• 'Loaded 45': Team Ramstein should participate in holiday safety program

    As the year comes to an end, members of Team Ramstein are encouraged to prepare for the holiday season by participating in Loaded 45, which runs from Nov. 19 to Jan. 3.Loaded 45 was created to encourage Airmen to be good wingmen and to look out for one another during the holidays when there is

  • 21st OWS equipment 'forecast' saved millions

    As the Sembach Annex realignment plan pushes forward allowing the U.S. Army control of the former U.S. Air Force base, members of the 21st Operational Weather Squadron are making smart resource choices to save taxpayer dollars in unnecessary equipment moves. As one of the last Air Force assets left

  • 86th MMS takes mission to Arctic Circle

    Tasked with maintaining, preserving, and inventorying approximately 80 percent of U.S. Air Forces in Europe's War Reserve Material, the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron has a unique mission. Although administratively located at Ramstein, the bulk of the operations take place at sites in Luxembourg

  • Thracian Fall 2010 comes to a close for Team Ramstein

    After two weeks of training with the Bulgarian air force, Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing redeployed home to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 27.More than 60 Airmen including loadmasters, aerial porters, medics and air ground equipment experts loaded two C-130J

  • USAFE SNCOs mentor Bulgarian airmen

    U.S. Air Force  Master Sergeants John Carbon and Michael Patrick, both first sergeants from U.S. Air Forces in Europe, hosted 34 Bulgarian Air Force noncommissioned officers during an enlisted leadership seminar here Oct. 21.The seminar was part of 30 scheduled  events during Thracian Fall 2010,

  • USAFE, Bulgarian medics forge successful partnerships

    Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, joined Airmen from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Oct. 18, to participate in Thracian Fall 2010. The three-week, combined exercise is designed to provide both U.S. and

  • Operation Provide Hope reaches out to Ukraine

    More than 18 years ago, former Secretary of State James A. Baker announced a massive humanitarian mission sending medical equipment and supplies to the former Soviet Union. The operation's name--Provide Hope. The Humanitarian Assistance Program Division of the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center

  • Firefighter Combat Challenge returns to Ramstein after 5-year hiatus

    For the first time in five years firefighters and emergency responders from throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe came together for the 2010 Firefighter Combat Challenge here Oct. 9. The return of the event, previously put on hold due to real-world demands, also marked the end of the Kaiserslautern

  • ORI: Team Ramstein is 'EXCELLENT'

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Inspector General team published the results of the dual-wing Ramstein Operational Readiness Inspection Thursday morning.After five exercises over nine long months to prepare, the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing both received an EXCELLENT

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