Press Releases

  • Ramstein AB Operation Allies Refuge update

    Ramstein Airmen, along with our host nation partners, U.S Army soldiers and Airmen across Europe, continue to support Operation Allies Refuge and care for the health and safety of individuals awaiting further transportation to the United States.

  • Ramstein Air conducting large-scale exercise

    Team Ramstein is participating in an intensive exercise now through April 27. Airmen and personnel will rehearse various situations relating to a base attack scenario.The exercise, Wing Thunder, is not a response to specific threats but a pre-planned initiative to evaluate Airmen's response to new

  • Ramstein commander expresses sympathy to A1C Stone, family

    Brig. Gen. Jon. T. Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, expressed his concern and condolences after news that Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone had been stabbed at an off-base establishment on the evening of Oct. 7 in Sacramento, California.Stone, who was previously assigned to the 65th Air Base Group,

  • Lajes Field Airman, fellow travelers stop attack on French train

    A 65th Air Base Group Airman, along with two other friends traveling on personal leave, took immediate action to stop an attack and subdue an armed gunman on board a train in Northern France, Aug. 21, 2015.Airman First Class Spencer Stone, 65th Air Base Group, Lajes Field, Azores, saw an emergency

  • EUCOM to rehearse increased FP condition

    The U.S. European Command area of responsibility force protection condition will be raised starting the morning of Oct. 16, and will impact all military installations in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. The increased force protection posture will last through the afternoon of Oct.17.This

  • Ramstein member killed in motorcycle accident

    A member of Team Ramstein was killed in a motorcycle accident near Reichenbach-Steegen, at approximately noon Sept. 2. Master Sgt. Amy Winger, 37, was assigned to the 2nd Air Postal Squadron here since May 2010."Our deepest sympathy and sincere condolences go out to the Winger family," said Brig.