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  • Airlifter of the Week: His door's always open

    For U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marcus Bias, 86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity specialist, finding common ground between coworkers is something he’s loved doing since he was young. Helping others has been beneficial for the Air Force and for himself.

  • Heading home: Ramstein supports wounded warriors, families

    Taking care of Airmen and families is one of the top priorities of the Air Force and its leaders. It’s also a priority that drives much of the daily mission at Ramstein Air Base due to its aeromedical evacuation and en-route patient staging capabilities.

  • Heisman Trophy winner visits Ramstein, shares mental health story

    Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL player, U.S. Olympian, and Mixed Martial Artist Herschel Walker came to the Kaiserslautern Military Community Jan. 9-10, to visit with KMC members and shared his strugges with mental health.Herschel’s story focused on his discovery that he suffered from Dissociative

  • Chapel team fights for resiliency, morale

    When people think of military chaplains, they think of the commissioned officers who handle the military’s religious services. While that’s true, religious affairs are not a chaplain’s sole mission. Apart from meeting the religious needs of the community, Air Force chaplains also provide private

  • The core values apply even on the internet

    Since the late 1990s, people around the world have used social media networks to share their ideas and connect with friends. People from all walks of life, including the military, use social media to band together and form online communities. However, social media also became a place for people to

  • Building bridges between two communities

    Being introduced to a new culture can be exciting, but also sometimes intimidating. This is especially true for both Americans and Germans in the Kaiserslautern Military Community.The KMC hosts more than 50,000 U.S. military members, civilians, and their families, making it the largest community of

  • 86 AW Command Post: The brains of the KMC

    Every day, thousands of people come in and out of Ramstein going about their business and accomplishing a host of missions.Ramstein is part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community, which is the largest community of Americans outside the United States. The installation itself is a major hub for

  • 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.

  • The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge

    Staff Sgt. Martha Otto is one of millions of Sudanese refugees who fled their homes due to unrest caused by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA made news for and still targets civilians to draft child soldiers while raping, killing, and looting villages. The Ramstein Airman shares