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  • Capt. Sonnie Stevens, 435th Aerospace Medical Squadron, won the Ramstein Idol competition March 9 with a rendition of “Always and Forever” by Heatwave. Captain Stevens, who has been with the Air Force for 15 years, will be competing in the USAFE Idol competition at Ramstein April 14. Photo by Airman 1st Class Julianne Showalter

    Ramstein crowns an Idol

    Capt. Sonnie Stevens, 435th Aerospace Medical Squadron, won the Ramstein Idol competition March 9 with a rendition of "Always and Forever" by Heatwave. Captain Stevens, who has been with the Air Force for 15 years, will be competing in the USAFE Idol competition at Ramstein April 14.
  • Cindy Secor won the Air Combat Command Joan Orr Spouse of the Year award. Photo by Airman 1st Class Julianne Showalter

    Local spouse claims ACC’s Joan Orr award

    Thousands of lives have been touched by the selfless efforts of Cindy Secor, the Air Combat Command Joan Orr Spouse of the Year award winner for 2006. As the Volunteer Coordinator for the Wounded Warrior Ministry Center at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Mrs. Secor (with the help of her fellow WWMC volunteers) coordinated the distribution of
  • Former and Current Cadre from the Ramstein Area Motivational Program perform a final retreat ceremony before the official closure March 1, Ramstein. RAMP re-motivated 222 Airmen during its three-year existence on Ramstein. Photo by Airman 1st Class Julianne Showalter

    RAMP ends three-year run

    The Ramstein Area Motivational Program held its final retreat on March 1 and officially closed its doors on March 2, ending a form of nonjudicial punishment available to commanders. "The closure was initiated after detailed analysis showed that while the program was a success, the same success could be accomplished at unit level," said Col. Kurt

  • More Survey Responses Needed; Survey Extended through March 16th

    The Overseas Housing Allowance Utility and Move-In Housing Allowance survey results across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy are below the 50-70 percent targeted response rates. Without a larger survey response, the Department of Defense will be unable to adjust the monthly utility and recurring maintenance allowance rate and the

  • “Low Carb” Diets - do they work?

    Fad diets come and go. The "Low Carb" diets have yet again received a lot of attention in the past few years. With millions of book sales and aggressive marketing campaigns, many people turn to these "Low Carb" diets such as the Atkins, South Beach, and the Zone diet for a quick and easy answer to weight loss. The problem is how do we know if they

  • Tickets available for USAFE's Annual Awards Banquet

    Tickets for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Annual Awards Banquet are available for purchase. The USAFE Annual Awards Banquet will be 6:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Ramstein Air Base Officers' Club. Ticket prices for the mixed grill (chicken and beef) are $27 for club members and $29 for nonmembers; for the grilled salmon are $24 for club members and
  • Captains Dan and Sarah Santoro, pilots with Ramstein’s 37th Airlift Squadron, have spent over 1,000 days deployed together in support of the Global War on Terrorism. Photo by Senior Airman Erin Peterson

    For better or worse: Married couple shares life, mission

    Most couples usually spend anniversaries, birthdays and Valentine's Day at a candlelit dinner. Captains Dan and Sarah Santoro are a little different, however; they usually spend their big days together in deployed locations throughout Southwest Asia. Since they started flying for operational squadrons in 2003, the couple has spent 1,070 days
  • General Johnston and Chief Viel STEP promote Tech. Sgt. James Ewing from the rank of staff sergeant. Photo by Airman 1st Class Levi Riendeau

    86th Airmen receive STEP promotions

    The two Airmen never even saw it coming. Master Sgt. Jeff Smith, an air transportation specialist for the 86th Air Mobility Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. James Ewing, a flight engineer for the 37th Airlift Squadron were both promoted Feb. 16 under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. "I had just got back from Kosovo and wasn't in the loop on
  • Dietmar Malek, technical engineer for the HEAT A1 project, inspects the device’s humvee cabin Feb. 14 prior to a demonstration at Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern. Photo by Pfc. Stephen Decatur

    ROLLOVER REVOLUTION: Improved trainer helps prepare Soldiers

    There's smoke and dust everywhere. Blood is rushing to your head, and you can feel the pressure building in your eyes. You know you need to get out, and if you've never had the experience before, you just might be freaking out. Luckily for you, there's now a way to experience a vehicle rollover without actually being in one. 21st Theater Support
  • Medics from U.S. Air Forces in Europe, including Senior Master Sgt. Daryl Webb (in sunglasses) and Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Burrell (black t-shirt), 435th Medical Group, join members of the Armed Forces of Liberia in stabilizing a victim from an auto accident. The AFL members finished learning how to quickly treat and transport victims of trauma moments earlier. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Kimberly Pietszak)

    USAFE, Liberia medics save lives

    There would be no questions on this test. Within minutes of completing two days of rigorous training in Liberia taught by medics from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 23 Armed Forces of Liberia medical technicians were put to the test when they responded to a high-speed vehicle roll-over. Outside the gate to the remote military barracks where the
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