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  • RAMP ends three-year run

    The Ramstein Area Motivational Program held its final retreat on March 1 and officially closed its doors on March 2, ending a form of nonjudicial punishment available to commanders. "The closure was initiated after detailed analysis showed that while the program was a success, the same success could

  • More Survey Responses Needed; Survey Extended through March 16th

    The Overseas Housing Allowance Utility and Move-In Housing Allowance survey results across Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Italy are below the 50-70 percent targeted response rates. Without a larger survey response, the Department of Defense will be unable to adjust the monthly utility and

  • “Low Carb” Diets - do they work?

    Fad diets come and go. The "Low Carb" diets have yet again received a lot of attention in the past few years. With millions of book sales and aggressive marketing campaigns, many people turn to these "Low Carb" diets such as the Atkins, South Beach, and the Zone diet for a quick and easy answer to

  • Tickets available for USAFE's Annual Awards Banquet

    Tickets for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Annual Awards Banquet are available for purchase. The USAFE Annual Awards Banquet will be 6:30 p.m. on April 6 at the Ramstein Air Base Officers' Club. Ticket prices for the mixed grill (chicken and beef) are $27 for club members and $29 for nonmembers; for

  • For better or worse: Married couple shares life, mission

    Most couples usually spend anniversaries, birthdays and Valentine's Day at a candlelit dinner. Captains Dan and Sarah Santoro are a little different, however; they usually spend their big days together in deployed locations throughout Southwest Asia. Since they started flying for operational

  • 86th Airmen receive STEP promotions

    The two Airmen never even saw it coming. Master Sgt. Jeff Smith, an air transportation specialist for the 86th Air Mobility Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. James Ewing, a flight engineer for the 37th Airlift Squadron were both promoted Feb. 16 under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program. "I had

  • ROLLOVER REVOLUTION: Improved trainer helps prepare Soldiers

    There's smoke and dust everywhere. Blood is rushing to your head, and you can feel the pressure building in your eyes. You know you need to get out, and if you've never had the experience before, you just might be freaking out. Luckily for you, there's now a way to experience a vehicle rollover

  • USAFE, Liberia medics save lives

    There would be no questions on this test. Within minutes of completing two days of rigorous training in Liberia taught by medics from the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 23 Armed Forces of Liberia medical technicians were put to the test when they responded to a high-speed vehicle roll-over. Outside the

  • KMC Airman receives Bronze Star for efforts in Iraq

    It was, in short, an ambush. It is a story of blasts from multiple improvised explosive devices, small arms fire bursting from the grass, and a long wait, exposed on Iraq's deadly roads. But it's a tale Tech. Sgt. Matthew Walter tells dismissively. "They started it," the Reynolds, Ind., native said.

  • MUNS missile overhaul creates big savings

    When U.S. Air Forces in Europe recently moved to shift serviceable rocket motors from the older, first generation AIM-120A Advanced Medium-Range Air to Air Missiles and put them in the unserviceable, yet newer and more capable AIM-120B and C models, the 435th Munitions Squadron volunteered to front