Story and photo by
Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing
Public Affairs
Liz Anderson, 86th Vehicle Readiness squadron key spouse, was one of dozens of spouses and leaders from across Ramstein to attend the first Ramstein Spouses Resilience Training, April 14 at the Woodlawn Golf Course.
April 23, 2015 ×
Story and photos by
Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The 86th Airlift Wing Flight Safety Office provided a Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard demonstration April 16 for Ramstein Middle School students.
April 23, 2015 ×
Story and photo by
Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — For the first time, a container delivery system was airdropped by the 37th Airlift Squadron onto Powidz Air Base, Poland April 15 during an aviation detachment rotation.
April 23, 2015 ×
DOD News, Defense Media Activity
The Department of Defense News broadcast channel, formerly known as the Pentagon Channel, will discontinue service as an independent broadcast channel today, Pentagon officials announced Tuesday.
April 16, 2015 ×
by Staff Sgt.
Armando A. Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The halls of the schoolhouse were crowded with technical sergeants rushing into classrooms, gathering books and learning from the best NCO academy in the Air Force. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s Kisling NCO Academy was named the 2014 U.S. Air Force Professional Military Education Team of the Year. This is the fifth time in the past six years they have been recognized for their accomplishments in the development of NATO NCOs.
April 16, 2015 ×
Story and photo by
Senior Airman
Nicole Sikorski
86th Airlift Wing
Public Affairs
The Polygone Electronic Warfare Range extended their capabilities with the opening of the Polygone Control Center on March 18 in Bann, Germany.With the PCC, Polygone operators talk to aircraft through a simulator which allows them to send virtual threats to test pilots on their reactions during enemy engagements. The control center offers a consolidated operating system that allows all exercise players to interact on one screen.
April 16, 2015 ×
Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
It’s the morning of Aug. 28, 2005 — people awake to sounds of faint screams and echoes of buildings collapsing. A sense of panic and fear lingers in the air as 175 mph winds and masses of water engulfed 90,000 square miles of land. Outside, one of the five deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history has reached the southeast and midwest of the continent. The hurricane eventually killed over 1,000 people and caused more than $100 billion in property damage.
April 16, 2015 ×