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  • Col. Charles Henderson, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing vice commander, greets families arriving from Turkey March 30, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Ramstein was designated as a ‘transition location’ for families to await travel to their subsequent duty locations. However, a number of families will relocate to Ramstein for an extended period of time. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)

    First families arrive at Ramstein from Turkey

    The first group of families arrived at Ramstein at approximately 3 p.m. today after the Department of State and the Secretary of Defense approved the ordered departure of dependents of service members and Department of Defense civilian personnel currently stationed in Adana, Izmir, and Mugla, Turkey. As dependents depart Turkey, Ramstein has been
  • Inter-European Air Forces Academy students collaborate during a team building exercise during a combined mobile professional military education course for international officers and NCOs in Brno, Czech Republic. Twenty-one students from Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania and Romania participated in the course. IEAFA’s first five-week in-residence course begins April 25, 2016, at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Travis Robbins/Released)

    Mobile team takes on nations education

    Airmen from the Inter-European Air Forces Academy traveled to Brno, Czech Republic, to hold a two-week test course on ideas, theories and concepts on leadership and self-development Feb. 23 to March 4.The mobile training team's visit was a proof-of-concept course intended to provide a sample of the full five-week in-residence course."IEAFA offers a
  • Medical professionals look at a transport isolation system aboard a C-17 Globemaster III during the Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course March 17, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The transport isolation system is an innovative capability that allows the Department of Defense to provide aeromedical evacuation for patients with known or suspected exposure to a contagious and infectious disease, including the Ebola virus and severe acute respiratory syndrome, and to protect the airframe, aircrew and support personnel as well as provide worldwide patient transport capability in case of a biological event. More than 200 attendees from 23 nations took part in the summit to discuss this year’s focus on “Aerospace Medicine-From the Ground Up.” (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Armando Schwiermorales)

    23 nations attend aerospace medicine summit

    Medical professionals from 23 nations attended the Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 14 to 18.The annual event is a joint effort between the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Command Surgeon's office and NATO to share information in the
  • Senior Airman Amber Marcum, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard base honor guard program coordinator, discusses ways to display flags with Staff Sgt. Casey Chillemi, 86th Munitions Squadron munitions controller, March 15, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Chillemi and other members of the Ramstein Honor Guard learned skills and techniques from U.S. Air Force Honor Guard members to become better honor guardsmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

    Ramstein Airmen train for honor

  • A CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron from RAF Mildenhall, England, is parked at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 15, 2016. Ramstein provides a hub for transient aircraft to carry out world-wide missions any time anywhere. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski)

    RAF Mildenhall Osprey stops at Ramstein

  • Gen. Carlton D. Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, talks with Airmen from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing during his visit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 10, 2016. The general visited the 521st Airmen to see how they perform their day to day jobs and contribute to global reach. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)

    AMC commander, command chief visit 521st AMOW

    Gen. Carlton D. Everhart, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Shelina Frey, AMC command chief, visited Airmen from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing March 9 through 10.The visit gave Everhart and Frey a chance to see how 521st AMOW Airmen expedite the Air Force's global reach with command and control, maintenance support and
  • Staff Sgt. Francois “Fix” Xavier, French Army joint terminal attack controller in training, helps his fellow JTACs pinpoint a location during exercise Serpentex 16, March 9, 2016. Serpentex 16 is a French-led exercise with more than 200 Airmen, who participate with 12 other nations in the French-led exercise Serpentex 16 from March 7 -25, 2016.

    US, Canadian, French JTACS build partnership capacity

  • The 76th Airlift Squadron provides safe, world-class priority airlift for civilian and military leaders and ensures a continuous aeromedical evacuation capability. (courtesy graphic)

    76th AS executes mission on four continents

    Airmen from the 76th Airlift Squadron engaged in flight operations on four different continents across the globe Feb. 21, through March 3.The 76th's mission is to provide safe, world-class priority airlift for civilian and military leaders and ensure a continuous aeromedical evacuation capability.  The success of the simultaneous recent mission
  • Wilbur Boulware poses for a photo Mar. 8, 2016, at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Traumatic Brain Injury & Rehabilitation Clinic. Boulware, a patient and an American Red Cross volunteer, served in the U.S. Army for 24 years before suffering from a stroke, and is now a friendly face to people that walk into the clinic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

    TBI: Detect, don't neglect

    For many, it starts with a headache--but millions of people get headaches every year, so it's nothing out of the ordinary... right?Soon however, the headache carries over for days, weeks and sometimes months. Suddenly, it becomes apparent to these individuals that something is wrong, but they don't report it and continue to live with a constant
  • Capt. Brandon Alford, 7th Weather Squadron chief of contingency plans and programs, judges a junior ROTC drill performance during the annual Department of Defense Education Activity Europe drill team championship held on Vogelweh, Germany, March 5, 2016. Approximately 100 Air Force and Navy junior ROTC teams from across Europe gathered at Kaiserslautern High School to compete in the annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko)

    Junior ROTC cadets compete in Europe competition

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