• PCS policy changes promote stability, quality of life

    Air Force officials have modified two permanent change of station policies to give Airmen more flexible assignment options and better force development opportunities. The time on station requirement for government funded join-spouse assignments, where the Air Force assigns military couples (when

  • Preferred providers tour Ramstein medical facilities

    Members from the TRICARE-Europe Preferred Provider Network toured medical facilities they help support here, June 4, in an effort to bring host nation physicians and medical staff together. Among those facilities was the 435th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, as well as a static tour of an

  • Ramstein opens new facility, provides IT support

    Air Combat Command's 690th Network Systems Squadron Detachment 1 recently celebrated the grand opening of the Ramstein Enterprise Information Technology Service Desk here with a ribbon cutting ceremony May 29. "This ESD facility opening is a very special event for Air Force network operations," said

  • 86th AGE flight shows benefits of AFSO21

    In March 2006 when former Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne called for a new way to evaluate how the Air Force operates, called AFSO21, he encouraged the elimination of unnecessary steps. He suggested the Air Force leverage on technology, using the right tools and techniques to see any

  • 435th ABW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 435th Air Base Wing came together in Hangar 1 on Ramstein Air Base June 11 to welcome their new commander. Col. Thomas Gould took command of the 435th ABW from Col. Don Bacon at a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Mark Zamzow, 3rd Air Force vice commander. "We at the 3rd Air Force are

  • Team Ramstein supports D-Day anniversary events

    More than 70 Ramstein Airmen were part of the weeklong festivities celebrating the 65th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France, June 4 to 7. Though the Air Force as we know it today was not around in 1944, airpower certainly played a key role in the events that led to the liberation of France.

  • Ramstein opens 10K running trail

    The Northside Fitness Center opened the 10 kilometer "Hercules" Running Trail here June 9. The trail was developed for distance runners to have a dedicated location to safely practice. "We are calling this the 'Hercules Trail' because it honors our C-130 Hercules mission and you have to be 'Hercules

  • Air Force officials revise fitness program

    The need for a "clear, understandable and simpler" fitness program will mean significant changes to the Air Force's current fitness program, said the service's top officer during a senior leadership conference held June 4 through 6 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Air Force Chief of Staff

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