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  • Das Trainingsprogramm

    Contracted German security police, a part of the 86th Security Forces Squadron, underwent an active shooter training scenario, Feb. 25, 2014, Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Participants were refreshed on how to effectively clear multiple types of rooms before beginning drills with simulated pistol

  • Dodge, duck, dip, dive...Dodgeball

    An ancient tradition testing the courage, agility, strength, fineness, the application of dodging, ducking, dipping, diving and annihilation of participants was held at the South Side Fitness Center on Feb. 21, 2014.Scores of teams turned out for the quarterly dodgeball tournament, with more than

  • Delivering peace, honoring a legacy

    Standing motionless with eyes forward, she begins to see tears in the crowd as they stare back at her. Clearing her mind of the surroundings she focuses on her training, anticipating what will come next.Then it happens, a command is let out signaling her next move. The audience watches ever more

  • 86th CE first-term Airman powers up KMC

    Editors Note: This is the second of a three part series about first-term Airmen working different jobs at Ramstein.Fresh into the military, a first-term Airman might not know how they personally impact the base mission. Learning how something as simple as putting in a bulb fits into not only the

  • Drawing smiles at Ramstein

    Pens pressed down and smiles rose high at the Rheinland Inn Dining Facility Feb. 8, as eight members of the National Cartoonist Society drew in military members and their families as part of an event sponsored by the United Services Organization.The National Cartoonist Society is an association that

  • After The Battle: the medical gateway

    Editor's Note: This is the fifth in a six-part series about medical response capabilities for deployed service members from start to finish and the various milestones for care and transportation of combat-wounded troops throughout Afghanistan.Finally, the wounded warrior is out of Afghanistan. The

  • Keeping Air Force aircraft healthy

    What is an Air Force without a mission? What is a mission without our aircraft? What is an aircraft without its maintainers?Airmen from the 86th Maintenance Squadron and the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron wash C-130J Super Hercules aircraft twice a month to prevent corrosion and clear the

  • Airmen hone advanced cardiac life support skills

    Performing CPR on a patient who needs immediate medical attention sometimes isn't enough. What are you to do if CPR isn't working and the ambulance hasn't arrived yet?The 86th Medical Group offers an Advanced Cardiac Life Support course every two months to Airmen who are looking to sharpen their

  • 86th SFS first-term Airman defends, protects, empowers

    Editors Note: This is the first of a three part series about first-term Airmen working different jobs at Ramstein.For some Airmen fresh out of technical school, stepping out of an aircraft onto foreign soil can bring a blanket of silence and terror upon them. Knowing they are going to be part of the

  • From beats to bombs

    He was living the dream; studying to become an audio engineer at college living close to family and friends in his hometown of Charles Town, WV.Now, he is stationed in Ramstein, Germany as an Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician where he prepares for his first deployment. "I was going to college