• Thanks to Red Cross, deployed Airman witnesses newborn's birth from afar

    In the early morning hours of Dec. 23, 2009, in a small, dimmed private room, a young Airman's life changed forever.Although he had been awake through the night, the look of eager anticipation on his face suggested otherwise. He sat, smiling from ear-to-ear, eyes glued to the real-time image of his

  • Ramstein ends ORE, heads into new year, new exercise

    Team Ramstein members recently completed operational readiness exercises here to test the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operation Wing's combat capabilities.The Phase I and Phase II exercises, held Dec. 7 through 10 and Dec. 14 through 17 respectively, focused on two priorities."We had two

  • U.S. AF, Israeli AF work hand-in hand

    Several Ramstein units, in partnership with Israeli military members, concluded their exercise here with high spirits.The 10-day exercise held Dec. 1 through 10, brought Ramstein Airmen from units such as the 435th Contingency Response Group and 37th Airlift Squadron, each doing their part whether

  • ‘Cuzzie Cares’ kits to help children cope with deployments

    Can one person's experience change the way the Air Force handles deployments? Each year, thousands of military children are affected by either a mother, father, or in some cases a sibling, deploying. One such case happened to the Choate family, sparking an idea that may just change the way the

  • Air Force officials to begin involuntary phase of retraining for NCOs

    In order to rebalance the NCO force, more than 700 Airmen volunteered this fall to retrain through the NCO retraining program. However, more than 300 additional Airmen are needed to retrain to ensure all career fields are equally manned.Phase II, which identifies non-volunteers for retraining,

  • CE emphasizes holiday decoration safety for military housing

    The 86th Civil Engineer Group is taking time this holiday season to emphasize safety in military housing. Although family housing residents may display exterior decorations, housing residents should become familiar with rules for Christmas displays.  Please follow these rules.1) Decorations may be

  • Ramstein participates in MAFEX 09

    Two of Ramstein's newest C-130J Super Hercules aircraft transited the Atlantic back to the United States to participate in the Weapons Instructor School's Mobility Air Forces Exercise 2009B. Ninety-one Air Force aircraft from across the globe assembled at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to take part in

  • CRG provides nonstop support for off-station training

    "Nonstop, no-off position" is a common phrase used to describe the 435th Contingency Response Group, and these words held true as the group participated in a 10-day training and exercise mission here.The CRG was one of numerous Ramstein units that participated in the exercise, Dec. 1 to 10 to help

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