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  • Fit to fly

    After an extended hiatus from flying, one of Ramstein's Herks is in the air again. While engineers from Lockheed Martin and the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center spent several months analyzing a peculiar crack on the C-130, the men and women of the 86th Maintenance Group converged to keep the

  • Job Shadow Day 2008

    Children will participate in Job Shadow Day Feb. 1 across the KMC. They will shadow their sponsor or a workplace mentor and complete a half-day on the job. Job Shadow Day is a nationwide effort to introduce young people to the working community through participation. Job shadowing is an academically

  • Children, parents get fit together

    Do you want to get your kids away from the television, and get a workout in for yourself? New classes in the KMC incorporating fitness with parents and children may be for you. Renee Champagne, a physical trainer that has worked with kids for more than 16 years, said fitness classes involving

  • Safety First!

    Members from two regional flying organizations, Luftsportverband Rheinland-Pfalz and AeroClub Saar, recently met with the 86th Airlift Wing Flight Safety Office to exchange safety information regarding U.S. Air Force aircraft and German civilian aircraft operating in the airspace around Ramstein Air

  • NCO receives Purple Heart at Landstuhl

    A joint terminal air controller assigned to the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron was awarded a Purple Heart Jan.16 by the new U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander, Gen. Roger A. Brady, for wounds received in action near Sinsil, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Jason "JJ" Johnson received the medal during a

  • Tax center improves service

    The Ramstein Tax Center reopened Jan. 23 for the 2007 Tax Filing Season. The Tax Center is located in base legal office, Bldg. 2137. In an effort to provide service to even more clients, the tax center has made a few changes for this tax season. First, they have expanded the number of work stations

  • Guard provides USAFE with seamless airlift support

    Unbeknownst to most of Team Ramstein, a tri-state contingent of nearly 60 Air National Guardsmen finished a 10-week tour of duty Jan. 11 with the 38th Airlift Squadron where they'd collectively hauled cargo throughout Europe before picking up their J-model C-130 Hercules and leaving just as quietly

  • USAFE hosts Job Shadow Day

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe installations will observe Job Shadow Day Feb. 1 with the theme "Connecting Classrooms and Careers." In partnership with Department of Defense Dependents Schools - Europe, students and home-schooled students will have the opportunity to see the world of work close up and