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  • A barbecue to honor Ramstein's accomplishments

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark August, 86th Airlift Wing commander and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto Rendon, 86th AW command chief, pose for a picture with a prize money check from the Installation Excellence Award, at Donnelly Park on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June, 18, 2019. The

  • Paris Air Show underway

    U.S. aircraft and Department of Defense personnel are participating in the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, France, which kicked off June 17, 2019.

  • GSU Airlifters of the Week put training to test

    May 23rd began like any other Thursday, but events quickly transpired which proved the day would be anythingbut ordinary. After a fire ignited on a back-up generator at Lajes, two professionals sprung to action.

  • Synchronizing services: EO, SAPR and SVC co-locate

    The 86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity office, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office and the Special Victims Council are relocating to Building 404, Room 2 on Ramstein in a collocated space behind the Dental Squadron.

  • D-Day C-47, Heritage C-130J fly over Normandy

    A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over the English Channel, June 8, 2019. The 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the legacy squadron to the 37th AS, wore the “W7” or

  • Legacy Airlift Squadrons return to Normandy 75 years

    W7. Q9. E5. 6Z. These may just seem like letters and numbers to some. But these were the letters and numbers painted on the noses of Douglas C-47 Dakota units to identify which squadron the aircraft belonged to. With accompanying white and black invasion stripes painted on the wings and tail, the

  • Ramstein Airmen, people of France remember D-Day together

    A U.S. spectator, dressed in a WWII-era uniform, looks on at the activity and people around him in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019. This year marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the liberation of Normandy. The events held in Sainte-Mère-Église were just a few of 55