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  • American Red Cross: a community helping the community

    The American Red Cross office at Ramstein is looking for volunteers to help fulfill its mission and is hosting a volunteer job fair Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the fourth floor of the Ramstein Red Cross office, building 2118.The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the

  • Remembering 9/11 on Ramstein

    Members from the 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron booster club and other U.S. service members gathered together on Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 11, 2018, to honor victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and all service members who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the subsequent global war on terror.

  • Getting to know the new 86th AW commander

    Recently, Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, sat down with American Forces Network-Kaiserslautern to introduce himself to the Kaiserslautern Military Community.Q.) What was your previous assignment and job?A.) Prior to coming back to Ramstein to command the 86th AW, the ‘world’s

  • Carpathian Summer 2018 comes to a close

    After many takeoffs and touchdowns, Carpathian Summer 2018 comes to a close. The training exercise brought pilots and aircrew from the U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force together to enhance interoperability and readiness of forces.Carpathian Summer 2018 resulted in successful low-level flying,

  • European leaders steer F-35 integration

    In the years since the release of the U.S. military’s newest fighter aircraft, the F-35 lightning II has provided pilots unprecedented levels of survivability, lethality, and situational awareness, allowing warfighters to engage and win in hostile environments. A group of general officers

  • 86th MXG: Getting aircraft in the air

    “No one in our shop has ever done this repair before,” said Senior Airman Kaleb Lemons, 86th Maintenance Squadron repair and reclamation journeyman. “An aircraft can typically go its entire lifespan without us replacing these parts.”

  • Plan ahead for Bad Durkheim Wine Festival

    If you attend the festival, the US Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Department of Emergency Services and 569th USFPS remind all attendees to have a plan before and a back-up plan. As always, drink and behave responsibly.