Former POW inspires audience with experiences, wisdom

Members of Team Ramstein honored prisoners of war or those missing in action at a luncheon Sept. 17 at the officers' club here. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing hosted the event in remembrance of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, featuring guest speaker retired Navy Capt. David Hoffman. "Thank

Team USAFE goes to Air Force Marathon

U.S. Air Forces in Europe will be represented by a 14-person team competing for the top spot at the 14th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 18 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.The first official marathon was held on the 50th anniversary of the Air Force and is held on the third Saturday in

Bazaar in full swing

How To Avoid Phishing

Phishing e-mails are a common occurrence for both your military and personal network systems, designed to steal your identity by asking for personal information. According to Wikipedia, "phishing is defined as the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as

Ramstein Civilians make complex C-21 engine swap

Civilian contractors from DynCorp International began replacing a C-21 aircraft engine Sept. 10 here that is projected to be completed by Sept. 16.Usually an engine conversion is done meeting time-change requirements after 1400 hours of run time, but this engine is being changed due to an

Team Ramstein continues to foster partnership with Polish Air Force

Three Polish maintenance officers toured the 86th Maintenance Group as part of an official visit to Ramstein Sept. 7 through Sept 9.The purpose of their three-day visit, which was part of the continuing partnership between the 86th Airlift Wing and the Polish Air Force, was to familiarize the

Training 'heats up' on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

Construction team members and fire trainers came together Sept. 9 here to view a new aircraft fire training simulator that will enhance future firefighter training for not only Air Force, but also host nation responders.The aircraft simulator is already scheduled for use by the 886th Civil Engineer

Former CMSAF offers USAFE Airmen words of wisdom

Fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Robert D. Gaylor visited Ramstein Sept. 6 through 10 offering words of wisdom to Airmen along the way.Chief Gaylor's primary reason for his trip was to speak at the non-commissioned officer's graduation ceremony class 2010-7, but he also wanted to maximize

USAFE members bestow highest enlisted honor

Airmen from across U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together to induct USAFE Commander Gen. Roger A. Brady into the Order of the Sword with a ceremony Sept. 8 at the Ramstein Officer's Club."I'm touched that you all are here tonight," the general said. "While I am the grateful recipient of this

Information awareness starts with users

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Information Assurance Awareness Campaign, Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, will focus on educating servicemembers and their families on how they can safeguard not only their government systems, but personal ones, too."The end result of this campaign is a more secure operating