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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, as well as deployed  Airmen assigned to the 621st Contingency Response Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, and Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, Rhode Island, depart a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft after participating in floor-loading training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 9, 2023. The 37th AS held this training event to rehearse floor-loading procedures used primarily in contingency operations and humanitarian aid missions, during which the maximum number of passengers are loaded onto an aircraft without the standard use of seatbelts or stanchions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett)

37th AS hosts floor-loading training

The 37th AS held this training event to rehearse floor-loading procedures used primarily in contingency operations and humanitarian aid missions.

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Garrison leaders gather for pivotal planning that helps ‘set Garrison’

Garrison leaders gather for pivotal planning that helps ‘set Garrison’

Leaders and team members from various U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz directorates gathered for an Installation Planning Board development event at the Rheinlander Community Center, Nov. 1. The IPB is an event that includes an audience with general officers, the Installation Management Command-Europe regional director and others. The board is a […]

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Nation celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Nation celebrates Native American Heritage Month

President Joe Biden issued a National Native American Heritage Month proclamation for the month of November calling attention to the service of Native Americans. The proclamation states: “Despite centuries of violence and oppression, Native peoples remain resilient and proud. Today, Native Americans are essential to the fabric of the United […]

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USAG Rheinland-Pfalz HHC welcomes new First Sergeant

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz HHC welcomes new First Sergeant

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Headquarters & Headquarters Company welcomed its new first sergeant during an assumption of responsibilities ceremony held at Armstrong’s Club, Nov. 13. First Sgt. Jonathan Holden received the unit’s colors from Captain Gabriela Montañez, HHC commander. Holden comes from the 377th Theater Sustainment Command in New Orleans, […]

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21st TSC, 839th Transportation Battalion, “Rakkasans” project power through  Port of Livorno

21st TSC, 839th Transportation Battalion, “Rakkasans” project power through Port of Livorno

The MV Cape Wrath made a bold statement when it pulled into the port of Livorno Oct. 28, carrying equipment assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). Soldiers and civilians from the 386th Movement Control Team, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command and 839th […]

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron monitor a treeline during a field training demonstration with a robodog at the Polygone Training Compound in Bann, Germany, Oct. 20, 2023. The robodog is designed to enter areas where Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear agents may have been used, ultimately preserving manpower for future contingency response team missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Madelyn Keech)

435th SFS hosts robodog training, implements AI technology

U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron, hosted a technology integration and field demonstration event with contingency response operations in Bann, Oct. 20.

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Remote maintenance Soldiers establish personal ties with Ukraine Armed Forces

Remote maintenance Soldiers establish personal ties with Ukraine Armed Forces

The first Remote Maintenance Distribution Cell-Ukraine began operation in south-eastern Poland to provide weapons and equipment assistance to Ukraine Armed Forces by Soldiers from 87th Division Sustainment Support Battalion and 16th Sustainment Brigade in May 2022. “We took this task very seriously because the success and lives of the Ukraine […]

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KMC receives new COOP

KMC receives new COOP

The mission of the 86th Airlift Wing extends globally as the Department of Defense’s premier power projection platform and the U.S. Air Force’s largest mobility hub, also known as the Global Gateway. To most, the Global Gateway is represented by the activity surrounding Ramstein’s flightline. But the 86th AW has […]

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U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, currently deployed to RAF Fairford, United Kingdom, undertook a comprehensive Bomber Task Force mission, collaborating closely with fighter jets from NATO Allies Czech Republic and Hungary over eastern Europe Oct. 26. Photo by 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

US B-1B Lancers conduct vital Bomber Task Force mission in Eastern Europe

U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers undertook a comprehensive Bomber Task Force mission, collaborating closely with fighter jets from NATO Allies Czech Republic and Hungary over eastern Europe Oct. 26.

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U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frans Vandiepeenhuisen, Easy Company 1-214 General Support Aviation Battalion chief of operations, right, talks about space for gear in the UC-35A Cessna Citation V to U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Hayward, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician flight examiner, left, and Staff Sgt. Carlos Garcia, 86th AES flight instructor, middle, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 19, 2023. The Army is supporting the Air Force with a relationship benefitting both services by building skills together, ultimately keeping the 86th AES flexible with new aircraft certifications to continue providing support for their patients. When aircraft used by the 86th AES are down for routine maintenance, they are able to work with the Army to continue providing airlift medical evacuation support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Trevor Calvert)

US Air Force trains with Army UC-35A aircraft

The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron hosted a UC-35A Cessna Citation V aircraft training event with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the General Support Aviation Battalion Oct. 18.

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