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Air Force general officers salute the President of the United States as he departs April 20 from Ramstein. The Department of Defense, working in conjunction with other interagency and European partners, provides resources to support the president's visit to the United Kingdom and Germany. The 86th Security Forces Squadron, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and other Ramstein units worked among 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing aerial porters and maintainers to ensure a clean and ready aircraft.

Team Ramstein supports POTUS

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Crossing the Atlantic by air takes several hours, and jet fuel, water, food and toiletries are a commodity while airborne. This is where the Airmen of Ramstein come in, to refuel and resupply.

April 29, 2016 ×

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Nancy KasbergGreek paratroopers descend to the drop zone after exiting a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Stolen Cerberus III April 12 above Elefsis, Greece. Greek land and special operations forces were able to jump from U.S. aircraft under the supervision of a joint team of U.S. jumpmasters.  This is the third year in a row that the U.S. and Greeks have conducted exercise Stolen Cerberus.

US, Greek forces train, fly together

April 21, 2016 ×

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Community Corner – April 22, 2016

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. MONDAY » VA Military Life Cycle briefing: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC TUESDAY » Reintegration briefing: 9 to 10:30 a.m., IDRC » Extreme Couponing: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC […]

April 21, 2016 ×

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Contingency Airmen ready up

Contingency Airmen ready up

Photos by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales

 

April 21, 2016 ×

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7th MSC train with US Navy, Spanish disaster responders

7th MSC train with US Navy, Spanish disaster responders

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

SEVILLE, Spain — More than 100 military members and civilians from the U.S. and Spain came together from different backgrounds to work side by side during a three-day disaster response exercise.

April 21, 2016 ×

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Ramstein conducting large-scale exercise

Ramstein conducting large-scale exercise

Courtesy of 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Team Ramstein is participating in an intensive exercise through Wednesday. Airmen and personnel will rehearse various situations relating to a base attack scenario.

April 21, 2016 ×

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KMC Notices and Events – April 22, 2016

Closures • The Ramstein radiology department will be closed through April 29 for mandatory system upgrades. During this time, all radiology exams will be performed at the Landstuhl radiology department located on the first floor of LRMC, near the emergency room. For more information, call 314-590-5280 or 06371-9464-5280. • The Ramstein Education […]

April 21, 2016 ×

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KMC Blotter – April 22, 2016

APRIL 11 5:10 p.m.: Assault in Obermohr. APRIL 12 9:20 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in Ramstein-Miesenbach. APRIL 13 9:30 a.m.: Failure to control a pet in Otterbach. 5:14 p.m.: Larceny of private property on Ramstein. 8:10 p.m.: House break-in occurred in Kaiserslautern. APRIL 14 7:30 a.m.: Major traffic […]

April 21, 2016 ×

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5th QM, Greek riggers train on airdrop ops during Spartan Hellenic

5th QM, Greek riggers train on airdrop ops during Spartan Hellenic

by Sgt. 1st Class Michael O’Brien
16th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

ELEFSIS, Greece — Kaiserslautern-based Soldiers and Airmen joined with Greek riggers to participate in the multinational exercise Spartan Hellenic, which focused on building airdrop interoperability, April 1 through 9 at the Greek air force base in Elefsis, Greece.

April 21, 2016 ×

Commentary, News

It’s Earth Day today

by Joern Jeblick
86th Civil Engineer Squadron

We have been celebrating Earth Day since 1970, when U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson realized the importance of environmental awareness and education and initiated an environmental teach-in day that in turn generated the Earth Day we know today, as well as the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts.

April 21, 2016 ×