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  • Just visiting some old friends: Retired chief revisits his aircraft

    Chief Master Sgt. John Wright was an aircraft maintainer in the Air Force for 30 years before retiring in 1991. In his time he worked on a wide variety of air frames, but he was always partial to the C-130. On Oct. 27, he visited Ramstein for the first time since Operation Desert Storm. "For my

  • Kicking the tobacco habit: a personal story

    November is the Air Force's Quit Tobacco Use month, which is the perfect time to make strides to adopt a lifestyle change that will ultimately lead to an improved quality of life and overall health. However, kicking the tobacco habit is certainly not an easy thing to do. Those of us who haven't been

  • Team Ramstein participates in air show

    Thirty Ramstein Airmen on two C-130 recently flew the long journey to the southern region of Africa to participate in an air show and share some of their knowledge and experience with the airmen if the South African Air Force. After their four-day visit with the Botswana Defense Force, the group

  • Experienced master sergeant starts power lifting team

    When a gentleman is able to bench press 400 pounds, squat more than 600 pounds, dead lift more than 660 pounds and has won a list of body building championships, it would be easy to assume he would be a great mentor for young athletes entering the sports of bodybuilding and power lifting. Creating a

  • 5th CMSAF visits Ramstein

    The fifth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force shared his wealth of experience and stories with Airmen during his two-day visit to Ramstein Air Base, Germany Aug. 7 and 8. Retired Chief Master Sgt.Robert D. Gaylor visited Ramstein as part of a 10-day tour of U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases that

  • Dave Pelzer thanks Ramstein Airmen

    At age 12, Dave Pelzer weighed only 68 pounds when he was rescued from the hands of his alcoholic, abusive mother in March 1973. Mr. Pelzer was only 10 years old when he suffered a stab wound a half inch from his heart. Mr. Pelzer always said, "From this moment on, I'll never quit." This is the same

  • Youth of Year starts KMC programs

    Some 4.8 million boys and girls serve in 4,300 club locations all over the United States with the Boys and Girls Club of America when every year the club holds numerous competitions at local, state, regional and national level to crown one person the National Youth of the Year. Demetrice D. Tuttle,