• CASPER: Ghosting the competition

    In a world where flexibility and adaptability are paramount to the success of the mission, the Cross Functional Airlift Support Personnel program introduces an elite team of Airmen to get the job done.

  • A time to play: 86th AW sports day

    Participants of the 86th Airlift Wing Sports Day stand for the singing of the U.S. and German national anthems at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 31, 2023. The day included various activities and sports such as basketball, swimming, egg toss, foosball, flag football, and a barbecue following the

  • HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA holds multinational airfield repair demonstration

    German air force members sweep debris into simulated airfield damage during an airfield repair demonstration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 23, 2023. The demonstration consisted of repairing a 20-foot-wide crater using precast concrete slabs with just 20 personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Exercise Operation Varsity 23-3 keeps Ramstein AB ready

    A search and recovery team make their way to a simulated C–130J Super Hercules aircraft crash site during exercise Operation Varsity 23-3 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 16, 2023. The team included U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and the 786th Force Support Squadron who were

  • Operation Varsity 23-3 is heating up

    U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 86th Airlift Wing respond to a simulated plane crash during Operation Varsity 23-3, a mission assurance exercise, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 15, 2023. Mission assurance exercises test the wing’s ability to respond to emergency situations such as aircraft

  • Satellite Pharmacy serves the KMC

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Charles Smith, chief of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Satellite Pharmacy, works at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 1, 2023. The 86th Medical Group provides health care services for the 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, NATO, 139

  • ATF hosts explosive training at Ramstein AB

    The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives held a post-blast training course for U.S. Air Force Airmen and other NATO allies at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 7-11, 2023.

  • Thracian Summer 2023: Another one for the books

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operation Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, teamed up with members of the Bulgarian air force during the Bulgarian air force-sponsored field training exercise Thracian Summer 2023, from Aug. 7-17, at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria;

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