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  • 86th MUNS - Counting what counts

    A fighter pilot gears up and is ready to take off to complete a mission. He's pumped and ready to do his part for the Air Force.As he prepares for departure, word comes down that the munitions needed to complete his mission have corroded and are now unusable. The mission  has now been canceled due

  • Airmen fired up for friendly fight

    The skies above Campia Turzii, Romania, would look calm to anybody on the ground, but above the clouds was a thunderstorm of fighter pilots, shouting -- "he's on my six, shake him, pull up, pull up, nice -- lets get them, missile lock, missile one, away."At the end of the day, all the jets in the

  • AGOW refines new mission skillset

    Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing departed Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 10 for what on the surface seemed like any other training mission; however, this mission known as Dacian Warhawk is unlike any other they have participated in.During the bilateral mission at Campia

  • 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