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  • 86th AW welcomes new vice commander

    Team Ramstein welcomed the new 86th Airlift Wing Vice Commander, Col. Stephen P. Lambert, June 1. "First and foremost, I'm here to execute the vision and plan General Dillon has in place," the new vice commander said. "Our job today can be challenging because we as a nation are constantly learning

  • Youth Programs to offer “All Sports Camp”

    Vogelweh Youth Programs plan to host an "All Sports Camp" for youth ages 9 to 12-years old, June 21 through 25 in Bldg. 1057 at Vogelweh Housing.The camp will focus on a variety of sports throughout the week to help bring youngsters together for sports fun during the summer."The purpose of this

  • Celebrity Chef visits the KMCC

    Celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse recently visited the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center to celebrate the release of his new book and perform an hour-long cooking demonstration for military members and their families.The visit was Chef Emeril's first international military cooking

  • First active-duty ISO inspection occurs on Ramstein's first C-130J

    The first isochronal inspection on Ramstein's earliest C-130J Super Hercules aircraft kicked off here May 26. A team of about 60 active-duty Airmen from different specialty codes, all familiar with the J-model examined tail number 8601, during the 10-day inspection.An ISO inspection, much like a

  • Ramstein completes another exercise, continues toward ORI

    Members of Team Ramstein recently completed the May Phase I and II operational readiness exercise here to test the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's deployment and combat readiness.Starting May 17, the eight-day exercise prepared the wings both here and in a "deployed

  • Combat Comm supports 'Sentry Gold,' builds partnerships in Bulgaria

    Airmen flood the flightline. Aircraft taxi, take off and land. Maintainers keep the planes safe for flight. It's busy. This is nothing out of the norm for flightlines across the U.S. Air Force, but this isn't a U.S. Air Force base. This is Graf Ignatievo Air Force Base in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and the

  • Battlefield Airmen participate in Czech-British exercise 'Flying Rhino'

    More than 3,000 servicemembers from 10 different countries, including 22 U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airmen and forward air controllers, gathered in the Czech Republic recently to participate in Flying Rhino 2010. The three-week exercise that ended May 20, is a multinational,

  • Airmen, C-130Js provide link to building partnerships in Africa

    Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing partnered with 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) recently to put a strong emphasis on building relationships between the U.S. military and African nations.Flintlock 10, a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored exercise running through May 23, does just that. The exercise is