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  • AFPAAS accounts for Airmen during crisis

    Living in Germany presents the opportunity to travel and learn various cultures, but with that opportunity lays the responsibility to have a plan in case of an emergency. To help with accountability and to plan for an emergency, the Air Force has developed the Air Force Personnel Accountability and

  • Dorm ban on alcohol lifted

    As many of our Airmen at Ramstein were told Wednesday at several town halls, after careful deliberation I decided to rescind the general order banning alcohol in the dormitories effective immediately. About 18 months ago, the order was put in place prohibiting the possession and consumption of

  • Boots to Business comes to Ramstein

    The Ramstein Airman and Family Readiness Center is bringing in a new course here, Sept. 2, 2014, which will better prepare Airmen and their families with transitioning into the civilian lifestyle. "In 2011, President Obama, announced a plan to address the issue of transitioning veterans finding

  • Veterans still serve, one joke at a time

    Armed Forces Entertainment presented service members with a free, adult comedy show at the Ramstein Enlisted Club, Aug. 18. The 90-minute performance was put on by the GIs of Comedy, a group of four stand-up comedians, all combat veterans.The group was formed in 2010 by Thom Tran, retired Army staff

  • Airmen light path to a safer base

    With the winter months coming up fast and the hours of daylight gradually shortening, a three-man team from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron spent July 7 to July 25 repairing and replacing streetlights to enhance safety and visibility during the darker hours on Ramstein.From changing bulbs to

  • 'Million Gallon Man' fuels the mission

    Regardless of the vehicle you operate, it requires fuel. For military vehicles passing through Ramstein Air Base, Germany, that fuel is often supplied by Airmen from the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and one Airman from the squadron went above and beyond to perform his mission.Airman 1st Class

  • Service Members Receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey

    About 580,000 service members have begun receiving emails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate."The

  • Housing appointment backlog addressed

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community housing office at Vogelweh, Germany recently took steps to reduce a four-week backlog for customers who need appointments. All overseas housing allowance documents are still being processed in a timely manner to start and stop allowances. The backlog, a combined

  • C-130 celebrates 60 years of flying

    It was Aug. 23, 1954, when the prototype YC-130 took off for its inaugural flight from Lockheed Air Terminal - now Bob Hope Airport - in Los Angeles County, California. The aircraft's history began in 1951 when the Air Force issued a request for proposal for a medium cargo plane. The Lockheed

  • Child development center increases space for children

    The 86th Force Support Squadron child development center here added an annex close to their current facilities, which will be available to the public August 18.Volunteers will be gathered at building 800 to pull weeds, pick up trash and move furniture to help with the almost finished project. "The