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  • Hercules takes another step into history

    After a pre-flight briefing, a ride from the 37th Airlift Squadron to the flight line, firing up four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines and a short flight from Ramstein to Grafenwoehr Army Airfield, the mighty C-130 Hercules and the 86th Airlift Wing took another step into history. For the last

  • Discipline and vigilance keys to Information Protection

    In the age of cyberspace, protecting information should be a priority for every member associated with the military. The Air Force's annual Information Protection training defines Information Protection as "the collective policies, processes and implementation of risk management and mitigation

  • Military Child Care Takes Top Quality Spots in National Report

    The Defense Department's stateside military child care system took first place in the categories of quality oversight and standards for a second time as part of a national child care advocacy group's report, a senior official said here today. The National Association of Child Care Resource and

  • UCI: Team Ramstein is ‘Excellent’

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Inspector General team gave the results of the dual-wing Ramstein unit compliance inspection to a packed crowd April 14 in Hangar 1. During the UCI, inspectors evaluated common core compliances based on Air Force, DOD, and USAFE instructions, and rated each unit with

  • Only the strong will prevail: Landstuhl to host powerlifting competition

    Some of the strongest athletes in Europe will compete for the title of the 2009 U.S. Forces Europe Powerlifting champion at the Landstuhl Fitness Center April 18. The competition is open to all DOD ID card holders and is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m., following weigh-ins and equipment check. While

  • Ramstein dining facility renovates to better serve Airmen

    The Rheinland Inn Dining Facility is currently undergoing construction to their dining rooms to better serve servicemembers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. The renovations are an attempt to turn the cafeteria style setting into more of an authentic German style restaurant. The renovations

  • Ramstein welcomes new J-model C-130

    Ramstein's first J-model C-130 Super Hercules aircraft was welcomed by a capacity crowd  April 7 during an arrival ceremony here. Tail number 8601, the first of 14 J-models in production for the 86th Airlift Wing, also served as the first Air Force Super Hercules permanently stationed at an overseas

  • C-130J enroute to Ramstein

    Tail number 8601, the first J-model C-130 aircraft built for the 86th Airlift Wing, departed Marietta, Ga., March 30 to begin a four-leg flight overseas to Ramstein Air Base. Gen. Roger Brady, U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, was on hand at the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Plant to officially