• Blue Knights: Airpower day and night

    The 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, provides combat-ready C-130J Super Hercules and designated visitor operational support aircraft and equipment to support European Command, Central Command and African Command mission taskings. The more than 260 members of the 86th

  • AF releases mid-year selective re-enlistment bonus list, changes

    Air Force officials today released the fiscal year 2012 mid-year selective re-enlistment bonus list along with some changes to the program.In addition to a rebalance in overall payments, the Air Force identified 53 Air Force specialties, down from 78, to receive bonuses. Based on the semiannual

  • 86th CEG wins championship title

    The sun beats down on the softball field as a batter steps to the plate. He wipes sweat off his brow and digs his foot into the batter's box to get ready for the pitch. It's the final game of the Ramstein Intramural Softball Tournament and his team only needs one more run to win the trophy.The pitch

  • Ramstein Rogues rugby club prepares to begin season

    Blood, sweat and mud is rubbed deep into the shorts, jersey and socks of the players - standing on the opposing sides of these beasts feels like facing a brick wall.When two teams totaling 30 men of equal size and stature take the field, nothing else can be heard but the grunts and cracks when they

  • Ramstein Youth Center hosts football camp

    The Ramstein Youth Center here, along with 18 volunteers, hosted a football camp, at Donnelly Park, July 9 - 12.The camp was designed for skill levels from the ages of 9 to 17. The camp taught the participants football techniques while also placing an emphasis on proper workouts. "This camp showed

  • SERE helps aircrew remain mission ready

    Surviving, evading, resisting and escaping -- SERE specialists teach these lifesaving techniques to aircrew members to ensure they keep current after initial training.The refresher SERE course is taught once a month and crew members learn combatives and go through crash scenarios, one in the woods

  • KMC wowed by technology in 2012 Tech Expo

     The Kaiserslautern Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Chapter 158 hosted the 2012 Technology Expo at the Officer's Club, here, July 17 through 18.This year's theme, "Discovering solutions for every mission" reached more than 700 service members, civilians and contractors on

  • New RamExpress tanks ready to fuel

    The new Ramstein Express gas station located along Lincoln Blvd., south of Lincoln Circle, quietly started operations here July 17.Service members are able to use each of the 28 gas pumps from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week until the grand opening in August when the RamExpress store officially

  • Fuels management keeps planes in the sky

    The 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight supports defense readiness through Responsive Fuel and Cryogenic Support to U.S. and NATO Forces. Ramstein Air Base is the third busiest transit airbase in the Air Force, issuing more than $521 million of fuels and cryogenic material to

  • Chief's Perspective: Analog leadership in digital times

    The United States Air Force is the world's most advanced air, space and cyberspace force. Most of that can be attributed to you -- our outstanding Airmen -- but technology also plays a huge role. Advanced tools help us maintain an advantage over our adversaries. Technology has enabled our continuing

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