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  • Botswana Defense Force learns about warehouse management

    Five members of the Botswana Defense Force, or BDF, visited Ramstein last week to learn about the Air Force's warehouse management procedures and operations.The 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron hosted the visit, touring the group through the base's inbound cargo sections, receiving section,

  • C-17 surpasses its 1 millionth flying hour

    A C-17 Globemaster III on a routine air evacuation mission from Iraq flew the Air Force transport fleet past the 1 millionth flying hour mark on its return to this airlift hub today.There were no bands or dignitaries waiting for the plane -- from the Mississippi Air National Guard's 172nd Airlift

  • C-17s would help USAFE's air mobility business

    As the need grows for more Air Force transports to move cargo and troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. Air Forces in Europe is feeling the pinch.Today, most Air Force airlift missions support military operations in the two countries, said Col. Phil Bossert, commander of 16th Air Force's air mobility

  • Navigator takes on training challenge

    A C-130 Hercules navigator said helping train the Airmen of the Iraqi Air Force's first operational transport unit was no easy task.Capt. Jeremy Smith of the 37th Airlift Squadron here served a tour with the 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron's advisory committee at Balad Air Base, Iraq, helping

  • Sergeant's job is for the dogs

    Staff Sgt. Robert Van Hulle is a dog's best friend at this busy airlift base. And military working dog Diego, a Belgian Malinois, appreciates that.The security forces sergeant met Diego and his partner, Staff Sgt. Markus Hunt, when they transited Ramstein on their way home after a tour in Southwest

  • Ramstein Airmen train Iraqis to fly, fix C-130s

    Ramstein Airmen deployed to Iraq to train Iraqis on the C-130 Hercules aircraft -- standing up the first Iraqi airlift squadron under the country's new regime.A Ramstein pilot, navigator and enlisted maintainers deployed from August through January to train their Iraqi counterparts to fly and

  • Ramstein airlift mission at full speed

    This airlift hub is now the main "pit stop" on the United States-to-Iraq supply route because of its high-tech facilities and ability to fix aircraft.That makes Ramstein not only the "gateway to Europe," but also the "gateway to U.S. Central Command," said Col. Jeff Derrick, commander of the 723rd

  • Ramstein's transformation edging toward fruition

    Parts of this hectic airlift hub are still under construction as the historic base transforms into the Air Force's European super base.The work is part of the Department of Defense's largest ongoing construction project -- a $500 million boon for the base near Kaiserslautern, said Col. Carlos

  • Ramstein wins CINC Installation Excellence Award

    Brig. Gen. Robert C. Kane, 86th Airlift Wing and Kaiserslautern Military Community commander, announced April 6 that Ramstein won the 2006 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence, saying the base is "truly the biggest, busiest and best in the U.S. Air Force.""I've known it for