Story and photos by
Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland —Approximately 100 U.S. Airmen and three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft arrived in Poland, July 30, for a bilateral exercise with the Polish air force. The aircraft and Airmen are assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing. U.S. Army Soldiers from the […]
August 9, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Who are we? It’s a simple question that required a more complex answer. During an all-call with Ramstein enlisted personnel, an Airman grabbed the microphone, concerned with our Air Force identity — and asked a question. We’re adopting a new uniform, the Airman said. We’ve had several over the course […]
August 2, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
PLOVDIV, Bulgaria — Three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and more than 60 personnel deployed to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from Ramstein Air Base for Thracian Summer 18 returned home July 22. During the 12-day forward training deployment, the 37th Airlift Squadron facilitated training to improve interoperability with NATO allies from Bulgaria. The […]
August 2, 2018 ×
by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa hosted the Equal Opportunity & Alternative Dispute Resolution training workshop at the USAFE Conference Center on Ramstein Air Base, July 16 to 19. This event was the first time the Equal Opportunity training workshop was held locally instead of the Air […]
August 2, 2018 ×
by U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey — A team of en-route maintenance Airmen recently converged from multiple locations to respond as part of a Maintenance Recovery Team, returning a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft back to the mobility fleet from a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia. Maintenance professionals identified repairs to […]
August 2, 2018 ×
by Lisa Ferdinando
Department of Defense News,
Defense Media Activity
The Defense Department has identified more than 130,000 veterans who may be eligible for a refund for taxes paid on their disability severance payment, a DOD tax expert said. U.S. Army Lt. Col. David Dulaney, the executive director for the Armed Forces Tax Council, said the department began mailing notices […]
August 2, 2018 ×
by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
August 2, 2018 ×
by Airman 1st Class
D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
August 2, 2018 ×
by U.S. Air Forces Central Command Public Affairs
AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar — U.S. Air Forces Central Command published its monthly Airpower Summary today, highlighting U.S. and coalition airpower operations in June 2018 in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. In Afghanistan, Airmen are involved in combat operations as part of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, while U.S. and NATO […]
July 26, 2018 ×