• Phase II of KMCC set to open

    Just over a month ago during the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center first stage of opening, base officials opened the doors of several 86th Services Squadron facilities -- Ramstein Inn's Visitor's Quarters, Outdoor Recreation, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Ramstein Tickets and Tours, the Sports

  • Allied Strike preps JTACs to put bombs on target

    Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and North Atlantic Treaty Organization joint terminal attack controllers and tactical air control party members joined together at Grafenwoehr, Germany, to participate in an exercise known as Allied Strike IV Aug. 2 to 7. Known as JTACs, their primary duty is to direct

  • Ramstein brings home hardware from RODEO

    Airmen from Team Ramstein recently competed at the 2009 Air Mobility Command RODEO competition at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., July 19 to 24, bringing home six awards between the 86th Airlift Wing, the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. The week-long mobility

  • Women's club donates to charity organizations

    The German-American and International Women's Club recently hosted a ceremony at the Casimirsaal in Kaiserslautern to distribute donations from the proceeds of their annual 2009 Pfennig Bazaar. The Pfennig Bazaar, which took place Feb. 27 to March 1, is known as the biggest flea market in the West

  • Air Force fighter cruises to MMA championship

    A Sembach Annex security forces staff sergeant takes the Air Force's "fit-to-fight" mantra to another level when he climbs into a cage to compete in the fast-paced, grueling sport of mixed martial arts. Anthony Durnell, assigned to the 786th Security Forces Squadron as an instructor at the Regional

  • Flamingo wing celebrates 60 years of 'swift and sure' service

    The 435th Air Base Wing celebrates 60 years of service in the Air Force June 26. The wing, holding many names since its time of origin, can trace its lineage back to Florida in 1949 when it was stationed at Miami International Airport as part of the Air Force Reserve. "[Miami] is where we get our

  • An inside look at the KMCC: first phase opens July 2

    With the doors prepared to open next week for a portion of the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, members of the 435th Services Squadron busily prepare to open new venues and complete the transition of several facilities to the new location. "This is an incredible complex that has a great

  • Competition heats up for Top Chef title

    Servicemembers assigned to the 435th Services Squadron participated in the second stage of the Top Chef Competition at the Lindberg Hof Dining Facility on Kapaun Air Station June 17. The initial in-house qualifying round for the competition, open to any member (E-5 and below) from the 435th SVS with

  • Academy cadets receive hands-on training during Ops AF

    U.S. Air Force Academy cadets got a taste of what the aeromedical evacuation mission is all about June 16 on the Ramstein Air Base flightline. Through briefings and hands-on training, the cadets learned how the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, along with the 435th Contingency Aeromedical

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