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  • 37th AS takes to the water

    Ramstein Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron recently participated in a two-day over-water category 1 training mission which took place over the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 7 and 8. Pilots upgrading to aircraft commander must participate in these types of missions while flying without available navigation

  • HAW, Ramstein team up for training

    Airmen from the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary and Ramstein personnel are coming together Jan. 10 to 13 for aerial port training that is scheduled to be conducted near Ramstein and Grafenwoer, Germany.The training will consist of two personnel airdrop flights and two heavy equipment

  • New 'bird' finds home with 76th AS

    A C-37A was introduced to team Ramstein and the 76th Airlift Squadron Dec. 7 to help increase the flying capabilities of the distinguished visitor mission here.The new aircraft is the military version of the Gulfstream V ultra-long-range-business aircraft and is the first C-37A to be stationed here.

  • 435th AGOW welcomes new commander

    The men and women of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing welcomed their new commander in a ceremony in Hangar 5 here Dec. 13.Col. John Shapland accepted the command from Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, 3rd Air Force commander, making him the second commander since the wing stood up in July 2009."It is a

  • F-86F to be reunited with 86 AW

    Airmen from Ramstein came together to begin a restoration project Nov. 30, which will bring an F-86F aircraft from Sembach Annex to be on display here in the near future.The project is a team effort between the 86th Maintenance Squadron, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 786th Civil Engineer

  • Operation Provide Hope supports Ukrainian medical facilities

    The Humanitarian Assistance Program located in Pirmasens, Germany, recently completed an Operation Provide Hope project in Simferopol, Ukraine, where medical supplies and training were provided to help increase their medical capabilities. Operation Provide Hope is a State Department humanitarian

  • Great American Smokeout, helping people quit one day at a time

    The American Cancer Society has marked Nov. 18 as the 35th Great American Smokeout, encouraging smokers to use this day to quit using tobacco or to make a plan to quit smoking. The Ramstein Health and Wellness Center encouraged members of Team Ramstein to grasp this day and try to and kick their

  • Ramstein stands up two force support squadrons

    After more than two years of planning and waiting, the 86th Mission Support Squadron and 86th Services Squadron officially deactivated and fused functions to form the 86th and 786th Force Support squadrons in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in Hangar 2 on Ramstein. By direction of the Air Staff, MSS

  • Academy exchange programs brings French cadets to Ramstein

    Salon-de-Provence Air Base, France, sent eight cadets to Ramstein Nov. 14 - 20 with hopes of introducing the young cadet's to the way the U.S. military operates on a day-to-day basis. The visit marked the first time cadets from the French Air Force Academy attended an immersion tour of an American