• 86th AW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 86th Airlift Wing came together in the Dual Bay Hangar on Ramstein Air Base July 31 to welcome their new commander. Colonel Mark Dillon took command of the 86th AW from Brig. Gen. Bill Bender at a ceremony officiated by Lt. Gen. Philip Breedlove, 3rd Air Force commander. "Colonel

  • Ramstein brings home hardware from RODEO

    Airmen from Team Ramstein recently competed at the 2009 Air Mobility Command RODEO competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 19 to 24, bringing home six awards between the 86th Airlift Wing, the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. The week-long mobility

  • Out with old, in with new – KMC renovates dorms

    While Ramstein Air Base undergoes a constant change with construction, one thing that can be found is the tear down of old dorms to replace them with new facilities. One of the newest construction projects currently taking place on Ramstein is the tear down of the dorm directly across from Mom's

  • CrossFit boosts fitness, readiness for KMC members

    People frequenting the Ramstein Air Base North Side Gym might occasionally notice a group of individuals walking on their hands, throwing around medicine balls and performing other seemingly odd workouts at all hours of the day. Those people are part of a growing group of Ramstein athletes who

  • Ramstein family, youth programs benefit from last year's CFC

    The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas presented Ramstein Air Base's family support and youth program with a check from the 2008 campaign contributions at the youth center here July 21. Renee Acosta, president and CEO of Global Impact the Department of Defense campaigns management organization for

  • Women's club donates to charity organizations

    The German-American and International Women's Club recently hosted a ceremony at the Casimirsaal in Kaiserslautern to distribute donations from the proceeds of their annual 2009 Pfennig Bazaar. The Pfennig Bazaar, which took place Feb. 27 to March 1, is known as the biggest flea market in the West

  • C-130E gets last tune-up at Ramstein

    The 86th Maintenance Squadron completed its final isochronical inspection on the C-130E Hercules aircraft here July 22, as they continue to add the C-130J Super Hercules models to their fleet. The final C-130E model, tail number 7897, was the last of its kind to go through the 10-day inspection

  • SENTINEL FOCUS improves intelligence support

     Members of the 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group here will observe and learn how the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System enterprise operates worldwide during SENTINEL FOCUS '09 held Aug. 2 to 6. At Ramstein, the 693rd ISR Group uses the DCGS to support Operation

  • Bring up your fitness, join Club 100

    -- Every month,  Ramstein Air Base recognizes those members who earn a perfect 100 on their annual physical fitness assessment with a certificate or letter of recognition and their picture displayed in the base paper. In May, the Ramstein Health and Wellness Center posed a few questions to two

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