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Deep in the woods, outside the confines of Ramstein Air Base, you may run into the 435th Construction and Training Squadron compound, where three sections train and prepare to send Airmen on missions at a moment’s notice.

A moment ago, everything was so quiet you could hear your heartbeat. Now, the sounds of gunfire and yelling fill the air. What looked like an empty structure has four armed insurgents quickly emerging, assault rifles pointing directly at you. “Put the weapons down!” one of your battle buddies shouts. […]

Humans are designed to survive. Yet, history has shown that when stranded in survival setting, there have been some who made it out alive and some who did not. Perhaps, while some cannot change their outcome, some can.

NASA’s ongoing research into what happens with engine performance, emissions and contrail formation when you use different types of fuels in jet engines is headed for the skies over Germany this month.

  Weighted barbells slam to the ground with bangs and clanks, as sweat drips onto them from the exhausted faces overhead. With no time lost the barbell is jerked up once more for another repetition. Thirty-six warrior Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, and U.S. […]

“Humans are very resilient,” said the red-haired, uniformed woman. “People are a lot stronger than they think they are, and have the capacity to endure horrific circumstances through the sheer will to survive.” Maj. Neysa Etienne has seen people endure some of the worst situations. She is the 86th Medical […]