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  • Keep corneas safe during solar eclipse

    A partial solar eclipse of the sun will be visible from Ramstein Air Base and most of Europe March 20, starting at 9:29 a.m. with the darkest portion occurring around 10:37 a.m.The weather is forecasted to be clear and sunny, and Airmen are encouraged to get outside to view the event. However,

  • USAFE, Romanian Airmen kick off Dacian Warhawk

    More than 100 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Campia Turzii, Romania, to kick off a bilateral Romanian and U.S. Air Force training event March 10 to 27.Exercise Dacian Warhawk featured U.S. and Romanian Airmen working side-by-side to establish a base and conduct both ground and air

  • Preventing online exploitation of children

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Child sex crimes and the online exploitation of children are a perpetual problem throughout society and the military is no exception.Because of this, these crimes are routinely investigated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, in cooperation with Internet

  • 435th AGOW and AEW welcome new commander

    Members from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed their new commander during an assumption of command ceremony here, March 16.Col. Andra Kniep assumed command of the 435th AGOW and 435th AEW during a ceremony that was officiated by Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson,

  • U.S. air advisors strengthen Albanian C2 partnership

    The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing led a U. S. Air Forces in Europe command and control advisory mission at Rinas Air Base, Albania, March 3 through 5.The goal of this partnership event was to strengthen the Albanian air force's Control and Reporting Center (CRC) operations, create a greater

  • Ramstein students welcome peers to new home

    Ramstein High School students trained on how to establish and sustain peer-based programs helping support military children as part of the Student 2 Student program at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 5 and 6.The program teaches multiple coping techniques, which can help ease the transition of

  • Aerospace medicine summit: Red Baron 'fit to fly?'

    If it has to do with flying, medicine or whether the Red Baron would be qualified to fly today, then there is a good chance it was discussed at the largest U.S. Air Forces in Europe aerospace medicine conference held March 9 to 13.The question of the Red Baron, a famous WWI fighter pilot, flying

  • Ramstein engineer named Air Force's top manager

    After winning two Air Force-level awards in 2013, the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron is no stranger to being recognized as the best, so when another one of its members was named the best manager in the Air Force it probably came as no surprise to the leadership.Eric Rushing, 86th CES chief of