• AF captain leads Normandy 'invasion'

    Timing, precision, guts and excellence; this is the mission commander.Taking more than 100 men and women from their home station and plopping them on a foreign piece of land with one main mission; getting the aircraft and people to the right places at the right times.One captain, who has been on

  • Service members, families attend Kindergraves memorial

    More than 50 service members and their families attended the Kindergraves memorial service in Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 19.The memorial service is held annually the week following Mother's Day to honor the children's memories who weren't able to be buried in America, as well as paying respect to

  • 86th AW honored during ceremony

    The Minister-President of Rheinland-Pfalz honored the U.S. Air Force's 60-year presence in Germany during a streamer presentation held here Mar. 2.Brig. Gen. C.K. Hyde, 86th AW commander, accepted the streamer on behalf of the USAF from Minister-President Kurt Beck. The presentation included remarks

  • KMC hosts Mayors' Forum

    U.S. military and host nation officials met during the Kaiserslautern Military Community's semi-annual Mayors' Forum at the Rathaus in Bruchmühlbach-Miesau Feb. 29. The forum provides U.S. military and host nation officials the opportunity to exchange information and express concerns in an informal

  • Major receives German award for moral courage

    "There was no time to think; I just did it ... it was about helping someone out and doing the right thing."Maj. Deron Warren, an emergency room physician for the Landstuhl Regional Medical Facility in Germany, stopped a robbery at a restaurant in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in April 2011. For his

  • German orphans tour Ramstein

    Three children from the St. Nikolaus Kinderheim, an orphanage in Landstuhl, Germany, got a taste of Ramstein and its facilities during a tour of the base Feb. 23."We've been organizing support for the orphanage for more than seven years now and never had the opportunity to show the children the

  • Airlift Squadron celebrates 70 years

    "As a modern-day squadron, we stand on the shoulders of giants; of the people who came before us," said 1st Lt. Brett Polage, 37th Airlift Squadron historian. "They have paved the way for us to be successful, so we now show our respect for them."The 37th Airlift Squadron was activated Feb. 14, 1942

  • Counterfeits, meds, food are unwelcome imports at Germany APOs

    Many U.S. personnel stationed in Germany receive products by mail- order from the USA or other countries. Your friends and relatives in other countries can also send you things. However, some items may not be mailed to your APO address according to German law. U.S. and German customs conduct random

  • Ramstein welcomes new command chief

    The 86th Airlift Wing welcomed its new command chief when Chief Master Sgt. James A. Morris and his family arrived early Sunday morning at Ramstein Air Base. Morris' last assignment was with the 19th Airlift Wing at Little Rock Air Force Base, where he also served as command chief.Gen. C.K. Hyde,

  • AF, Rheinland-Pfalz prepare to celebrate 60 years together

    Preparations are underway for the celebration of 60 years of the U.S. Air Force in Rheinland-Pfalz March 2.Planning and contributions are expected to come from every group of the 86th Airlift Wing, as well as representatives from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. The

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