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  • Getting “Runway Ready” at Ramstein Air Base

    For most people on Ramstein, they only ever hear the rumble of an aircraft when it heads down the runway, ready for another mission. For the 86th Maintenance Squadron, their mission begins long before that, inside the hangar. Ramstein Air Base is the Global Gateway across multiple commands which

  • 721st AMOG: No faster than safe

    Members of the local 721st AMOG units held a safety down day to practice proper safety measures in their day-to-day operations on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 19, 2018.

  • Maintainers keep aircraft flying and missions rolling

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing undergoes maintenance work on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 10, 2018. The 86th Airlift Wing maintains approximately a dozen C-130Js, which are used for various missions around the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa

  • Day-to-day with 86th VRS special vehicle maintainers

    Airman 1st Class Brennan Gregory, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron special vehicle maintenance journeyman, washes his hands as he gets ready to return to his shop on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 30, 2017. Different from normal maintainers, special vehicle maintainers work on vehicles that work