AF captain leads Normandy 'invasion'

Timing, precision, guts and excellence; this is the mission commander.Taking more than 100 men and women from their home station and plopping them on a foreign piece of land with one main mission; getting the aircraft and people to the right places at the right times.One captain, who has been on

Ramstein blood drive keeps hearts pumping

Airmen from the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron sponsored a blood drive at the Hercules Theater June 19.Mike Peacock, Armed Services Blood Program Recruiter for Europe, said these unit-run blood drives are very important for the blood collected here in Germany."On average each unit collects about 30

KMC's "Rockin' 4th of July" celebration

The Force Support Squadron's annual Kaiserslautern Military Community Independence Day celebration, "The Rockin' 4th" takes place from 2 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, July 4th at Ramstein Air Base.The festivities will be held on the Enlisted Club grounds and will include live music, children's

Airmen raise money with blood, sweat for CrossFit for Hope

CrossFit for Hope is a nation-wide fundraiser, which brings together the efforts of more than 900 CrossFit affiliated gyms to raise money in support of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.This year's goal was to raise $1.7 million--the cost to operate the center for one day. St. Jude's mission is

Facility Excellence keeps bases clean

Every two weeks, Airmen from various groups on Ramstein participate in Facility Excellence. These Airmen pick up trash and complete additional duties asked of them."FE teams are made up of volunteers and those who are on additional duty to participate in cleaning Ramstein, Landstuhl, Vogelweh,

Wing holds first resiliency trainer course

The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing held a Resiliency Trainer Assistance Course, for the first time, here June 5 through 8. This RTA class consisted of seven students from three squadrons who embraced three educational days followed by a day of teaching seminar to build students'

Elementary students 'bug-out' from school

Students attending the Ramstein Elementary School here got to end the school year with a sports-day themed 'bug-out' June 8.The bug-out is held annually prior to summer break, which gives students a chance to end school the right way by participating in various fun events throughout the day."We

'Go for Green' fills Airmen's bellies, fuels their bodies

Many people have heard of "fit to fight" but how many Airmen know proper nutrition is also an important part of fitness?A balanced diet can help fuel one's body, which in turn assists in maintaining fitness goals.The 86th Force Support Squadron has implemented a new Air Force-wide standardized

Going the Distance

Ramstein Airmen visit Rhineland-Pfalz state fair

The community of Rheinland-Pfalz held its 29th annual state fair in Ingelheim/Rhein from June 1 to 3.Representing team Ramstein were Airmen from multiple squadrons and groups, including the 86th Comptroller Squadron, the 721st Aerial Port Squadron and 1st Combat Communications Squadron, several of