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  • Danny Hobel, 435th Construction and Training Squadron, administrative service clerk apprentice, types on his keyboard, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Jul. 13, 2017. Prospective apprentices applying to work with the 435th CTS find themselves competing with their peers for job openings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    435th CTS builds ties with local community

    Local national students who finish school with a diploma have an opportunity to learn trade skills and earn money on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Hammond, 86th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, finishes a 200-meter progressive sprint during a Running Improvement Program workout on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 26, 2017. The program uses progressive increases not only in workouts but in the overall program, as workouts gradually increase the distance runners have to complete. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

    Running Improvement Program passes into Ramstein

    As their arms and legs feel heavier, chest and lungs start burning, and sweat runs into their eyes, thoughts of stopping spring to the front of many runners’ minds. However, for many people - including military members - they may have to keep going long after those thoughts appear.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Coffey, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies over Normandy, France, with his grandfather’s compass in a C-130J Super Hercules June 3, 2017. Coffey’s grandfather, Donald, served in WWII as a half-track driver and was wounded in Normandy from an artillery shell while performing his duties approximately a month after D-Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

    To fly where he stood

    War debris and blood soaked sand cover the shore. Naval vessels operating in pairs with nets between them gather bodies from the water. A grim site for Donald Coffey. The aftermath of the invasion was the first thing he saw when arriving to the beach front in Normandy, France, 73 years ago. The next thing was a half-track striking an underwater
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Burr, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operator, hooks up a hydrant coupler on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 20, 2017. The 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s petroleum, oils, and lubricants flight is responsible for handling the installation’s military fuel supply. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    86th LRS fuels Ramstein’s mission

    The 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron’s petroleum, oils and lubricants flight is responsible for handling the installation’s military fuel supply.
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    SLO office quick to connect KMC

    Parents are their children’s biggest advocate, and when families are transitioning between schools, it’s important for parents and guardians to speak up and know what their children need.
  • A U.S. Airman displays their staff weather officer patch at the Mainz Sand Dunes, Germany, June 13, 2017. The 7th Weather Squadron is responsible for providing weather support for U.S. Army operations in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    Cloudy with a chance of victory: Weather Airmen keep eyes on the sky

    Sun Tzu, the ancient Chinese general who authored “The Art of War,” once wrote, “know the land, know the weather, your victory will then be total.”This is why the Air Force invests plenty of time and money into training certain Airmen to watch for anything happening in the atmosphere.Whether the sky is wide and open as the ocean, or if there is a
  • Books about learning foreign languages create the illusion of falling off a table in a library at Ramstein Air base, Germany, May 18, 2017. The Language Enabled Airman Program aims to develop a general purpose force comprised of multi-lingual Airmen from all Air Force specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    Know a foreign language? KMC LEAP wants you!

    Ramstein recently introduced a mentorship-based organization to support the Air Force Language Enabled Airman Program.
  • Airman Austin Smith, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels journeyman, right, and Airman 1st Class Adam Evans III, 86th LRS individual protective equipment journeyman, inventory equipment at the IPE warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 19, 2017. IPE is responsible for maintaining equipment that is used to protect Airmen from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive materials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

    86th LRS ensures readiness, safety

    Sky lights beam down on steel shelves stacked as high as the eye can see. Thousands of industrial boxes occupy the shelves, fitting together perfectly like pieces of a puzzle. The faint chatter of workers echo across the vast rows and columns of the warehouse as Airmen inventory thousands of pieces of equipment. One Airman carefully fork lifts one
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Gee, left, and Master Sgt. CJ Campbell, both 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmasters, sit on the open ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV near Elefsis Air Base, Greece, April 19, 2017. The 37th AS loadmasters have worked with the Hellenic air force to prepare C-130s for personnel, heavy equipment, platforms, container delivering system bundles, and low-cost low-altitude bundles throughout the exercise. As NATO allies, the U.S. and Greece share a commitment to promote peace and stability, and seek opportunities to continue developing their strong relationship. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

    37 AS Airman masters craft in Greece

    The rushing wind whipped around Airmen on the open ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules as the last rays of the sun glistened off the surface of the ocean and illuminated the islands sprinkled along the Greek coastline. With a sudden lurch, the C-130 banked to the right, turning the rosy scenery almost completely sideways, quickly tailed by two more in its wake. The three aircrafts raced across the sky, weaving around each other while the sun slipped lazily to sleep, leaving everything dark in its wake. Senior Airman Matthew Gee, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, along with approximately 110 other 37th AS Airmen, have participated in Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV at Elefsis Air Base, Greece from April 18 to 28. He and other loadmasters have worked alongside the U.S. Army and Hellenic air force to perform personnel and cargo air drops out of C-130s.
  • Staff Sgt. Martha Otto, a former South-Sudanese refugee, holds a photo of her nephew and nieces, whom, like Otto years ago, fled their civil war-torn country of South Sudan in search of safety from Joseph Kony’s Lord Resistance Army. The 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron training manager recently financially assisted her family out of a North Ugandan refugee camp and into boarding school and is passionate about sharing her story to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)

    The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge (Part II)

    In Part II of her story, Otto, a former Sudanese refugee, concludes her perilous journey of courage, ambition and perseverance which has paved her way to become part of our U.S. Air Force, today.
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