9/11 commemoration ceremony

Airmen remember 9/11, remain resilient

On Sept. 11, the 86th Airlift Wing participated in a Resilience Day to build camaraderie between units. The event was executed in a sports day fashion which included tricycle races, a hula-hoop contest and volleyball, basketball, bowling and dodgeball tournaments. Jan Devitt, 86th AW community

Chiefs beat Eagles rally, 10-7

Even after a second rally the eagles could not reach the chiefs' during the 2014 RUfit Resilience Day softball game.The game was the final event of the day, between colonels and chief master sergeants ending at the top of the 7th inning, 10-7 due to rain.The game began with the eagles up to bat but

CFC kicks off with Air Force win

This year's Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas kicked off Sept. 5 with an Army vs. Air Force bubble soccer game.Col. G. Shawn Wells, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, put out a challenge video to the Air Force on YouTube, challenging them to a game of bubble soccer to start this year's

Motor vehicle accident reporting policy change

A new policy change for reporting on- and off-base motor vehicle accidents will soon take effect to improve flexibility and convenience of reporting while stressing compliance with higher headquarter guidance, Air Force Instruction requirements and German law.U.S. forces and their dependents in the

Airmen pump up C-130 capabilities

On Aug. 12, the 37th Airlift Squadron conducted "Wet Wing" training, which enables C-130 airframes to have the capability to defuel with four engines running as opposed to two. Defueling is when an aircraft is sent to a location to refuel other aircraft.Being in a central European country,

Air Force revamps AEF

The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

Preparing defense instructors

Walking down a street alone, you receive a text message. While responding, you don't notice the person quickly approaching from behind. By the time you do, it's too late. The person moves to strike. What do you do?More than 100 members from the Kaiserslautern Military Community and other U.S.

Partnership maintain NCO corps one NCO at a time

It is another day at the Kisling NCO Academy for an ambitious senior NCO. He sits at his desk cluttered with homework, notebooks and pens in an attempt to understand and learn how to interact and relate with Airmen.What sets him apart from the 15 other students wearing the recognizable sage green,

ANG brings air power to Europe for Steadfast Javelin II

More than 60 Airmen from the Air National Guard traveled from various units throughout the U.S. to support the two-week long NATO-led exercise, Steadfast Javelin II. The exercise prepares U.S., NATO Allies and European security partners by conducting unified land operations through the simultaneous