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Carpathian Summer 2018 comes to a close

Carpathian Summer 2018 comes to a close

Story and photo by
Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs

OTOPENI AIR BASE, Romania — After many takeoffs and touchdowns, Carpathian Summer 2018 comes to a close. The training exercise brought pilots and aircrew from the U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force together to enhance interoperability and readiness of forces. Carpathian Summer 2018 resulted in successful low-level flying, personnel […]

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Local civic leaders tour Ramstein

Local civic leaders tour Ramstein

       

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Celebrating Hispanic service members past, present

Celebrating Hispanic service members past, present

by Tech. Sgt. Monique Chamberland
86th Medical Group

National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed from Sept. 15 until Oct. 15, is an annual celebration of the accomplishments and contributions of Americans with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The profound accomplishments of Hispanic Americans are particularly notable throughout the history of the U.S. Air Force. […]

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21st TSC’s best medics put skills to test in Best Medic Competition

21st TSC’s best medics put skills to test in Best Medic Competition

Story and photos by
Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt
21st Theater Sustainment Command

It is 6 a.m. and a light mist begins to fall on Minick Field, Baumholder. Fourteen medical professionals, representing the best of the best from their units, await the opening event, a physical fitness assessment, of the 2018 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Medic Competition, Aug. 27. Soldiers from Regional […]

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Ramstein Airmen conduct SERE training in Romania

Ramstein Airmen conduct SERE training in Romania

Story and photos by
Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

BOLOVANI, Romania — Downed pilots navigate through dense woods swatting away spiderwebs as they make their way to a safe location. With a compass and some training, they emerge from the timber to find themselves in an open field of tall yellow grass. The team works together to contact fellow […]

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AFMS History: Air Force dentists responded to 1981 explosion at Ramstein Air Base

AFMS History: Air Force dentists responded to 1981 explosion at Ramstein Air Base

by Kevin M. Hymel
Air Force Medical Service History Office

Two bombs exploded in a parking lot outside the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters building at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 31, 1981, injuring 15 people. When they heard the blasts, Air Force dentists and their staff ran out to help. The bombs, placed in cars by anti-American terrorist group, […]

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Features, Health

Measles outbreak in Europe continues

by Ashley Patoka
Regional Health Command Europe

Army Medicine officials urge vaccination Adults and children not vaccinated for measles could be at risk for contracting the illness as a result of an ongoing measles outbreak in several European countries. Regional Health Com-mand Europe officials recommend families review their vaccination records to ensure everyone is fully vaccinated against […]

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Features, Lifestyle

Plan ahead for Bad Dürkheim wine festival

by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Bad Dürkheim Wine Festival will be from Sept. 7 to 11 and Sept. 14 to 17. The USAG Rheinland Pfalz Department of Emergency Services, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron remind all Kaiserslautern Military Community members who plan on drinking alcohol to have a reliable transportation plan. “While it is […]

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521st AMOW celebrates 10th anniversary

521st AMOW celebrates 10th anniversary

by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing celebrated its tenth anniversary and long history of safely expediting maximum war-fighting and humanitarian effects through rapid and precise global air mobility across a more than 5000 mile area of responsibility Sept. 4 on Ramstein Air Base. The 521st AMOW finds success by remaining […]

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Infestation elimination

Infestation elimination

by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

     

September 6, 2018 ×