Post Tagged with: "86th Airlift Wing"

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Photo by Senior Airman Jose L. LeonGen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, addresses members of the 86th Airlift Wing during a commander’s call Dec. 3 on Ramstein. After a day of touring the base, Gorenc took time to answer questions and discuss concerns from the audience about issues concerning the  Air Force.

86th AW hosts COMUSAFE, Command Chief

by Maj. Tony Wickman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, and USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Chief Master Sgt. James Davis visited the 86th Airlift Wing for an immersion tour Dec. 2 to see firsthand the capabilities the wing brings to the command.

December 12, 2013 ×

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Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente, 86th Airlift Wing commander, discusses safety concerns with Airmen, Nov. 25 on Ramstein. Airmen of the 86th AW participated in a wing stand down day where concerns about safety, on and off duty, were addressed.

Ramstein Airmen stand up for safety

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Safety was the topic of discussion for the 86th Airlift Wing Nov. 25 as organizations took a pause from normal operations to put safety into the forefront of their minds.

December 5, 2013 ×

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Master Sgt. Bruce Haskin, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa NCO Academy director of resources and additional duty first sergeant, teaches his peers interpersonal problem solving during a resilience training assistant course Nov. 14 on Ramstein.

First sergeants train to teach Comprehensive Airman Fitness

Story and photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

First sergeants and front-line leaders from Ramstein participated in a resilience training assistant course Nov. 12 to 15 on Ramstein where they were trained to teach a variety of resilience techniques to Airmen in their organizations.

November 21, 2013 ×

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Ramstein readies for Pride Day, cleanup

Ramstein readies for Pride Day, cleanup

by 2nd Lts. Michael Peterson and Timothy Lorson
786th Civil Engineer Squadron

Greetings, Team Ramstein! It’s that time again. The weather is starting to cool down and the leaves are beginning to fall. Accordingly, the base and housing clean-ups are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.

October 17, 2013 ×

Features

Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartTech. Sgt. Rachel Bowers (left), 86th Airlift Wing executive assistant, and Chief Master Sgt. James Morris, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, 
discuss upcoming tasks Oct. 4 on Ramstein. Bowers works a multitude of different tasks to make sure the day’s tasks get completed like they are supposed to.

Exec keeps chief on time, informed

by Senior Airman Whitney Stork
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

As the executive assistant to Chief Master Sgt. James Morris, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, Tech. Sgt. Rachel Bowers has a large variety of day-to-day tasks she is required to do to ensure everything works as planned.

October 10, 2013 ×

Features

Silvano Wueschner, 86th Airlift Wing historian, sifts through books in his office Sept. 25 on Ramstein. Wueschner has been a historian at Ramstein since June 2011. He captures and organizes the history of the base.

86th Airlift Wing historian: Connecting past, present, future

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

History is the record of past events and is important to the future of a society. History affects what we do on a daily basis. Some may say the lack of knowledge of how and what happened in the past can be the reason history repeats itself.

October 3, 2013 ×

Commentary

Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartJoe Parise, Air Force Office of Special Investigations 13th Field Investigations Squadron special agent, discusses combined training between the 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office, AFOSI and several other agencies during an interview Sept. 20 on Ramstein.

Training for the mission: Failure is not an option

by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

It’s 2 a.m., and you’ve been called in to work. As you arrive, you notice flashing lights and yellow tape blocking the entrance. Wiping the crust from the corner of your eyes, a young agent begins filling you in on the situation. Though he tells you what you are there for, nothing prepares you for what happens next.

October 3, 2013 ×

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Updates throughout the Air Force

by Senior Airman Jose L. Leon
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force instructions exist so people have a clear-cut definition of what is expected of them. Expectations change from time to time, so the rules must be adjusted to reflect such
changes.

September 26, 2013 ×

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Resiliency Day

Resiliency Day

Photos by Senior Airman Christopher Willis
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of 86th Airlift Wing took time Tuesday to focus on four core concepts set forth by Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody.

August 22, 2013 ×

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Bulgarian paratroopers perform a static-line jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during a flying training deployment July 15 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. FTD Thracian Summer was a two-week training deployment for American and Bulgarian forces to work together and learn how each other perform their mission.

Thracian Summer: US Airmen jump with Bulgarians during two-week flying training

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 600 Airmen from the 86th Airlift and 435th Air Ground Operations wings and members of the Bulgarian armed forces participated in a two-week flying training deployment called Thracian Summer, July 7 through 21.

July 25, 2013 ×
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