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A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft undergoes maintenance at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 15, 2021. There are 14 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing. The 86th Maintenance Group is responsible for ensuring they can be in the air at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)

86 MXG: Empowering innovation

The 86th Maintenance Group operates is one of the busiest maintenance units in the Air Force. They play a pivotal part in Ramstein’s role as a Global Gateway to Europe and beyond.

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Garrison CYS slam dunks service, named one of five best in US

Garrison CYS slam dunks service, named one of five best in US

In a full court press against the coronavirus pandemic, Baumholder Child and Youth Services slam dunked its reimagined youth sports program during the COVID lockdown and scored a national award. Baumholder’s Youth Sports and Fitness Programs won the “Excellence in Youth Sports” award from the National Alliance of Youth Sports […]

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Women Airforce Service Pilots, their fight for veteran status

Women Airforce Service Pilots, their fight for veteran status

On the evening of August 23, 1943, a pilot named Mabel Rawlinson died in a fiery crash in the North Carolina swamplands near Fort Davis. Unbeknownst to her, she was doing night exercises in an aircraft that another pilot previously flagged for engine troubles. In a separate incident, when a […]

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Garrison winds down from historic OAW mission

Garrison winds down from historic OAW mission

Ushered out of Afghanistan and finding themselves in the middle of the Kaiserslautern Military Community, the last of the Afghan travelers left U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Oct. 9. More than 34,900 Afghan evacuees traveled through Ramstein Air Base and Rhine Ordnance Barracks since Aug. 20. ROB accommodated approximately 12,000 travelers […]

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Dutch interoperability tool poised to turbo-charge multinational cooperation

Dutch interoperability tool poised to turbo-charge multinational cooperation

Interoperability with Allied forces is a top Department of Defense priority. According to the Netherlands Army officers who visited 21st Theater Sustainment Command in November, the Dutch have created a web-based tool that will make multi-national sustainment planning faster and more accurate. “We created an interactive host nation support system […]

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Ramstein: Sold on Chasity

Ramstein: Sold on Chasity

Safety and security were at the forefront of considerations for Operation Allies Welcome. Throughout OAW, Senior Airman Chasity Sellers, 86th Security Forces Squadron operations support assistant, was assigned as a security forces team leader. Sellers was called upon to be the primary Unit Control Center representative for the 86 SFS […]

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‘O to O’ rule of thumb explained

‘O to O’ rule of thumb explained

Forget about pumpkin spiced lattes, this is the time to be thinking about — and possibly be investing in — tires. Whether this will be one’s first or fiftieth winter in Germany, get familiar with “von O bis O” or “from October to Ostern (Easter).” There are no specific dates […]

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Randall Reed, Third Air Force commander, left, operates a robot used to defuse or detonate explosives with explosive ordnance disposal Airmen at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 3, 2021. Multiple 86th Airlift Wing units showcased the achievements of their Airmen, newly developed innovations and projects planned for the future. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)

3 AF commander emphasizes value of 86 AW

Third Air Force commander, Maj. Gen. Randall Reed, and Third Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Heriberto Diaz visited the 86th Airlift Wing for an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 2-3.

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Defense Logistics Agency ships vaccines for children overseas

Defense Logistics Agency ships vaccines for children overseas

The Defense Logistics Agency is receiving, packing and shipping pediatric doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine overseas for children, ages 5 to 11, of Defense Department personnel. Orders for 30,900 doses have already been placed by military treatment facilities in the U.S. European, Central and Indo-Pacific Commands. The vaccines are being […]

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U.S. Air Force Col. Denny Davies, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, reads to German children at Villa Winzig, a kindergarten in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Nov. 4, 2021. The 86 AW partners with Villa Winzig to create a community engagement program where Airmen read stories to the children and help build local community relations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacob Wongwai)

86 AW leadership visits German kindergarten

U.S. Air Force Col. Denny Davies, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, visited Villa Winzig, a German kindergarten in Kaiserslautern as part of a community engagement program, Nov. 4.

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