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  • 100 jumps make for an exciting AF career

    As a reporter, I just know some interviews are going to make a great story. Pulling into a parking space at the 435th Contingency Response Group building to interview the commander, I knew I was in for one of those great stories. What gave me that clue? Parked in the commander's spot in front of the

  • Club 100: Prioritize fitness

    Every month, the Kaiserslautern Military Community members who score a perfect 100 on all categories of their official Air Force Fitness Assessment are recognized with a certificate (or a letter of recognition) and their picture displayed in the base newspaper. Last month, we captured some valuable

  • 886th CES -- ‘ready to roll’

    In the KMC, there is an organization that is constantly on the lookout for you. This group responds to emergencies, educates about safety, prevents fires and attacks, and works with local agencies to ensure your safety both on and off base. They are the men and women of the 886th Civil Engineer

  • Sembach transfer enhances dental mission

    The Sembach Annex Consolidation and Transfer plan, used to direct the necessary actions for the consolidation of functions currently located at the Sembach Annex, Germany, to other locations, has left many of the facilities on the base empty. The Area Dental Laboratory, however, is one of the few

  • Broken dental appointments impact entire KMC

    Missing a dental appointment may not seem like a big deal to the average person, but to the 86th Dental Squadron here, it was their biggest issue last year.During the 2009 calendar year, the dental squadron averaged about 260 broken appointments each month, which added up to more than 3,100 failed

  • Ramstein celebrates 50 years of Air Force chiefs

    Ramstein Area Chiefs Group marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment by Air Force officials of the rank of chief master sergeant with a celebration to honor our enlisted heritage Dec. 1."To those on active duty today, the rank of chief master sergeant is viewed as something that has always

  • What is Energy?

    Energy is the ability to do work. It comes in different forms -- heat (thermal), light (radiant), mechanical, electrical, chemical and nuclear energy. There are two types of energy -- stored (potential) energy and working (kinetic) energy. For example, the food you eat contains chemical energy and

  • Meet your Ramstein teachers

    The 2009 school year is in full swing. Currently, there are more than 3,000 students enrolled in the Department of Defense Dependent Schools on Ramstein Air Base, more than 800 of them at Ramstein Elementary School. Recently, the 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs office went out to talk with two

  • Engineer's AF winning design improves Ramstein's quality of life

    Winning one Air Force-level award can seem like a feat in and of itself; winning two awards at the same time is extraordinary. One Ramstein mechanical engineer assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron recently achieved the exceptional honor of receiving two Air Force awards. German local

  • JTAC provides perfect precision on and off duty

    It seems like a farfetched idea for a young man who wanted to be a tattoo artist to end up in the Air Force with one of the most extreme jobs as joint terminal attack controller, but this is just what happened to a member of the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron in Wiesbaden, Germany. Tech. Sgt.