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  • "A lot of times in life we grow up with one ideal and one way of understanding the world. That’s comfortable for us. Sometimes we have to challenge ourselves to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes. For a big part of my life, I grew accustomed to act like the few other gay people in my small Central American town, never "too gay", never "open" and never speaking about sexuality. Homosexuality in any form was greeted with insults and many times violence, which I sadly had my fair share of. Perhaps, we could gain a different perspective on life and learn more. Instead of disregarding the gay lifestyle and the gay ideals, how about taking a step forward and put yourself in our shoes? Maybe understand what it means to be a gay person. I continue to celebrate pride, so that youth who went through what I had to, or worse, can also one day have the pleasure of feeling loved, feeling accepted and feeling free." -U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jose Echaverry, left, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron central storage supervisor Senior Airman Sean Echaverry, right, 86th Medical Squadron surgical technician- “I believe celebrating LGBT and being a part of pride is important because you’re celebrating who you are, the history and understanding the people that went before you and have fought for your rights. We’re still standing up for our rights of who we are, who we believe we are.”

    Ramstein recognizes LGBT Pride

    For the last five years, the Department of Defense observes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month in June each year. We asked 13 Kaiserslautern Military Community Members “Why is celebrating LGBT Pride important to you?”
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Brummitt, 86th Communications Squadron commander, administers the oath of enlistment to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jamee Dean, 86th Communications Squadron communication focal point section chief, and her son Shandon Dean at the Berlin Wall Memorial at the Ramstein Officer’s Club, Ramstein Air Base, June 26, 2017. Colleagues, friends, and family members attended the brief ceremony allowing Tech. Sgt. Dean to reenlist at the same time her son enlists in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning)

    Airmen succeeding successful Airmen

    Faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor, and a legacy of valor. A statement one family stands by as they bring a family member of their own into an entirely new family.
  • U.S. Airmen and NATO service members gather around a weather balloon at McCully Barracks, Germany, June 15, 2017. Ramstein’s 7th Weather Squadron hosted Exercise Cadre Focus 17-1, which included weather troops from Germany, Poland, and Hungary. The exercise aimed to enhance cooperation in multi-national operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    The sky’s the limit for 435th AGOW, NATO allies

    U.S. Airmen and NATO service members gather around a weather balloon at McCully Barracks, Germany, June 15, 2017. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's 7th Weather Squadron hosted Exercise Cadre Focus 17-1, which included weather troops from Germany, Poland, and Hungary. The exercise aimed to enhance cooperation in multi-national operations. (U.S.
  • U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group watch a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle suspended from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook for the 435th CRG’s sling load operation during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, June 10, 2017. The 435th CRG Airmen rigged the HUMVEE to the Chinook and were watching to make sure it had been rigged properly. Saber Strike 17 highlights the inherent flexibility of ground and air forces to rapidly respond to crises allowing for the right presence where it is needed, when it is needed. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

    435 CRG practice like they play in Saber Strike 17

    A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules roars overhead as a pallet of equipment is pushed from the back, plummeting to the ground before it’s mad decent is softened by the whoosh of a deploying parachute. A strong wind whips dandelion seeds into the air and the C-130 is forced to land instead of dropping 435th Contingency Response Group paratroopers onto the grassy field as well. The 435th CRG from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, has been operating out of Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, for exercise Saber Strike 17 from June 5 to 15.
  • U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. George Anderson, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa first sergeant, speaks with a company grade officer during a professional development seminar on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 1, 2017. First sergeants conducted the seminar CGOs in order to help them strengthen their leadership skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    KMC first sergeants mentor CGOs

    Company grade officers from around the Kaiserslautern Military Community participated in a professional enhancement seminar on Ramstein Air Base June 1, 2017.
  • U.S. Air Force Capts. Haley Wilson, 603rd Air Operations Center strategy division officer, left, and Kevin Durr, Warrior Preparation Center program manager, pin their new ranks on each other during their promotion ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 26, 2017. The ceremony was presided over by Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, 3rd Air Force commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    3rd AF CC promotes officers to captain

    Thirteen officers were promoted to the rank of captain on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 26, 2017, in a ceremony presided over by the 3rd Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark.
  • U.S. Army Sgt. Brenda Contreras, 5th Quartermaster, 21st Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, pins a ribbon on Aviella, a special Olympian, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 19, 2017. Aviella and the other students competing in the 2017 Spring Kaiserslautern Military Community Special Olympics received a volunteer to accompany them as a “buddy” throughout the day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

    Airmen, Soldiers spring into action to support Special Olympics

    Airmen, Soldiers, and civilians alike came together on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to support and cheer on their Olympians during the 2017 Spring Kaiserslautern Military Community Special Olympics, May 19, 2017.
  • Staff Sgt. Stephen Peterson, 86th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center controller, demonstrates the functions of a taser during a community building event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 13, 2017. The Police Week display involved participation from police members from the Air Force, Army, NATO, and German Polizei. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    Ramstein honors law enforcers

    Staff Sgt. Stephen Peterson, 86th Security Forces Squadron base defense operations center controller, demonstrates the functions of a taser during a community building event on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 13, 2017. The Police Week display involved participation from police members from the Air Force, Army, NATO, and German Polizei. (U.S. Air
  • 86th Civil Engineer Group Airmen douse a fire at bldg. 1135, April 16, 2017 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. According to base officials, the fire was contained and there was one minor injury, of a firefighter. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class D. Blake Browning)

    86th Civil Engineer Group responds to a fire

    86th Civil Engineer Group Airmen douse a fire at bldg. 1135, April 16, 2017 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. According to base officials, the fire was contained and there was one minor injury, of a firefighter. The cause of the incident is under investigation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airmen 1st Class D. Blake Browning)

  • Airmen, Soldiers CLEAR the air on sexual assault

    Sexual assault awareness month brings to Ramstein Air Base the largest event held by the sexual assault prevention and response office. Read how Airmen and Soldiers raise awareness about the programs available to victims of sexual assault.
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