86 CCATT and AE sharpen cohesiveness

The 86th Medical Squadron’s Critical Care Air Transportation Team and the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron team conducted a training exercise on the flight line, July 12.The training improved working relationships between medical entities while increasing the clinical and readiness skills of the

Preventing tick-borne diseases

In Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, more than 2,000 cases of Lyme disease occur every year; and from 2000 to 2010, 3,126 cases of tick-borne Encephalitis occurred in all of Germany.Lyme disease and TBE are infectious diseases transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of an infected tick. Bacteria

Maintenance career fields team up at the Isochronal Dock, fix C-130s

Airlift continues 365 days a year onRamstein Air Base thanks to the combined and coordinated efforts of Airmen acrossa variety of professions. At the 86th Maintenance Squadron Isochronal Dock, aircraftmaintenance Airmen work as a team to inspect and repair Ramstein’s C-130J SuperHercules fleet and

Realistic active shooter training preps Airmen

The 86th Maintenance Group readiness and training cell surprised 86th MXG Airmen with a realistic active shooter exercise July 12, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

Making sheet metal fly

Kaiserslautern Military Community unveils memorial to two airmen

Members of the French and Royal Air Forces assist family members of Squadron Leader Roger Bushell, Royal Air Force, and Sous-Lieutenant Bernard Scheidhauer, Free French Air Force, unveil the memorial dedicated to the two men outside the West Gate of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 1, 2017. The two

Cycle of service: Volunteers serve service members

“Luckily, we have volunteers who show up, work, are enthusiastic, want the organization to be great, and want their community to be great.”

KMC celebrates Independence Day at Freedom Fest

Kaiserslautern Military Community members celebrated Independence Day with a Freedom Fest at the Enlisted Club parking lot on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 4.The festival consisted of carnival rides, a variety of food and live music, all to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of

Generating power

Airman 1st Class William Woodside, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical power production apprentice, drains coolant out of a generator system on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 27, 2017. The preventative maintenance provided fresh fluids to prevent the system from malfunctioning during a

Ramstein EMTs receive revamped refresher course

The 86th Medical Group’s simulation staff conducted refresher training for five emergency medical technicians in a revamped course at the simulation center, June 29.Medical technicians must take the refresher course every two years as part of their certification requirements. This spring, the Air