• Kaiserslautern recognizes Department of Defense Teacher of the Year

    Brig. Gen. C.K. Hyde, 86th Airlift Wing commander announced Michael Brust as the Kaiserslautern District Teacher of the Year on behalf of the Department of Defense Education Activity.The annual Teacher of the Year program highlights the substantial role that DoD teachers play in students' lives and

  • 521st AMOW greets new Command Chief

    The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing welcomed their new Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Gay L.C. Veale, last month.Veale represents the wing's highest enlisted level of leadership and represents all Airmen to wing leadership. She serves as the personal advisor to the commander on all issues

  • German surgeon general visits Air Force in Germany

    The German air force surgeon general (Brig. Gen.) Joerg Binneweis visited various medical assets here June 13.Binneweis, and members of his official party, visited Airmen at the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron."I have the opportunity to talk with my

  • 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

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