• Weather, road info available at your finger tips

    The cold weather season has officially arrived. Temperatures are dropping drastically at night, forcing motorists to scrape ice off their windows each morning. Along with the change in temps, road conditions may change from day to day. Color-coded road condition summaries provide vehicle operators

  • 86th VRS shop enhances warrior care with new vehicle

    The 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron special purpose shop here recently reconfigured the generation two high deck patient loading platform vehicle, or HDPLP, in a record six days to make it operable for the 86th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility. Receiving the vehicle Sept. 29, the shop had to

  • Airman awarded AF Combat Action Medal

    An Airman from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing was awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal in a ceremony here Oct. 14. Tech. Sgt. Robert Scheel, currently with the 7th Weather Squadron at Wiesbaden, Germany, was a staff sergeant serving as a battlefield weather forecaster with the 18th

  • Catch the "Red Ribbon" fever

    Red Ribbon Week is a grass roots event celebrated across the United States and at military installations worldwide during the last week in October. "Stand Up and Be Counted" is the intent of this national observance, which encourages everyone in a community to take a visible stand against drugs,

  • CASF to reach major milestone in warrior care

    The 86th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility here will soon be reaching a new milestone since opening its doors and receiving its first patient six years ago. A major player in providing critical care to wounded warriors, the facility is scheduled to complete its 100,000th patient movement

  • Halloween safety precaution tips to observe

    While Halloween night is supposed to be a scary, fun time for the little ones, it can quickly become a nightmare for parents if certain safety precautions are not considered in terms of Personal Risk Management. Little ghosts and goblins will be out in numbers on Halloween night, literally running

  • Cold and flu season has arrived

    Five simple steps can help stave off the worst of the cold and flu season. 1) Get vaccinated. Although there is no vaccination for the common cold, the flu vaccine is one of the top weapons against influenza. Seasonal flu vaccination is already underway and several mass-vaccination times are already

  • Ramstein pilot receives Cheney Award

    A C-130E Hercules instructor pilot was presented the Cheney Award by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz Oct. 8 for his leadership in planning humanitarian aid missions to the country of Georgia. The Cheney Award is presented each year to a service member who demonstrates an act of valor,

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