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  • 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

  • Day-to-day with AFE

    Senior Airman Gregory Solano II, 86th Operations Support Group aircrew flight equipment technician, works inside what his unit calls “the cage,” a room where stock is kept on high-rising shelves, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 19, 2017. The AFE flight mission is to ensure the safety of aircrew

  • Paying respects to Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Members from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community came together to pay respects to Martin Luther King Jr. during a remembrance in his name at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 13, 2017.

  • Buried under beauty: Ramstein receives record snowfall

    Snow is piled on tree branches at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017. The Kaiserslautern Military Community received approximately 3 1/2 inches of snow in one day, making it the largest snowfall in a 24-hour period in the area since 2009. According to local weather studies, the state of

  • “We fixed it!” AFN Radio moving to 105.1FM

    For residents of the Kaiserslautern Military Community who love to cruise down the autobahn listening to American Forces Network Kaiserslautern, don’t be discouraged if the station doesn’t play on radio frequency 100.2 FM, starting next Wednesday.

  • 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.