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86 AW leadership tours Sanem

86 AW leadership tours Sanem

SANEM, Luxembourg — U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, Renae Fischer, 86th AW vice director, and other Airmen assigned to the 86th AW visited the U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s Central Region Storage Facility in Sanem, Luxembourg, Nov. 9. The intent of the visit […]

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RAB partners with FAA, opens new maintenance facility

RAB partners with FAA, opens new maintenance facility

The 86th Airlift Wing opened the new Airframe and Powerplant Training Facility, at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 16. The facility is the first of its kind outside of the U.S. and will allow eligible service members an opportunity to train and test for their A&P certificate from the U.S. Federal […]

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435 CTS facilitates runway rubber, paint removal, re-striping

435 CTS facilitates runway rubber, paint removal, re-striping

BEZMER AIR BASE, Bulgaria – The 435th Construction and Training Squadron removed paint and re-striped the runway tarmac at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, Oct. 1-Nov. 11. This project aims to significantly reduce foreign object debris hazards to aircraft and provide clearer air traffic visual aids aligning with European Union Aviation […]

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Commentary: A Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month

Commentary: A Proclamation on National Native American Heritage Month

During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate Indigenous peoples past and present and rededicate ourselves to honoring Tribal sovereignty, promoting Tribal self-determination, and upholding the United States’ solemn trust and treaty responsibilities to Tribal Nations. America has not always delivered on its promise of equal dignity and respect for […]

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The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron along with U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and  care for a patient in the intensive care unit during a mass casualty exercise at LRMC, Germany, Nov. 2, 2022. A key component during the exercise was testing the responsiveness of LRMC’s emergency management plan to respond to a mass casualty situation, including their ability for bed expansion to accept many patients at the same time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Madelyn Keech)

LRMC hosts joint mass casualty exercise

The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron along with U.S. Army Soldiers, U.S Air Force Airmen and staff assigned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center participated in a joint-force mass casualty exercise at LRMC, Nov. 2.

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US, UK explore interoperable, battlefield-ready 3D printing capabilities

US, UK explore interoperable, battlefield-ready 3D printing capabilities

CAMP PENDLETON, CA — Warfighters from all branches of service and allied nations will need to work together closely on future battlefields to outwit and outperform adversaries. As the U.S. military and its partners take strategic steps to expand interoperability in theater, they are also evaluating how to maximize operational […]

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Saltzman formally elevated to Space Force’s highest position – Chief of Space Operations

Saltzman formally elevated to Space Force’s highest position – Chief of Space Operations

Pledging to build on the Space Force’s achievements while also infusing the nascent service with new approaches, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman was officially installed Nov. 2 as Chief of Space Operations, the service’s highest-ranking military post, and only the second person to hold the position in the Space Force’s history. […]

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KMC Blotter – November 11, 2022

October 31 10:52 a.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenach 1:25 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Austria 8 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Homburg November 1 4:10 a.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenbach 1 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern 7:25 p.m.: Theft in Kindsbach 7:25 p.m.: Assault on Ramstein Air Base November 2 1:13 […]

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Opportunity  makes thieves

Opportunity makes thieves

by Gina Hutchins-Inman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The dark time of the year has come, days are getting shorter, and darkness sets in earlier. According to the German Polizei, it is also prime time for burglars and thieves. According to the Polizei, about 50 percent of burglaries occur between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Most burglars will […]

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Secretary General aboard USS George H.W. Bush: NATO’s strength deters conflict

Secretary General aboard USS George H.W. Bush: NATO’s strength deters conflict

Story and photo by North Atlantic Treaty Organization News

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Adriatic Sea, Oct. 25. The Bush currently leads a carrier strike group under NATO command, which Mr. Stoltenberg called “a demonstration of U.S. capability and commitment to the Alliance.” He added: “this carrier sends a powerful message of Allied deterrence every day.”

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