• Ramstein welcomes a new Command Chief

    Ramstein servicemembers welcomed the new 86th Airlift Wing Command Chief, Chief Master Sgt. Vernon Butler Nov. 13.Chief Butler will take the lead as principle advisor to 86th AW and Kaiserslautern Military Community Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon with regards to the morale, welfare, discipline,

  • Air Force officials reinforce tattoo, body alteration policy

    Air Force senior leaders here have taken steps to ensure Air Force dress and personal appearance standards are applied consistently across the service."It's about enforcing and maintaining Air Force standards," said Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III, the deputy chief of staff for manpower and

  • KMC honors its non-U.S., U.S. civilian employees

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community recently honored its non-U.S. and U.S. civilian employees with a ceremony here for their years of service to the Air Force. About 90 of the 131 distinguished civilians were present to receive awards and tokens of appreciation Dec. 4 from KMC Commander Brig. Gen.

  • Officials launch new Air Force community Web site

    Ramstein Area Chiefs Group marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment by Air Force officials of the rank of chief master sergeant with a celebration to honor our enlisted heritage Dec. 1."To those on active duty today, the rank of chief master sergeant is viewed as something that has always

  • Ramstein units receive AF-level award

    The Air Force recently validated the work members of the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing (formerly the 435th Air Base Wing) and Headquarters 3rd Air Force accomplished within the past few years.Headquarters 3rd AF Commander Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc presented both the wings with the

  • Look for Ramstein Holiday Greetings now available online

    Members of the Joint Hometown News Service visited Ramstein for two days Sept. 22 and 23, filming 411 holiday greetings to be aired on television stations across the globe.This year the Joint Hometown News Service posted more than 8,000 holiday greetings from servicemembers and their families

  • Ramstein Airmen contribute to force protection down range

    Ramstein Airmen are providing crucial contributions to the force protection mission down range, more specifically to the 332nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Force Protection unit.The 332nd ECES, located at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, is made up of Airmen from 60 different Air Force specialties

  • Ramstein ramps up for OREs

    Despite an already hectic operations tempo, members of the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing will soon test their deployment operations and capabilities during the upcoming operational readiness exercises here.The ORE will consist of Phase I and Phase II exercises, scheduled

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