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Commentary: Holiday message from 86 AW command team

Commentary: Holiday message from 86 AW command team

To 86 AW Airmen, Team Ramstein, and families, As 2021 swiftly comes to an end, Chief Kelley and I remain incredibly grateful and humbled by what you accomplished during the last 12 months. You fought through COVID lockdowns, shortages of vaccines, remote learning, and so much more. You flexed and […]

December 17, 2021 ×

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KMC Blotter – December 17, 2021

December 6 11 a.m.: Failure to obey a lawful order or regulation/larceny on Vogelweh Main Base 1:48 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern 5:57 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Pirmasens 9:30 p.m.: Verbal altercation in Steinwenden December 7 7:05 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Bruchmuhlbach-Miesau 8:29 p.m.: Major traffic collision […]

December 17, 2021 ×

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Text, telephone-based notification system helps garrison folks stay safe

Text, telephone-based notification system helps garrison folks stay safe

A text- and telephone-based notification system helps Soldiers, civilians, and family members navigate storms, avoid black ice, and stay safe. Quickly getting weather, incident, and closure alerts with U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is as easy as signing up with the Alert! Mass Warning Notification System. Alert! will quickly notify Soldiers, […]

December 10, 2021 ×

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KMC Blotter – December 10, 2021

November 29 9:45 a.m.: Theft in Kaiserslautern 4:55 p.m.: Theft in Einsiedlerhof 8:01 p.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic collision in Brocken 10:58 p.m.: Driving under the influence in Kaiserslautern November 30 3:29 p.m.: Major traffic collision/fleeing the scene in Kaiserslautern 4:58 p.m.: Dog bite/failure to control pet […]

December 10, 2021 ×

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, left, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, 86 AW command chief, answer questions at a training event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 23, 2021. Olson and Kelley took the chance to address their fellow Airmen about topics such as current events, changes coming to the base, and to introduce Kelley as the new 86 AW command chief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

86 AW leadership thanks Airmen

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, left, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, 86 AW command chief, addressed Airmen at a recent training event on Ramstein Air Base.

December 3, 2021 ×

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Austin looks to alleviate financial harm pandemic caused military families

Austin looks to alleviate financial harm pandemic caused military families

The pandemic has imposed unusual hardships on the military, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is taking immediate steps to alleviate the worst effects. Austin announced the moves he’s taking to strengthen economic security in the armed forces. He spoke during a Pentagon news conference today. “The pandemic […]

December 3, 2021 ×

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DOD looks at ways to improve child care access

DOD looks at ways to improve child care access

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenges faced by service members and their families in getting child care demonstrated just how important child care is to the military mission. And now the department is working hard to find new ways to ensure that those who need child care can get it, […]

December 3, 2021 ×

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KMC Blotter – December 3, 2021

November 15 2:50 a.m.: Driving under the influence/driving without a license/allowing a non-USAREUR person to operate a USAREUR-plated vehicle/minor traffic collision/fleeing the scene in Kaiserslautern 5:35 a.m.: Assault in Landstuhl November 16 12:59 a.m.: Driving under the influence in Frankfurt 3:33 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Schwedelbach November 17 6:09 […]

December 3, 2021 ×

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, Staff Sgt. Joshua Irving, center, and Airman 1st Class Matthew Vaca, Ramstein Air Base Honor Guards, present a wreath on behalf of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, during the German National Day of Mourning ceremony in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, Nov. 14, 2021. The National Day of Mourning is celebrated on the 33rd Sunday of each year, commemorating members of the armed forces of all nations and civilians who have died in armed conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John R. Wright)

Ramstein leadership attends National Day of Mourning

Ramstein leadership attended German National Day of Mourning ceremonies at memorial sites in Ramstein-Miesenbach and Kaiserslautern, Nov. 14. Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Elizabeth Hanson, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Bryant Roy, 86th AW acting command chief, represented Team Ramstein […]

November 19, 2021 ×

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Unknown heroes, public thanks

Unknown heroes, public thanks

For the first time in nearly 100 years, members of the public walked on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza and laid flowers to personally honor the unknowns. The event is one of many at Arlington National Cemetery marking the centennial of the tomb, the grave of three Unknown […]

November 19, 2021 ×