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  • 'Candy bomber' visit reminds us of airlift's finest hour

    Retired Col. Gail Halvorsen, also known as the "Candy Bomber," is scheduled to visit the Kaiserslautern Military Community Oct. 15, 16 and 21 as part of a larger visit downrange. As part of his visit, we are honored to have him as a guest of our Air Force Ball celebrations. His attendance is made

  • Cell phones are devils in disguise

    Cell phones have become an integral part of our day-to-day functioning. ItsMonday morning and the clock's ticking before you get to the office. Thereare countless things to be done. Your child needs to be dropped off atschool, the appointment with the dentist has to be rescheduled and you

  • ORI: One team, one fight--simply outstanding

    Team Ramstein, after months of preparation we are ready for our Operational Readiness Inspection. Thank you for your steadfast determination, dedication and drive as we prepared for this inspection. Now is your chance to show the inspectors what we have always known -- just how impressive the Airmen

  • Sept 17, 18: Two days of DoD remembrance, celebration

    Today and Saturday mark important historical commemoration days for all servicemembers in the KMC.Friday, Sept. 17, POW/MIA DayToday we observe POW/MIA day, traditionally set on the third Friday in September to commemorate the more than 70,000 servicemembers who remain unaccounted for after serving

  • We remember by staying vigilant

    As we approach the 9th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, it is important for all Airmen to remember the vital role we play in ensuring the liberty and security of the United States of America and our allies. Terrorist attacks against Americans didn't start on Sept. 11, 2001. They have

  • Where’s the heat?

    Fall is here! There is a chill in the air and the leaves are turning color. So where is the heat? Before answering that question, let's provide some background. Most of the buildings in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, including housing, are connected to central hot water heating plants. These

  • It's all about attitude

    Deployments and operations in hazardous environments are a way of life in today's busy Air Force. Every week 700 to 1,000 Team Ramstein Airmen are deployed into the combat or hazardous global environment. For this very reason, we continue to test our Airmen to ensure we're ready. Although the true

  • Good, bad news in early USAFE fitness returns

    After a month of testing under the new USAF Fitness Tables, there is both bad news and good news in U.S. Air Forces in Europe. The bad news is that in more than 2,000 tests administered in the month of July, our failure rate is approximately 23 percent. The good news is that a significant number of

  • Airman's Compliance Learned as a Farm Boy

    When I lived on the farm growing up, I was allowed to operate all the equipment except the super expensive combine, which harvested the grain. My family taught me all the rules for servicing the tractors, and how to do such things as disking and planting. Though I didn't call it this at the time,

  • Thanks for a job well done

    Warriors and Wingmen! I can never say thank you enough to each and every Airman at Team Ramstein for their contributions to our Wing and the incredible feats we accomplish every day.Feats such as being USAFE's only airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations flying the C-20H, C-21, C-37,