• They've done it, they've done it: KMC All-Stars win spot in World Series

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community Little League All-Star team earned a spot in the Little League World Series by beating Ukraine 10-0 in five innings. This win marked the first time since 1999 that the Ramstein, in fact a team from the Department of Defense, has made it to the Little League

  • Ramstein senior airmen await staff sergeant release

    Several Ramstein senior airmen will be selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant Aug. 20 at 3 p.m. The list will be released publicly via the Web on the Air Force Portal and the Air Force Personnel Center's public and "Ask" Web sites. Once released, the selections will remain tentative

  • New unit, new way of doing international business

    Tuesday morning a C-17 Globemaster III sat on the end of the runway at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as many others do, but this particular aircraft is quite different. As loadmasters and the crew pace around completing preflight checklists, you can't help but notice the nation patches on their flight

  • Cycling class pedals to healthier lifestyle

    Looking for an alternative to running outdoors? Cycling class, or spin class, might just be the answer. The Vogelweh Fitness Center offers several classes throughout the work week to help accommodate almost any schedule -- two classes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and

  • Phase II of KMCC set to open

    Just over a month ago during the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center first stage of opening, base officials opened the doors of several 86th Services Squadron facilities -- Ramstein Inn's Visitor's Quarters, Outdoor Recreation, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Ramstein Tickets and Tours, the Sports

  • Allied Strike preps JTACs to put bombs on target

    Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and North Atlantic Treaty Organization joint terminal attack controllers and tactical air control party members joined together at Grafenwoehr, Germany, to participate in an exercise known as Allied Strike IV Aug. 2 to 7. Known as JTACs, their primary duty is to direct

  • New facility to enhance deployment ops

    Since late 2005, Ramstein's Joint Mobility Processing Center has served as the hub for deployment operations originating or terminating here. Recently, the JMPC facility was demolished, to give way to a new facility -- the Installation Deployment Readiness Center. Although the JMPC run by the 86th

  • AMC Space-A Web site consolidates travel information

    Space-available travel is one of the benefits of a military life, each year servicemembers active and reserve as well as retirees and dependents use it as a viable option to commercial travel. For many servicemembers throughout Europe Space-A is not only a benefit, but their only way to travel back

  • Silver Flag provides contingency training for USAFE Airmen

    Airmen from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe from as far away as Italy and England participated in a week-long contingency operations training here July 27 to 31. Participants from a variety of career fields, including civil engineers, services, logistics, medical members and personnelists were

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