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  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, presents a coin to U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sara Sparks, 86th Medical Support Squadron physical evaluation board liaison officer assistant, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 13, 2018.

    Airlifter of the Week: 86th MDG Airman

    The 86th Airlift Wing commander and command chief lauded Airman 1st Class Sara Sparks, 86th Medical Support Squadron, for her professionalism and service.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Taylor Greenwalt, left, and Staff Sgt. Emily Luzum, right, 450th Intelligence Squadron Airmen, sort mail at the North Side Post Office on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 7, 2018. The 450th IS eased increased volume the holidays bring to the post offices on Ramstein Air Base. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Noah Coger)

    450th IS Hosts Annual Service Day

    The 450th Intelligence Squadron hosted War-Bird Service Day on Ramstein Air Base, Dec. 7, 2018. This day was a way for the squadron to give back to non-profit organizations around Ramstein Air Base.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, march to the location of their bare base site during exercise Contested Forge on Grostenquin Air Base, France, Dec. 3, 2018. Contested Forge is an annual exercise that tests the 435th CRG's ability to build a forward operating base and conduct airfield operations in an austere environment, friendly or hostile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

    Ramstein Airmen build a bare base in contested exercise

    Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's 435th Contingency Response Group and more than 11 other organizations, along with one C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, deployed to Grostenquin Air Base, France, to participate in exercise Contested Forge.
  • Rudolph, a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, spent his Thursday at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2018 to spend time with families from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community during the Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Herc event.

    Ramstein hosts 3rd annual Red-Nosed Herc

    Rudolph, a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, spent his Thursday at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2018 to spend time with families from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community during the Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Herc event.
  • Natalie Luksan, 86th Airlift Wing Airman Ministry Center director, shares her story of resilience during a Storytellers event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 16, 2018. Luksan was vacationing in the U.S. Virgin Islands shortly before Hurricane Irma struck her location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Stanton)

    Hope in the midst of a storm

    Every now and then, storms crash into peoples’ lives.For Natalie Luksan, the 86th Airlift Wing’s Airman Ministry Center director, one storm came into her life quite literally. Luksan is in charge of Club 7, the 86th AW’s brand name for the Airman Ministry Center. She comes up with many creative ideas to support the morale of Ramstein’s Airmen and
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, presents a coin to U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Cadairo Domino, 86th Security Forces Squadron installation patrolman, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2018. Domino received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week for assisting a pregnant mother through active labor during entry controller duties in late October. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

    Airlifter of the Week: 86th SFS, patrolman

    An 86th Security Forces Squadron patrolman received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week, Dec. 6, 2018.The 86th Airlift Wing commander and command chief lauded Senior Airman Cadairo Domino, 86th SFS installation patrolman, for his quick thinking and leadership. In late October, Domino was performing entry controller duties when a
  • The Air Force Key Spouse program in an official Air Force family and readiness program implemented to help airmen and their family be resilient through any unexpected challenges that occur.

    Key Spouse program; Key to keeping families connected

    The Air Force Key Spouse program is an official Air Force family and readiness program implemented to help airmen and their families be resilient through any unexpected challenges.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fritz Julian, 86th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst, right, receives recognition from Brig. Gen. Mark August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 30, 2018. Julian was lauded by the 86th AW’s command team for his efforts in supporting the Air Force mission in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Airlifter of the Week: 86th CPTS budget analyst

    An 86th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week on Nov. 30, 2018.The 86th Airlift Wing commander and command chief lauded U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fritz Julian for his excellence in executing the Air Force mission across the European theater of operation. Julian, who hails from the Republic
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, and his son, right, pose for a photo with Ralf Hechler, mayor of the union community of Ramstein-Miesenbach during Ramstein’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 27, 2018. The city of Ramstein-Miesenbach gave Ramstein Air Base the Christmas tree in 2010, to show the ever-growing partnership between the base and the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

    Tree lighting kicks off Ramstein Christmas season

    U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, and his son, right, pose for a photo with Ralf Hechler, mayor of the union community of Ramstein-Miesenbach during Ramstein’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 27, 2018. The city of Ramstein-Miesenbach gave Ramstein Air Base the Christmas
  • A “Show Some Love” display board is showcased at the entrance of a Storytellers event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 16, 2018. Storytellers is a resilience event which started at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, in 2012 to support, aid, and promote understanding for Airmen enduring distressing events. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton)

    Sharing sorrow, progress through storytelling

    Six Kaiserslautern Military Community members shared their stories of resilience during a U.S. Air Force Storytellers event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 16, 2018.
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