News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group met at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, to maintain close coordination between Allies and partners while reviewing defense forces and making decisions regarding the movement of forces within Europe.
The situation in Ukraine remains largely static, but there are bloody battles as Russian forces try to take Bakhmut and Ukrainian forces continue offensives against the Russian position near Kreminna, a senior defense official said speaking on background. The official said the situation in those two areas remains fluid with […]
What does it truly mean to be fit to fight? The Air Force has created the Comprehensive Airman Fitness framework that outlines the parameters of the idea of being “Fit to Fight” by focusing on four pillars: Physical, mental, social and spiritual fitness. That all looks good on paper, but […]
The Motor Vessel Leroy A. Mendonca delivered more than 1,200 vehicles and pieces of equipment, including M1 Abrams main battle tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and a range of wheeled vehicles belonging to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division deployed to Europe, this week at the port […]
Being a firefighter anywhere requires a cool head. In Alaska, it sometimes calls for one that is ice-cold. Fire protection specialists assigned to the Air Force’s 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron headed to frigid Six Mile Lake at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, recently for ice rescue training. They tested their skills […]
The fire departments at Army Support Activity-Black Sea stationed on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania and Novo Selo Training Area in Bulgaria were recently awarded the Installation Management Command Europe “Fire Department of the Year” award in the small category as well as the “Military Fire Officer of the […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark A. Milley host and convene another session of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 19.
The 21st Theater Sustainment Command invited British Armed Forces to participate in a two-week joint training on NATO logistics tool, Logistics Functional Area Services, to prepare for Defender Europe 23 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, Dec. 5-16, 2022. The three-phase training included 15 U.K. and U.S. military members and began […]
The 21st Theater Sustainment Command received more than 2,400 armored vehicles and equipment items into the European theater during simultaneous port operations in Alexandroupoli and Thessaloniki, Greece, and Gdynia, Poland, to support an Atlantic Resolve rotational deployment in November. Even as 21st TSC staged the equipment for rapid onward movement […]
The Department of the Air Force will promote and cultivate a mentoring culture to show Airmen and Guardians how mentoring can help maximize their full potential in January following President Biden’s proclamation on Dec. 30, 2022. The theme this year is: “Love your mentoring journey.” The DAF values mentorship as […]
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