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New name, who dis? 7th Combat Weather Squadron

New name, who dis? 7th Combat Weather Squadron

The 7th Weather Squadron was re-designated as the 7th Combat Weather Squadron, Oct.1. “The only thing that has changed is the name,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Nicholas Reitz, 7th CWS director of operations. “It’s not that our mission has changed, our name just finally reflects our mission. The re-designation […]

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Hidden heroes: Safety Office advocates for employees, protects workforce

Hidden heroes: Safety Office advocates for employees, protects workforce

The job of the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Safety Office is to make the work environment safer for garrison employees. It sounds simple. It’s not. “We protect the workforce, the Soldiers, the family members, (and) ensure the facilities, events, buildings and anything the garrison owns is safe from hazards,” said […]

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mauricio Town, 4th Combat Training Squadron Detachment 1 Joint Terminal Attack Controller field instructor, touches down at Alzey Dropzone, Flörsheim-Dalsheim, Germany, Sept. 30. The Airmen conducted the airborne insertion training to sharpen their tactics, techniques and procedures.

First to fight: Lethal, light

Ramstein Airmen assigned to units within the 4th Air Support Operations Group and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a joint airborne insertion over Alzey Dropzone, Sept. 30.

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Ensuring Ramstein Cybersecurity

Ensuring Ramstein Cybersecurity

The Ramstein Wing Cyber-security Office consists of 20 personnel assigned to the 86th Communications Squadron, better known as King COMM. This office is the largest of its kind in U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa and has one of the busiest and most unique missions in […]

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mark Melchiori, 435th Security Forces contingency response team leader, briefs an aircrew from the 37th Airlift Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Group at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 30, 2020. Briefs such as this keep everyone on the same page prior to a mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales)

Ramstein humanitarian efforts: More than just ‘drop and go’

To provide the world’s greatest tactical airlift expertise anytime, anywhere, to the United States, our allies and to those in need: such is the mission of the 37th Airlift Squadron. “The 37th has been really busy over the summer,” said Lt. Col. Beau Tresemer, 37th AS director of operations. “COVID-19 […]

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Pascal Borgman, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron communication navigation system journeyman, signals a 10k forklift driver during a multi-capable Airmen lift-and-shift training exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 30. Each Airman took turns spotting other drivers and familiarizing themselves with the forklift operations.

721 AMOG Airmen job swap

Select Airmen participated in a lift-and-shift training exercise at Ramstein Air Base on Sept. 29, which was designed to enhance skills vital to contingency operations while preparing Airmen to conduct tasks outside their normal scope of their responsibilities. The training enables the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group to use small specialized […]

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4 ASOG, 435 CRG conduct airborne insertion training

4 ASOG, 435 CRG conduct airborne insertion training

FLÖRSHEIM-DALSHEIM — Airmen assigned to units within the 4th Air Support Operations Group and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a joint airborne insertion over Alzey Dropzone, Sept. 30. The training allowed Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, Defenders, and other air support and contingency response Airmen to hone the skills needed to […]

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Italian Air Force Senior Airman Grittani Onofrio, Joint Terminal Attack Controller, engages in a training scenario utilizing the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Warfare Center’s JTAC domed simulator at the Warfare Center’s facility in Einsiedlerhof, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. The Airmen conducted the scenario in preparation for exercise Spartan Warrior 20-9. For SW 20-9, the Warfare Center pulled participants from Geilenkirchen, Germany, for the NATO Airborne Warning and Control System; Netherlands’ Control Reporting Centers; MQ-9 operators from Creech Air Force Base, Nevada; and other entities to include fighter assets from France. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

Spartan Warrior 20-9: NATO strengthens air power through distributed training

In an effort to strengthen distributed training capabilities, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Warfare Center hosted a multinational exercise at their facility and various facilities around the world, Sept. 22-28.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jordan Anthony,  86th Communications Squadron cyber vulnerability management supervisor, sits on the 86th CS throne, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2020. Anthony coordinated an effort to salvage valuable data servers, saving $265 million in assets for the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Noah D. Coger)

Quick thinking saves USAFE data center

A Staff Sergeant from the 86th Communications Squadron was named Airlifter of the Week for his leadership, quick thinking and coordination which prevented an equipment failure in United States Air Force Europe’s largest data center.

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USAFE – AFAFRICA colonel inducted to Society of American Military Engineers Academy of Fellows

Col. Anthony Higdon, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy director of logistics, engineering and force protection, was inducted into the Society of American Military Engineers Academy of Fellows during a virtual ceremony on Sept. 16. The professional organization was established in 1920 following WWI to build […]

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