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  • As an arman first class, Master Sgt. Jim Hill, 86th Maintenance Squadron production supervisor, was the dedicated crew chief of C-130 63-7865 while assigned to the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan, from 1989 to 1992. Sergeant Hill will now accompany this C-130 as it makes its final flight to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to be stored in the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group. Courtesy photo

    In Memoriam…

    This summer, starting May 30, the 86th Airlift Wing will retire five more of its C-130E aircraft. The aircraft, among the oldest in the Air Force inventory, entered service in 1964 and 1965. They served throughout the globe, from long-forgotten bases such as Stewart Air Force Base, Tenn. and Clark Air Base, Philippines to modern hubs of our Air
  • Senior Airman Jordan Gourley blocks a kick while playing for the Kaiserslautern Pikes, a German semi-pro American football team. Courtesy photo

    SrA plays semi-pro American football for Kaiserlautern Pikes

    Defending his goal line and his country is what Senior Airman Jordan Gourley does by balancing his Air Force days and his nights practicing with the semi-pro Kaiserlautern Pikes American football team. The Pittsburg native works in the munitions storage area on the far side of the runway at Ramstein. Airman Gourley spent his time playing American
  • In the lab.

    435th MDOS continues to soar

    Commitment to "Excellence" rings true in every member of the 435th Medical Operations Squadron. The 435th MDOS proudly serves the Air Force's largest ambulatory clinic, taking care of the military families assigned to Ramstein and 23 garrison support units in three countries. In 2007, four of the 435th MDOS teams: Physical Therapy, Mental Health,

  • Think you're fit? Try the May Total Fit and Readiness Challenge

    As spring rolls into town so do the many opportunities to get fit in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, but you say you're already fit...Well have we got a challenge for you. The May Total Fit and Readiness Challenge, May 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the running track in rear of the Southside Fitness Center on Ramstein, is a team fitness challenge
  • Staff Sgt. Jason Cale, U.S. Air Forces in Europe jazz band (Check Six), plays his guitar solo during the song 'Boogie Woogie' , Svobody Square located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, April 19. The USAFE Band has been entertaining military and civilian audiences throughout Europe, Southwest Asia and Africa for the past 60 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amber Bressler)(Released)

    USAFE band unites nations with music

    Recently, hundreds of fans filled a Ukrainian concert hall for the classical music of the U.S. Air Force's in Europe jazz ensemble, Check Six, which performed during an eight-day tour. Some may wonder how the music of an Air Force band could attract hundreds of Ukrainians and transcend through language and cultural barriers, but as the USAFE band
  • Lucy Katana, USAFE Consolidated Switchboard operator, answers calls May 6 on Ramstein. Ms. Katana is originally from Uganda and she speaks five languages. She likes her job because she is able to provide customer care and talk to different people around the world. (Photo by Capt. Erin Dorrance)

    Base operators keep USAFE connected to the world

    It is perhaps the busiest office on Ramstein receiving 11,000 telephone calls daily. The office bustles with German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and other languages. The Telephone Operations Facility, or as most people refer to as the "Base Operator," is located on Ramstein and services the entire U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command
  • Tech. Sgt. Robert Pletcher (standing) and Tech. Sgt. Derron Cockayne, both assigned to the 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squdron, demonstrate TBMCS-UL classroom preparation procedures to newly assigned Senior Airman Thomas Callan.(Courtesy Photo)

    1st ACOS grows in size, mission

    If anyone remembers watching "Saved by the Bell," they would recognize the now considered huge "Zach Morris" phone; the old Motorola phone that you can only look cool using if you are wearing tight acid washed jeans and a pair of L.A. Gear shoes. This phone was the epitome of mobile technology at that time and while it was the best then, technology
  • Maj. Sandra Wanke, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center surgeon (middle), Capt. Erika Dryzmalla, 435th Medical Squadron critical care nurse and Master Sgt. Timothy Carentz, 435th MDS, registered respiratory therapist transport a stabilized critically injured patient from Tel-Aviv, Israel, to Souda Bay, Greece, then on to Ramstein.and Landshuhl Regional Medical Center.(Courtesy photo)

    Air Force medical squadron is part of Landstuhl team

    For the past 16 years, the 435th Medical Squadron has had the privilege of being an integral part of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center team. Since 1992, approximately 300 Air Force medical technicians, nurses, doctors and support personnel have served side by side with Army Soldiers, host nation personnel and American civilians at the largest
  • (from left) Senior Airman Bryan Turner and Staff Sgt. Talmadge Beasley, 1st Combat Communications Squadron members, work together to clean up the area around Ramstein Lake. 1st CBCS Bravo Flight participates in the Adopt An Area Program. (Courtesy Photo)

    Combat Comm "adopts" Ramstein lake

    Volunteers are the core of many of the Kaiserslautern Military Community's most important programs. As the Air Force continues to undergo changes to its manpower, more organizations have turned to volunteers to assist them in fulfilling their primary missions. Without the time, dedication and service of the men and women of the KMC community, many
  • Staff Sgt. Catherine Fitzpatrick, 86th Maintenance Squadron unit deployment manager, oversees a pallet build up at the Joint Mobility Processing Center with Master Sgt. Wolfgang Seng, 86th Maintenance Group deployment superintendent."(Courtesy Photo)

    86th MXG shows again it is a mobility machine

    The success of exercise Thracian Spring, the annual bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Bulgaria March 26 to April 6, was the culmination of months of intense preparation by various wing agencies. Within the 86th Maintenance Group, the 86th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Programs and Resources Flight was among the pivotal agencies
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