• Clean Aircraft vital to flying mission

    Maintenance Airmen from around the base join together several times a month to complete a mission essential task that takes days to complete.Airmen from the 86th Aircraft maintenance squadron and 86th Maintenance Squadron are tasked out more than twice a month to wash C-130J Super Hercules to ensure

  • 435th AGOW Airman receives Thunderbolt recognition

    The 435th Air and Ground Operations Wing recently recognized an Airman from the 1st Air and Space Communication Operations Squadron as this week's Thunderbolt recognition recipient. Staff Sgt. Trevor McAfee, 1st ACOS intelligence systems cyber defense supervisor, was the highlighted individual who

  • Ramstein Airman Dies

    An Airman whose body was found in his on-base temporary lodging quarters Feb. 7 has been identified as Technical Sergeant Thomas E. Clifford. The 41-year-old Airman from Montgomery, Ala., was assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing Command Post. "It is always a tragedy when we lose a member from Team

  • Team Ramstein trains with Israeli Air Force

    The 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a Flying Training Deployment with the Israeli Air Force's 103rd Squadron Jan. 27 to Feb. 8 here. The FTD advanced the ability of both American and Israeli air and ground crews to perform in combat operations, as well as

  • Air Force unit to improve airfield security in Slovenia

    Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group traveled to Cerklje Air Base, Slovenia, to conduct a security familiarization event Jan. 21 through 25.The 435th CRG is a uniquely suited organization for the building partnership missions. With 42 different career fields, the unit can engage with

  • NCOA instructors visit VRS under shadow program

    Instructors from the NCO academy visited the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron here Jan. 30 to further expand teaching expertise.The Kissling NCOA, located on Kapaun Air Station, continuously engage their instructors in activities to enhance their teaching corps."The NCOA shadowing program started as

  • Ramstein youth group brings home national award

    Every year 4-H Club sponsors a national youth science day which allows 4-H'ers all throughout the world to conduct similar experiments. This year was the eco-robot project."The kids used vibrating motors from cell phones, toothbrushes and lithium batteries to create a miniature robot. They then used

  • Education: It's your future

    The education office hosted an education fair for all Department of Defense ID card holders and their families Jan. 31 at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein.This event is held annually to inspire people to get started on their education or to further pursue a degree. The event

  • New IDOC for KMC opens

    The 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron Base Defense Operation Center on Vogelweh Military Complex celebrated the opening of Kaiserslautern Military Community's new Integrated Defense Operations Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new facility Feb. 1. The IDOC, a $1.2 million project, was

  • New surcharge on GPC purchases

    As of January 27, merchants in the United States and U.S. Territories are permitted to impose a surcharge on any credit card transaction that uses a MasterCard or Visa branded card, which includes the Government Travel Charge Card, both Individually Billed Accounts and Centrally Billed Accounts.This

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