• The Celebration of Fasching parade; Ramstein Villiage

    KMC and Ramstein Villiage neighbors enjoyed the annual celebration of Fasching parade, Ramstein Village, Germany, Feb. 21, 2012. This annual event is a pre-Lenten carnival, which is celebrated with the donning of wild and fancy costumes to chase away the evil spirits of winter in preparation for

  • Romanian maintenance personnel visit Ramstein

    Three Romanian air force maintenance officers and two Romanian air force warrant officers visited the 86th Maintenance Group here Feb. 6 through Feb. 10.The tour was for personnel from both air forces to learn how the other carries out daily maintenance operations. The Romanians met leadership from

  • Ramstein comm squadron finishes cyber security inspection with 'Excellent'

    The 86th Communications Squadron here shined during the Command Cyber Readiness Inspection from Feb. 13 through 17 with an overall "excellent."The CCRI team from the Defense Information Systems Agency is responsible for ensuring communications systems are secure and compliant by performance

  • Cirque Dreams wows military members, their families on world tour

    Military members and their families formed an almost mile-long line and waited in cold, rainy weather to get a chance to see the jungle-themed Cirque Dreams performance at Hangar 2 here, Feb. 18. More than 5,000 audience members came from the surrounding area to see the two free performances held

  • FY2013 budget cuts to impact U.S. Air Forces in Europe

    The Air Force released its fiscal 2013 budget Feb. 13 and stressed the need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while maintaining the service's agility, flexibility and readiness. These cuts include several impacts to force structure in Europe.The Air Force is requesting

  • USAFE Unit Wins Air Force Aerial Mail Terminal of the Year

    Have you ever wondered what happens to your mail after you hand it to the Airman at the post office? It doesn't just disappear into some black hole and magically appear at its destination. Instead, it rides a complex network of trucks and airplanes to get from your hands to its recipient. "Most

  • 86thMedical Logistics Flight Earns Air Force Level Award

    The 86th Medical Logistics Flight was named the 2011 Air Force Medical Service Outstanding Medical Logistics Large Activity Account of the year. Their outstanding team work at the Ramstein clinic in peace time operations and their support for contingency operations contributed significantly to the

  • Airlift Squadron celebrates 70 years

    "As a modern-day squadron, we stand on the shoulders of giants; of the people who came before us," said 1st Lt. Brett Polage, 37th Airlift Squadron historian. "They have paved the way for us to be successful, so we now show our respect for them."The 37th Airlift Squadron was activated Feb. 14, 1942

  • Counterfeits, meds, food are unwelcome imports at Germany APOs

    Many U.S. personnel stationed in Germany receive products by mail- order from the USA or other countries. Your friends and relatives in other countries can also send you things. However, some items may not be mailed to your APO address according to German law. U.S. and German customs conduct random

  • Patriot Express touches down at Ramstein

    A full-time flight mission has begun bringing Department of Defense personnel from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport to here Feb. 7, 2012.The Patriot Express is a new mission used to transport service members, their families and DoD civilians who are being assigned to bases in Germany

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