• 86th AW welcomes new command chief

    Editor's Note: Capt. Erin Dorrance, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, recently interviewed the new 86th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Steve McDonald. He was previously assigned to Beale Air Force Base, Calif, as the 9th Mission Support Group superintendent. Q. Where do you call home? A. I was

  • Total Fit concept launched at Ramstein

    The Ramstein Health and Wellness Center, physical therapy, and fitness center staff are now collaboratively engaged in the Air Force's Total Fit pilot test. Total Fit is an effort to increase fitness levels, decrease injury rates, better prepare to fight and ultimately change the physical training

  • MPF opens with new look

    Where have all the personnelists gone? Well, the short answer is back to the military personnel flight. The MPF will open its doors March 18 with a new look and an addition of approximately 40 Airmen. The additional personnelists will come from units across the base as the Ramstein MPF reorganizes

  • Ramstein supports presidential visit

    Team Ramstein provided support for the visit of President George W. Bush to Africa Feb. 15 to 21. U. S. Air Forces in Europe, 3rd Air Force, the 435th Air Base Wing and the 86th Airlift Wing deployed servicemembers and equipment to assist Joint Task Force-Nomad Fire in Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana

  • 435th MDG participates in National Patient Safety Awareness Week

    The 435th Medical Group is joining other leading health care organizations around the globe in celebration of Patient Safety Awareness Week, Sunday to March 8. This year, the week is focused on safe medication management and effective communication as the patient safety tools of choice. The theme,

  • FMO improves customer service

    The 835th Civil Engineer Squadron furnishings management office recently identified 21 improvement areas beneficial to customers and the Air Force. Staffing of FMO has decreased from 158 employees to 143, but wait times for furniture has also dropped with the improvements - from 10 days to within

  • USAFE maintainers gain top-down view of transformation

    One of the top Air Force leaders involved in engineering a broad transformation in aircraft maintenance processes and organizational structures arrived here Feb. 19 to talk with senior leaders, wing commanders and maintainers from the 86th Maintenance Squadron and 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

  • Firefighters train in mass casualty exercise

    Billowing smoke and screaming casualties is what firefighters from the 435th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection flight faced Feb. 11, during a mass casualty exercise here. Fire trucks responded to the scene of a burning warehouse with victims still inside. "It's important we stay prepared and

  • Military Saves campaign kicks off

    Military Saves Week kicks off Sunday through March 2. The Military Saves program is a Department of Defense campaign adopted by the U.S. Air Force to promote personal financial readiness among all Airmen and their families to enhance mission readiness. Information and events are available during

  • Radar system receives overhaul, upgrades

    The 1st Combat Communications Squadron's TPN-19 tactical radar system recently completed a three-year deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The transportable radar system is the only one of its kind assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and consists of an airport surveillance

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