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  • 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

  • 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.