• Ramstein hosts week-long exercise

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Pravel, 86th Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, wears mission-oriented protective posture gear during Exercise Operation Varsity 19-01 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2019. During the exercise, participants stayed in a protective

  • Der Fasching von Ramstein: Germans, Americans celebrate local tradition

    Firefighters from the Ramstein Air Base fire department walk through a parade during fasching, a festival held across Europe, in the city of Ramstein, Germany, Feb. 28, 2017. Civil workers, politicians, businessmen and more come together to crowd their streets and celebrate the coming of warmer

  • 86 CES Firefighters train in plane rescue operations

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—The 86th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, alongside the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers, performed an annual extraction exercise Aug. 23, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

  • Ramstein Enlisted Club throws block party

    Staff Sgt. Ricky Leitzel, left, 86th Security Forces military working dog trainer, and Staff Sgt. Jessica Santana, 86th SFS MWD handler, conduct a K-9 demonstration Aug. 5, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The demonstration was part of a block party hosted by the Ramstein Enlisted Club for

  • 86th CES Airmen get fired up during training

    Lights flash as firetrucks pull up to a building. Smoke rolls from windows as firefighters quickly and strategically prepare fire hoses to enter. This training is crucial to ensure the Kaiserslautern Military Community is taken care of in the event of a fire.

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