POW/MIA week closing ceremony
Military personnel honored prisoners of war and those missing in action during several POW/MIA events held Sep. 12-16 at Ramstein Air Base. A tribute to Father Emil Kapaun was dedicated in honor of his sacrifice as a prisoner of war missing in action during the Father Emil Kapaun Traffic Circle […]
Their demeanor was attentive, patient, and focused as they went through the required safety checks prior to the jump. Each seatbelt was tugged, corrected if needed, then laid crossed on the red chairs. A white rope was dragged along braided metal anchor line cables to check for any deficiencies. When […]
Ramstein service members gathered to remember the lives lost as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony at the fire station on Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 9.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley hosted a press conference after a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at Ramstein Air Base.
The 480th Fighter Squadron is now the first active-duty Air Force F-16CM fighter squadron to bring their fleet of fighter jets into a new era of aerial dominance with the completion of its active electronically scanned array radar system upgrades. “Providing this capability on an already time- and combat-proven aircraft […]
September 5 2:16 a.m.: Driving under the influence in Spesbach 2:43 a.m.: Driving while impaired in Landstuhl 12:10 p.m.: Art. 92/allowing operation of a USAREUR-plated vehicle without a USAREUR License in Vogelweh Family Housing Area 7:21 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Mackenbach September 6 2:23 p.m.: Theft on Kapaun Air […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley, and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov attend the Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 8.
The Defense Department released its fiscal year 2021 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military on Sept 1. The congressionally mandated report indicates that unhealthy conditions have been on the rise in the military. In 2021, the Department estimates that 8.4 percent of active-duty women and 1.5 percent of active-duty men […]
Around a hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Sept. 4, part of NATO’s increased presence on the Alliance’s eastern flank following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The German troops make up the command unit of a new brigade, a force usually made up of around 3,000-5,000 soldiers. The soldiers are […]