April 25, 2019 Head and neck cancer on the rise In honor of April's National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, medical providers from the Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Oral Surgery Clinic and Speech-Language Pathology Department at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center held a head and neck cancer screening event at both the hospital and the
April 16, 2019 Former Army officer, current NFL player gives back to service members in Germany He used to hear explosions of improvised explosive devices, now he hears the explosion of a crowd’s cheers. Instead of commanding officers shouting orders, it’s now teammates calling audibles. He no longer wears a Kevlar helmet, trading it in for a football helmet. Whether it is the U.S. Army or the
April 3, 2019 496th ABS realigns under 65th ABG The 496th Air Base Squadron, Morón Air Base, Spain, was realigned from under the 86th Operations Group, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to the 65th Air Base Group, Lajes Field, Portugal, 1 April, 2019 on Morón Air Base, Spain.
March 20, 2019 Air Force Expeditionary Center commander visits 521st AMOW units U. S. Air Force Maj Gen John Gordy, Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, visited organizations aligned under the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. The squadrons, detachments, and operating locations that comprise the 521st AMOW are part of the global air mobility support system.
March 18, 2019 Ramstein Safety Office hosts Annual Pre-Season Motorcycle Safety Brief The 86th Airlift Wing Safety Office held the annual pre-season motorcycle safety brief for motorcyclists at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 15, 2019.
Dec. 17, 2018 Turning a mess into a message U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Reuben McClendon had everything going for him when he began his Air Force career in the security forces field.As a young Airman many years ago, he excelled in his duties, gained a wealth of experience from deployments, won awards left and right, and received accolades from
Dec. 14, 2018 Airlifter of the Week: 86th MDG Airman The 86th Airlift Wing commander and command chief lauded Airman 1st Class Sara Sparks, 86th Medical Support Squadron, for her professionalism and service.
Dec. 3, 2018 Airlifter of the Week: 86th CPTS budget analyst An 86th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week on Nov. 30, 2018.The 86th Airlift Wing commander and command chief lauded U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Fritz Julian for his excellence in executing the Air Force mission across the European theater
Nov. 20, 2018 86th AW prepares new flight commanders The 86th Airlift Wing hosted a flight commander’s course at the Officers Club to prepare leaders for their new positions, Nov. 15 - 16.It is common for units to thrust the responsibility of commanding flights onto company grade officers the moment they arrive on station. The course eases the
Oct. 19, 2018 KMC Airmen practice active shooter response U.S. Airmen assigned to the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron and the 86th Security Forces Squadron conducted an active shooter response exercise at the Ramstein Airman Leadership School on Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, Oct. 16, 2018.