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  • Month-long campaign raises Red Cross awareness

    As March ends so does a month long campaign to raise awareness of Red Cross programs and services and to expand current services in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. According to Natalie Holbrook, American Red Cross field office coordinator, the goals of the campaign were met. "The Red Cross

  • 86 AW uses AFSO21 for OPR/EPR process

    The 86th Airlift Wing recently found ways to reduce performance report processing time by more than 30 days using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century LEAN process preparation. A team composed of 19 members from the 86 AW, the 435th Mission Support Squadron's military personnel flight and

  • Ramstein Airmen host Rwandan Defense Force ATCs

    Ramstein recently hosted four air traffic controllers from the Rwandan Defense Force, giving them a first-hand look at how the U.S. Air Force takes care of business on the airfield. The Rwandans visited the 86th Operations Support Squadron's airfield operations flight and the1st Combat

  • Combat Comm works Healthy Star exercise

    More than 100 1st Combat Communications Squadron Airmen recently participated in a Healthy Star exercise, demonstrating the squadron's ability to stage deployments to six separate sites while supporting multiple locations during Joint Task Force Nomad Fire. According to Master Sgt. Gerry Tripp, Camp

  • CE kicks off Adopt-An-Area program

    The 735th Civil Engineer Squadron recently kicked off the Adopt-An-Area program, a KMC-wide effort to protect and enhance community areas through volunteer support. Along with the kick off, the squadron agreed to adopt Donnelly Park, one of the largest, most used common areas in the KMC. Within the

  • 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