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  • Top 6 things to check out on your LES

    When looking at a leave and earnings statement, it probably looks like a page with a bunch of boxes and 78 different things that don't make sense.However, understanding an LES is important because it lists your military pay, allowances and earned leave.This single page establishes how much money

  • Club 7 - Where community comes together

    Having a place to call home is important when transitioning into a new assignment and arguably even more important when transitioning into an overseas assignment. Many refer to Club 7 as their "home away from home."Besides being greeted with a smiling face, the facility within building 2410 features

  • Airmen, Soldiers share medical expertise

    Regardless of the branch a service member belongs, capable and efficient medical staffs are essential to getting injured personnel home safe.As the military becomes more integrated, the chances of medical teams being composed of members from multiple services learning and working with each other to

  • SABC rodeo rounds up life-saving techniques

    Members of the 86th Medical Group participated in a self-aid and buddy care rodeo July 10 on Ramstein.The rodeo was designed to give medical personnel a hands-on refresher of the potentially life-saving techniques taught in SABC."I feel like I'm back in boot camp where I learned it for the first

  • FVAP helps service members exercise their right to vote

    The Ramstein Voting Assistance Office hosted Armed Forces Voter Week here from June 30 to July 7, 2014 on Ramstein.The event was part of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, which is designed to ensure Department of Defense members, their eligible family and overseas citizens are aware of their

  • Deployment, distribution unit uses diversity for mission readiness

    Packing equipment, weighing shipments and inspecting cargo chutes is all in a day's work for members of 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Deployment and Distribution Flight.The D-Flight consists of Airmen from the aerial delivery department and distribution division who help deliver cargo to and

  • Behind the scenes with protocol

    There hangs a simple white board, covered in what seems to be the trivial scribbles of a to-do list. Though insignificant at first glance, a closer look reveals extraordinary events like meeting President Obama and the Air Force chief of staff, to planning the details of a change of command and

  • Blue Knights keep Ramstein in flight

    At a moment's notice, Airmen of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron provide combat-ready C-130J Super Hercules, designated visitor aircraft and equipment.More than 240 Airmen in the squadron work to ensure aircraft are ready to complete nearly 930 missions and 2,230 sorties a year, covering the

  • WWII vet gives final salute to friend, lifesaver

    Seventy years ago the world was at war and many lives were lost. June 6, 1944 was a day forever marked in history books as D-Day, the invasion of Normandy, France. There are many tales of heroism from that particular day, but one account has surfaced regarding the day after the initial invasion,

  • Students navigate Germany with SERE Airmen

    Having the ability to navigate through any type of terrain and be able to get from point A to point B with a compass and map can be a useful skill to have, not only in an emergency but for recreational purposes as well.Advancement via Individual Determination students from Ramstein Middle School