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NATO jets scrambled hundreds of times in 2021 to guard Allied airspace

NATO jets scrambled hundreds of times in 2021 to guard Allied airspace

NATO fighter jets scrambled around 370 times across Europe in 2021, mostly to check aircraft flying unannounced near Allied air space. Around 80 percent of the missions, 290 in total, were in response to flights by Russian military aircraft. “NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to […]

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France takes lead of NATO’s highest readiness force

France takes lead of NATO’s highest readiness force

France took the lead of NATO’s highest-readiness military force Jan. 1 for a period of one year. The formation, formally known as NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), was created in 2014 in response to crises in the Middle East and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and is permanently […]

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21 TSC scores bullseye with Allies moving prepositioned stock through Europe

21 TSC scores bullseye with Allies moving prepositioned stock through Europe

Movement of more than 10 Army units’ worth of equipment from APS sites in Zutendaal, Belgium; Dulmen, Germany, and Eygelshoven, Netherlands, hundreds of miles south to Leghorn Army Depot, Italy, recently demonstrated the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s proficiency working with host nations and ally military organizations to coordinate anchor points […]

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KMC Yard of the Month: Winter Wonderland Edition

KMC Yard of the Month: Winter Wonderland Edition

On behalf of the KMC Housing Office We  wish  you  a Wonderful New Year 2022! Good to know: Holiday reminder, decorations for on-base housing must be removed NLT 10 days after the Holiday. Christmas trees can be disposed of at one of the Recycling Centers on Ramstein, Kapaun and Landstuhl […]

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Community Events – January 7, 2022

Community Events – January 7, 2022

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. Army Community Service “BE STRONG” Excursions The Baumholder and Kaiserslautern Army Community Service and Outdoor Recreation are partnering up […]

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jacob Barkley, 86th Security Force Squadron patrolman, states his reason for getting the COVID-19 vaccine at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 2, 2021. Barkley received the second dose of the vaccine as part of Phase 1a of the COVID-19 prioritization plan for first responders and select medical personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)

Ramstein: A year in photos

2021 was a big year at Ramstein Air Base. Take a tour through a year in photos.

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USAG RP: A year in photos

USAG RP: A year in photos

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jorge Jimenez, left, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, plays ball with an evacuee child at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2021. Jimenez helped prepare food for evacuees and helped increase morale by playing games with the children. Ramstein is providing safe, temporary lodging for evacuees while they wait for transportation to other transient locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jared Lovett)

2021 Year in Review: Afghanistan Evacuation Operations

In 2021, Ramstein Air Base transformed into U.S. European Command’s primary evacuation hub supporting one of the largest, most complex humanitarian airlift operations in history.

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Ramstein hosts Christmas Market

Ramstein hosts Christmas Market

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Teamwork, elbow grease: 521 AMOW, 436 AMXS Airmen conduct first OCONUS C-5M engine change

Teamwork, elbow grease: 521 AMOW, 436 AMXS Airmen conduct first OCONUS C-5M engine change

Maintainers completed the first overseas C-5M Super Galaxy engine change at Ramstein AB, Dec. 6. The 13-day task to change the largest U.S. Air Force aircraft engine was a team effort and took a diverse group of eight maintainers from various duty locations, specialties and backgrounds. The team included a […]

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