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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Scott, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, radar air and weather systems NCO, explains the equipment and procedures of the deployable air traffic control and landing systems to Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett during briefing on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22. 2019.

    SecAF, CSAF end overseas tour with visit to Ramstein

    The Chief of Staff of the Air Force escorted the 25th Secretary of the Air Force on an overseas tour of military installations, where she immersed herself with the scope of missions supporting real-world contingency, humanitarian and NATO alliance operations.
  • Find out how the Civil Air Patrol Ramstein Cadet Squadron became the largest squadron outside the continental United States.

    Ramstein Cadet Squadron: Finding a way to yes

    Find out how the Civil Air Patrol Ramstein Cadet Squadron became the largest squadron outside the continental United States.
  • The mayors of Rota, Spain and Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany signed a city partnership agreement at Ramstein-Miesenbach City Hall on April 8. U. S. Air Force Col. George Granholm, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing vice commander, served as a witness for the agreement.

    Cities supporting U.S. bases in Europe formalize friendship

    The mayors of Rota, Spain and Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany signed a city partnership agreement at Ramstein-Miesenbach City Hall on April 8. U. S. Air Force Col. George Granholm, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing vice commander, served as a witness for the agreement.
  • 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.
  • An Airman points to a strut within a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during a training session where students learned how to ensure a strut is fully serviceable Dec. 4, 2018, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This task was one of the approximately 1,000 tasks 141 students learned and trained on throughout a two week training exercise.

    Leaders know when to follow

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gerald Walker, 728th Air Mobility Squadron hydraulic journeyman, was one of 150 students from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing and 512th Airlift Wing completing an unprecedented training opportunity on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft from Nov. 26 – Dec. 6, 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.U.S. Air Force Lt. Col.
  • 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 721st Air Mobility Operations Group airmen review maintenance records as part of the maintenance relay during the 721st AMOG safety down day on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 19, 2018. In addition to the relay, physical fitness, resilience and other wingman concepts were all included in the safety down day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

    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.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Brad Spears, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, asks retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Joe Crecca a question about his experience as a prisoner or war during a speaking session on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 17, 2018. After 75 successful combat missions, Crecca was shot down by enemy fire while flying his F-4 aircraft over North Vietnam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kristoff Rixmann)

    POW/MIA Week at Ramstein

    Military personnel honored Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action during the POW/MIA week from Sep. 17, 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Military personnel participated in a 5k run and a wreath laying ceremony to honor their brothers and sisters in arms who were captured or missing in action.The capstone of the week was an appearance by
  • 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.
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