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  • 435th CTS, ANG Airmen practice search and rescue

    Staff Sgt. Shane Sexton, 185th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, lies in a gurney as he plays the role of a casualty during a Silver Flag exercise on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 10, 2017. Airmen from various Air National Guard units gathered on Ramstein to participate in Silver Flag, which is

  • Spring Cleanin'

    Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore, 86th Airlift Wing public affairs photojournalist, pulls weeds during ‘Clean Where You Work’ at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 2, 2017. Clean Where You Work is a day designated for the cleaning of administrative and industrial facilities, grounds and common areas across the

  • 435th CRG Olympics: hurdling obstacles

    A hand stretches ahead again and again, shoving mud past as an Airman pushes their body across the pit, sharp barbed wire catching on their backpack. As exhaustion begins to set in, the sound of the rest of their team pushes them to crawl faster, hoping they are almost through the obstacle.

  • USAFE Command Chief sets tone for professional development

    After recently introducing his priorities to the command, Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, Command Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa, is ready to speak more on the priority that truly drives a passion in him: personal and professional development.

  • AMOW prepares new leaders for commands

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- More than 20 squadron leaders throughout the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing gathered here for an enhanced squadron leadership orientation course April 24. Inbound commanders, directors of operations, and superintendents from the AMOW’s two groups and ten squadrons,

  • 721 AMXS gets wheels off the ground for C-5 maintenance

    Normally when a C-5M Galaxy is off the ground, it is soaring thousands of feet above the world. For one particular C-5 flying out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif., that was not the case when a malfunctioning landing gear caused it to be raised only a few feet above the ground inside a

  • Tackling barriers; building relationships

    It’s late afternoon and the Kaiserslautern women’s rugby team are strewn throughout the field warming up for their Thursday practice. Mouth guards are put in and the game changes from an easy warm up to intense training.