• Girl Scouts tour C-130J

    Girl Scouts from the Ramstein community and their family members walk to an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2022. The Girl Scouts experienced firsthand how the 86 AW carries out its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Regan

  • Air traffic controllers keep eyes in the sky

    Maintenance keeps aircraft operating efficiently and pilots operate the aircraft, but while in the air, it’s the eyes on the ground that are critical to the safe operation of aircraft.

  • Fuels Airmen: the foundation of 86th AW’s mission

    Technology is advancing every year. It keeps us warm during the winter, cooks our food, and ensures transportation gets us from point A to point B. But no matter how far we technologically advance, we will always need fuel.

  • 86 CES Firefighters train in plane rescue operations

    RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany—The 86th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters, alongside the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintainers, performed an annual extraction exercise Aug. 23, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

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