 3 p.m. Saturday at Daenner Chapel on Daenner Kaserne and the Kaisers-lautern main cemetery (Waldfriedhof). After speeches by city officials and Maj. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Color Guard will lead attendants in a procession to the gravesites.
May 18, 2017 ×
Courtesy of 86th Communications Squadron
Team Ramstein will be scrutinized by the watchful eye of the Defense Information Systems Agency during our annual Command Cyber Readiness Inspection May 22 to 26. The CCRI is an in-depth look at our cybersecurity posture and will measure our technical and operational compliance against cybersecurity and computer network defense policies.
May 18, 2017 ×
by Profession of Arms Center of Excellence
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — The Air Force has rolled out a new First Term Airmen Course dedicated to developing Airmen as next-generation leaders. Airmen straight out of technical training will be taking the next step in their professional development when they attend the newly revamped FTAC at their […]
May 18, 2017 ×
by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials developed a crowdsourcing/idea website to leverage knowledge and expertise from Airmen in the field May 15, 2017.
May 18, 2017 ×
by Tech. Sgt.
Jennifer O’Connor
86th Medical Support Squadron
This May marks an important milestone for those of Asian American / Pacific Islander heritage. It was 40 years ago this month that the need for recognition of Asian Americans and their contributions to our country gained momentum in Washington. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, formerly known as […]
May 18, 2017 ×
Story and photos by
Tech. Sgt. Brian Kimball
Defense Media Activity-Forward Center Europe
BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continued its search for a missing U.S. Army Air Force P-47D Thunderbolt pilot after discovering pieces of his aircraft in a forest near Boulogne Sur Mer, France, May 9. Kevin Dalton, a DPAA forensic archeologist with 15 years of field […]
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by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs Office
The Medical Support Unit-Europe has a new commander. Army Reserve Col. Daniel F. Bohmer assumed command from Army Reserve Col. Bidemi Y. Olaniyi-Leyimu during a May 6 outdoor ceremony on Daenner Kaserne. The MSU-E is an Army Reserve unit under the command of the 7th Mission Support Command, which has […]
May 18, 2017 ×
Story and photos by
Tech. Sgt. Micky M. Pena
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and
Air Forces Africa Public Affairs
Walking into his office it can be easy to get the impression you are about to meet someone who embodies Air Force experience, evident by the various memorabilia scattered throughout the room. He’s been an aircraft maintainer. He’s been a military training instructor. He’s even been a non-commissioned officer academy […]
May 11, 2017 ×