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  • 435th CTS Depot train coalition partners

    Complications in landing and takeoff can happen to anyone at anytime.For Capt. Tim Riley, a pilot with the 480th Fighter Squadron, it happened while stationed in Osan Air Base, Korea. "I had brake failure," said Riley. "I didn't have enough gas to circle the runway."Luckily for Riley, Osan AB was

  • USO Salutes 12 Oustanding Service Members

    The 19th Annual USO Europe Service Salute was held Friday, Oct. 14 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Held yearly to honor the best of the best, the USO Europe Service Salute recognized 12 outstanding junior enlisted personnel, representing the U.S. and German armed forces, for their outstanding

  • Dempsey Outlines Key Themes in Letter to Troops

    The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outlined key themes for the military in a letter to the force released today.In his letter, Army Gen. Martin Dempsey said service members are America's "decisive advantage."First up, the chairman wrote, is winning the wars of today."As long as our forces

  • Team Ramstein pays tribute to 9/11

    In honor of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Airmen from Team Ramstein paid homage to those lost by hosting several different events throughout the base.On Sept. 9, Airmen participated in a base-wide memorial retreat ceremony at the base flag pole. During the ceremony, two wreaths

  • Three uniforms, one team: Airmen team up with US, German Soldiers in FTX

    From roadside improvised explosive devices to an all out ambush, Airmen recently teamed up with U.S. and German soldiers at Camp Elsenborn, Belgium, to train through these and various other scenarios encountered every day downrange.Reflecting the joint and multinational environment seen in deployed

  • New leader takes command of 86 AW

    Brig. Gen. Charles Hyde assumed the role of commander of the 86th Airlift Wing in a change of command ceremony here Sept. 2. Hyde took command of the 86th AW from former commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon in the Dual Bay Hangar. Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, 3rd Air Force commander, officiated the ceremony

  • Airfield ops, plus engineers, equal functional airfield

    The 86th Airfield Operations flight shut down flight operations here Aug. 15, to conduct essential repairs to the airfield's lighting systems and associated components. Airmen and German civil engineers worked together through the night from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. making repairs critical to airfield

  • KMCC energy initiatives to save $15M

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center recently started "Phase II" of a cost-saving energy initiative that will save at least $15 million over the course of the building's life.Phase I consisted of removing redundant and unnecessary lighting in and around the KMCC coxplex. "We've already

  • Team Ramstein ropes eight awards

    Airmen from Team Ramstein recently competed in the 2011 Air Mobility Command RODEO competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 24 to 29, bringing home 10 percent of the 80 total awards given to competitors. The week-long mobility readiness competition brought together more than 150 teams