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  • Exercise Operation Varsity 23-3 keeps Ramstein AB ready

    A search and recovery team make their way to a simulated C–130J Super Hercules aircraft crash site during exercise Operation Varsity 23-3 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 16, 2023. The team included U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and the 786th Force Support Squadron who were

  • Operation Varsity 23-3 is heating up

    U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 86th Airlift Wing respond to a simulated plane crash during Operation Varsity 23-3, a mission assurance exercise, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 15, 2023. Mission assurance exercises test the wing’s ability to respond to emergency situations such as aircraft

  • Operation Varsity 22-3 tests Airmen readiness

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing participate in exercise Operation Varsity 22-3 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 26, 27 and 28, 2022. The exercise covered scenarios such as terrorism, active shooters and natural disasters to test and improve readiness across RAB.