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  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, hands a coin to Staff Sgt. Cody Griswold, 721 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron vehicle noncommissioned officer, for outstanding performance in his unit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 14, 2019.

    Air Force Expeditionary Center commander visits 521st AMOW units

    U. S. Air Force Maj Gen John Gordy, Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, visited organizations aligned under the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. The squadrons, detachments, and operating locations that comprise the 521st AMOW are part of the global air mobility support system.
  • Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, learn how to operate and maintain a ramp aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft at Ramstein AB, Nov. 29, 2018. The 521st AMOW has more than 2,100 personnel spread out across nearly 20 geographically separated units throughout Europe and the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron J. Jenne)

    Dover, Ramstein set standard for AMOW C-5 maintenance training

    More than 30 U.S. Air Force Reserve aircraft maintainers assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing along with a 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft and crew traveled to Ramstein AB Nov. 23, 2018, to assist the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing with vital hands-on, airframe-specific training.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Leseberg, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, noncommissioned officer in charge of in-transit munitions facility, loads a pallet of rations onto a truck on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Oct. 31, 2018. The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted a flight commander course instructing company grade officers who are slated to lead operations like logistics in flight commander roles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

    Flight commanders: Leading the charge

    Sixteen company grade officers assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing attended the 521st AMOW flight commander’s course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Oct. 30-Nov. 1, 2018.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Bradley Spears, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Vice Commander, spoke to current and upcoming leadership within the 521st AMOW during the Squadron Leadership Orientation Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 20, 2018. In total, 24 attendees from 15 units from 12 countries spanning over 5,100 miles attended the event.

    521st AMOW hosts Squadron Leadership Orientation Course

    The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted their second annual Squadron Leadership Orientation Course for incoming wing, group and squadron commanders, directors of operation, and superintendents at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 15-20, 2018.
  • 521st AMOW annual awards

    Expeditionary Center commander recognizes 521 AMOW’s year of velocity

    Airmen of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted Maj. Gen. Christopher Bence, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, during their annual awards banquet here Feb. 23.The event provided not only an opportunity to recognize individual nominees and annual award winners for their hard work, but it also unified the combined accomplishments
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edward Mann IV, 86th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, left, shakes hands after his graduation from the Phoenix Raven Qualification Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 12, 2018. A mobile training team came from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., to conduct the course within U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Ramstein welcomes new Ravens

    Security Forces Airmen from across the Kaiserslautern Military Community graduated from a Phoenix Raven Qualification Course on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 12, 2018. The Airmen completed approximately three weeks of rigorous training to join Air Force’s Raven program. The program focuses on the concept of specially trained security forces
  • Participants in the Phoenix Raven Qualification Course practice combatives on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 29, 2018. Raven instructors assigned to the 421st Combat Training Squadron at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, formed a mobile training team to conduct the course at Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Blood, sweat, tears: Raven training at Ramstein

    Their instructors watched with stoic faces and eyes as cold as ice; if the students can’t handle the heat here, how can they handle it when they are on a real mission?
  • NASA maintainers check fuses on the Armstrong Flight Research Center, DC-8 jetliner before takeoff. NASA travels with their on maintainers to help support whatever the required mission is.

    NASA study supported by 721st AMOG

    The 721st Air Mobility Operations Group provided aircraft ground service support to the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center and to the German Aerospace Agency as they performed a study on biofuels from Jan. 17 to the 19 on Ramstein Air Base.
  • A U.S. Airman conducts upgrade work on command and control systems at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 8, 2017. Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Material command joined forces to upgrade the network. (Courtesy photo)

    Four MAJCOMs join forces, upgrade C2 systems

    Four Air Force major commands joined forces to overhaul command and control systems at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 4, 2017.Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Material command conducted major upgrades to the system. The project also included
  • U.S. Air Force Gen. Carlton “Dewey” Everhart II, commander, Air Mobility Command, visits the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing during his immersion tour on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 14, 2017.

    AMC commander visits 521st AMOW

    U.S. Air Force Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II, commander, Air Mobility Command, speaks with U.S. Air Force Maj. Scott Gilliland, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, during a visit to 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing units on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 14, 2017. During the visit, the general gained insight of the worldwide impact
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