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  • JPAC: Until they are home

    Although the sun is up, you could hardly tell through the dense fog creating an eerie feeling at the dig site. Everyone had their warmest jackets on as they prepared to load everything up after a long year and a half of digging.Over the hill, there was a large crater created years ago by an aircraft

  • WRM: required by the mission

    Fuel bladders, filters, hoses and R-11 refueling units do not prepare themselves. These are only some of the materiels the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron uses to provide support in deployed operations.The mission of the 86th MMS is to store, maintain and account for all War Response Materiel

  • Day for Kids kicks off the youth sports season

    Ramstein hosted its annual Day for Kids event, here, Sept. 7, 2013. The Ramstein's youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the day of fun with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time.During the day there were a great deal of fun

  • Combatives Tournament

    A combatives tournament was held at the Kleber Fitness Center, Sept. 7, 2013, Kleber Kaserne, Kaiserslautern.The competition was for all military members and tested the strength and skills of both male and female competitors.Trophies were awarded to 14 first- and second-place winners from different

  • The Bombs and Bullets

    Without ammo the fighter aircraft is just another passenger plane. The aircraft needs the bombs and bullets to provide the critical close air support for service members on the ground.The 86th Munitions Squadron transports munitions assets for other bases' redistribution or in support of contingency

  • FTAC Airmen gain valuable knowledge through financial management

    Being new to the Air Force can be a huge step in a person's life. For some, it's just another job. For others, it's their first major job since graduating high school.With a new job come new responsibilities -- one of those being financial stability.The Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center

  • Security forces: to protect and serve

    Sitting in the driver's seat, your vision is blurred and images of the scene come in and out of focus. Your head is pounding as you try to make sense of what just happened. Everything suddenlybecomes clear and you realize the front of your car is on fire.As panic sets in, adrenaline pumping, you try

  • CEG training

    The 86th Civil Engineer Group challenged Airmen during a training scenario to measure readiness capabilities. Members of the 86th and 786th Civil Engineer squadrons responded to simulated situations Airmen might face while in a deployed environment. Participants were drilled with a simulated mass

  • Base Honor Guard displays precision

    Members of the base honor guard perform in a variety of ceremonies at locations ranging from the local KMC area to France. Sharp. Crisp. Motionless. That's the guard's motto, and it's something they strive to achieve with every practice and ceremony they perform in. Being part of the honor guard

  • Airmen Exercise Humanitarian Relief

    Members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing participated in Exercise Market Orchard, Aug. 27, 2013, outside of U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, Germany. The exercise scenario challenged members to set up an operational air base that could provide humanitarian relief and operations from a previous