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  • Strategic Sourcing: Save big bucks through JOSE

    When shopping personally, many people seek ways to save money. They may use coupons, compare vendors' prices, or buy in bulk to receive discounts.The military also looks for ways to save money while shopping, and the Joint Office Supplies in Europe (JOSE) program has the capability to possibly save

  • When you wish upon a cargo plane

    Airmen grasp for the linings of their inner pockets, attempting to shield any exposed skin from the white, chilled needles falling from the colorless, late-November sky."Wind just hit three knots; it's looking good," one said to the other with an optimistic smile. "It should be here soon."Like a

  • USO announces 2015 Holiday Tour line-up

    The United Service Organization recently announced the celebrity guests who will visit during this year's Holiday Tour.The host of this year's show is actress Elizabeth Banks ("The Hunger Games,"  "Pitch Perfect"), who will introduce the musical acts: rocker Chris Daughtry and country singers Kyle

  • CPIP survey strengthens Airmen, weapon system

    Ramstein Air Base, Germany, was one of 15 global sites, including Air National Guard units to undergo a survey by Air Combat Command's Culture and Process Improvement Program Nov. 19 to 21.The survey gathered information to determine areas for improvement for the Distributed Common Ground System

  • Passion, care drives boy to help others

    How could someone play soccer without shoes? Why would somebody choose to play soccer without a soccer ball? These questions were spinning around a nine-year-old boy's head.His father, Chief Master Sgt. David Tester, U.S. Air Forces in Europe operations superintendent, had just returned from a

  • 86th AW responders save Thanksgiving

    86th Airlift Wing firefighters were able to quell a chemical hazard inside Ramstein's cold storage facility from causing any damage to items within it and the environment Nov. 17, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.Firefighters from Ramstein, Landstuhl and Vogelweh were able to control the

  • US Airmen aim for gold, build partnership

    Working side by side with allied forces in deployed locations is as important as ever. In order to build these partnerships at home station more than 20 members of the 86th Security Forces Squadron traveled to Zweibruecken, Germany, to participate in the Bundeswehr (German army) marksmanship badge