New unit, new way of doing international business

Tuesday morning a C-17 Globemaster III sat on the end of the runway at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as many others do, but this particular aircraft is quite different. As loadmasters and the crew pace around completing preflight checklists, you can't help but notice the nation patches on their flight

Cycling class pedals to healthier lifestyle

Looking for an alternative to running outdoors? Cycling class, or spin class, might just be the answer. The Vogelweh Fitness Center offers several classes throughout the work week to help accommodate almost any schedule -- two classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and

Allied Strike prepares JTACs for OEF

Phase II of KMCC set to open

Just over a month ago during the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center first stage of opening, base officials opened the doors of several 86th Services Squadron facilities -- Ramstein Inn's Visitor's Quarters, Outdoor Recreation, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Ramstein Tickets and Tours, the Sports

Allied Strike preps JTACs to put bombs on target

Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and North Atlantic Treaty Organization joint terminal attack controllers and tactical air control party members joined together at Grafenwoehr, Germany, to participate in an exercise known as Allied Strike IV Aug. 2 to 7. Known as JTACs, their primary duty is to direct

New facility to enhance deployment ops

Since late 2005, Ramstein's Joint Mobility Processing Center has served as the hub for deployment operations originating or terminating here. Recently, the JMPC facility was demolished, to give way to a new facility -- the Installation Deployment Readiness Center. Although the JMPC run by the 86th

AMC Space-A Web site consolidates travel information

Space-available travel is one of the benefits of a military life, each year servicemembers active and reserve as well as retirees and dependents use it as a viable option to commercial travel. For many servicemembers throughout Europe Space-A is not only a benefit, but their only way to travel back

Silver Flag provides contingency training for USAFE Airmen

Airmen from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe from as far away as Italy and England participated in a week-long contingency operations training here July 27 to 31. Participants from a variety of career fields, including civil engineers, services, logistics, medical members and personnelists were

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