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  • AFE preparing, packing parachutes

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Operations Support Squadron Aircrew Flight Equipment prepare to pack a personnel parachute on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 24, 2017. Due to the thorough process, it can take hours to pack a single parachute. Aircrew Flight Equipment uses their space to

  • Air Force selects 2017 HQ Allied AIRCOM Orienteering Championship team

    The personnel listed below are selected to represent United States Air Forces in Europe and compete in the 2017 Headquarters Allied Air Command Orienteering Championship. The AIRCOM Orienteering Championship will be held Nov. 13-16, 2017, at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.

  • Hero Care Network goes global

    The Red Cross uses modern phone app to provide emergency communication and non-emergency services to military members and their families.

  • Ramstein observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    Airmen from Ramstein’s National Disability Employment Awareness Committee visited elementary schools within the Kaiserslautern Military Community to read to students for National Disability Employment Awareness Month Oct. 17 through Oct. 20, 2017.

  • AFE saves lives every day

    Imagine being in an aircraft 30,000 feet in the air when suddenly something goes wrong: a pressure drop, a fire, a malfunction, or any other emergency.Not only will the aircrew have to act quickly to save themselves, but their equipment must also work properly.This is why aircrew flight equipment

  • Retiree Appreciation Day: Honoring those who served

    Col. John Zapata, 86th Mission Support Group commander, and Col. William Galbraith, 21st Theatre Sustainment Command deputy commander, hosted a Retiree Appreciation Day event at the Ramstein Officer’s Club Oct. 18, 2017.

  • Ramstein SERE specialists train air crew

    Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing practice ground combatives during a survival, evasion, resistance, escape training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 17, 2017. The training is designed to teach members basic skills to protect themselves. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin M.

  • Flight Commanders Course prepares young officers for leadership

    The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted a three-day Flight Commander and Officer in Charge Leadership Development Course to prepare young officers from the 521st AMOW, the 86 Airlift Wing and the 435 Air Ground Operations Wing for their new roles and responsibilities Oct. 16 – 18, 2017.New