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  • 86th AMXS Airmen maintain aircraft safety

    Aerospace propulsion technicians and a crew chief with the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on repairing multiple C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 21, 2014. The maintainers were responsible for preparing the wing of one C-130 for a safety inspection and another for a

  • 435th CRG: melting pot of Airmen

    With three squadrons and 45 separate Air Force Specialty Codes dedicated to expeditionary operations, being ready to deploy within a moment's notice means the 435th Contingency Response Group has an uncommon mission in the Air Force.Airmen from the 435th CRG play an important role as U.S. Air Forces

  • Fallen TACP Airmen honored with 24-hour run

    The only visible light was a small flame as it crackled under the cold night sky in Germany. Acting as a lantern in the void, it lured a small group of Airmen shrouding them from an intense chill which has taken hold of the land.Gathered around the fire, weathered from exhaustion, they share their

  • PPE: good for you, good for me

    Starting from basic military training, the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense course has been a staple of Air Force training.Hazardous warfare can strike at any time, so it's essential for Airmen to keep their training constantly relevant.The CBRN defense course at Ramstein Air

  • Airman devotes life to service

    Long before he could fit into combat boots, or even speak English, Peter Karpawitz-Godt was becoming familiar with military life.Born in the most northern town in Germany, Karpawitz-Godt was raised the son of a German police officer in the midst of WWII.After moving to Kassel, a major German city,

  • Mass casualty training strengthens first responder skills

    The 86th Medical Group hosted a mass casualty training March 13, 2014, Ramstein Air Base Germany. During the training Airmen played the role of patients suffering during a crisis while members of the medical group provided immediate care and transported them to a medical clinic as quickly as

  • ATC Airmen aim for checkmate

    A small room with walls made of glass stands 11 stories in the air, filled with only a few air traffic controllers and the quiet chatter of their radios. Tracking, coordinating and directing aircraft coming in and out of Germany, air traffic controllers from the 86th Operations Support Squadron

  • On ground, in air, we care

    Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a training opportunity while flying over Germany in a C-130J Super Hercules belonging to the 37th Airlift Squadron March 6, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This training opportunity tested flight nurses and aeromedical evacuation

  • Empowering, enabling women world-wide

    Women in American society have an interesting history. From not being able to contribute anything to our government to having a female Secretary of State; from not having woman in the military to having women attain the rank of general, the U.S. has come a long was as a nation. To celebrate the

  • 1st HRSC guides soldiers through European gateway

    A soldier, recently graduated from Advanced Individual Training, touches down in an unfamiliar land to report to his first duty station. As he deplanes, he has very little knowledge of what to expect, who will greet him or where he will go. Just before he reaches for his bags, a "First in Support"