• New facility to enhance deployment ops

    Since late 2005, Ramstein's Joint Mobility Processing Center has served as the hub for deployment operations originating or terminating here. Recently, the JMPC facility was demolished, to give way to a new facility -- the Installation Deployment Readiness Center. Although the JMPC run by the 86th

  • AMC Space-A Web site consolidates travel information

    Space-available travel is one of the benefits of a military life, each year servicemembers active and reserve as well as retirees and dependents use it as a viable option to commercial travel. For many servicemembers throughout Europe Space-A is not only a benefit, but their only way to travel back

  • Silver Flag provides contingency training for USAFE Airmen

    Airmen from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe from as far away as Italy and England participated in a week-long contingency operations training here July 27 to 31. Participants from a variety of career fields, including civil engineers, services, logistics, medical members and personnelists were

  • 86th AW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 86th Airlift Wing came together in the Dual Bay Hangar on Ramstein Air Base July 31 to welcome their new commander. Colonel Mark Dillon took command of the 86th AW from Brig. Gen. Bill Bender at a ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Philip Breedlove, 3rd Air Force commander. "Colonel

  • Ramstein brings home hardware from RODEO

    Airmen from Team Ramstein recently competed at the 2009 Air Mobility Command RODEO competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 19 to 24, bringing home six awards between the 86th Airlift Wing, the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. The week-long mobility

  • Out with old, in with new – KMC renovates dorms

    While Ramstein Air Base undergoes a constant change with construction, one thing that can be found is the tear down of old dorms to replace them with new facilities. One of the newest construction projects currently taking place on Ramstein is the tear down of the dorm directly across from Mom's

  • CrossFit boosts fitness, readiness for KMC members

    People frequenting the Ramstein Air Base North Side Gym might occasionally notice a group of individuals walking on their hands, throwing around medicine balls and performing other seemingly odd workouts at all hours of the day. Those people are part of a growing group of Ramstein athletes who

  • Ramstein family, youth programs benefit from last year's CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas presented Ramstein Air Base's family support and youth program with a check from the 2008 campaign contributions at the youth center here July 21. Renee Acosta, president and CEO of Global Impact the Department of Defense campaigns management organization for

  • Women's club donates to charity organizations

    The German-American and International Women's Club recently hosted a ceremony at the Casimirsaal in Kaiserslautern to distribute donations from the proceeds of their annual 2009 Pfennig Bazaar. The Pfennig Bazaar, which took place Feb. 27 to March 1, is known as the biggest flea market in the West

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