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  • Every vote counts

    The election season is in full swing and the 2d Air Postal Squadron is working diligently to ensure every vote in U.S. Air Forces in Europe counts. Squadron personnel monitor 51 postal locations on a daily basis throughout USAFE to make sure absentee ballots and voting material is properly handled

  • Acting to prevent violence: let’s stop sexual assault

    The U.S Air Forces in Europe Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program is offering several performances by a professional acting company that specializes in teaching people about preventing relationship violence. Deana's Educational Theater from Boston will tour Ramstein, Spangdahlem Air Base,

  • German smoking ban to go into effect

    In most German states, smoking in restaurants, pubs, discotheques, movie theaters, schools, hospitals and public institutions is prohibited as of Jan. 1. The states of Baden-Wuerrtemberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen and Hessen implemented the non-smokers protection law last year already.

  • Teleport certification advances communications effectiveness

    It's no secret that having the ability to communicate is an essential element to accomplish day-to-day operations at home. Anytime and anywhere members of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron are tasked to deploy, they play a key role in the mission's success by employing a variety of robust

  • Sergeant Wells receives Bronze Star

    Col. Earl Matthews, 435th Air Base Wing commander, awarded Staff Sgt. Jayson Wells, team leader of the 332nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Balad Air Base, Iraq, the Bronze Star medal Jan. 24 for meritorious conduct from Jan. 9 to June 25, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Wells

  • Postal Ops: We Deliver for You!

    "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." -- Unofficial Postman's Motto (adapted from Herodotus' Histories) With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, the KMC postal team paused to reflect on the record

  • C-130 Hercules goes to Africa

    The C-130 Hercules touched down on an unremarkable stretch of dirt in central Africa. Less than four minutes later the aircraft was accelerating and airborne - climbing away from the landing zone and setting a southeasterly course toward civilization. The mission was over for the C-130 crew as they

  • LE desk gets new look

    After more than a year of redesign and refurbishing, the Ramstein Law Enforcement Desk in Bldg. 2371 is finally completed. Renovations on the outdated and undersized control center began in November 2006. "Security forces technologies such as alarm systems, camera and surveillance systems, are