by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
“I remember the ride up the mountain in the van,” he recollected with some effort. “I recall the room you get ready in. I had (my equipment), and I remember prior to putting on my boots. As far as I remember, I have never put on my ski boots in New Zealand.”
November 10, 2016 ×
Story and photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
In 1952, Joy Currie, a young wife to an Air Force master sergeant in Koblenz, Germany, was staying in Wiesbaden awaiting the birth of her first child, a little boy.
November 3, 2016 ×
by Senior Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
After returning from a 2014 deployment, Staff Sgt. Aaron Nagy, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Ground Operations School joint terminal attack controller instructor, began looking for a hobby, an outlet to relieve stresses of the deployment, so he bought a four-wheeler. What he didn’t expect to find was a group of like-minded veterans who found that racing was a healthy way to relieve stress.
November 3, 2016 ×
Story and photo by
Senior Airman Nesha Humes
86th Airlift Wing Publics Affair
Thousands of feet above the German countryside, the loadmasters proceed to open the back of a C-130J Super Hercules as the cool wind gusts throughout the aircraft. They listen on their crackling headsets for the aircraft coordinates, awaiting to signal the jump master that it’s safe to step off the ramp.
October 27, 2016 ×
Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Approximately 30 Air-men assigned to the 86th Operations Support Squadron and their families spent their Saturday morning volunteering to clean the American Kindergraves Oct. 15 in Kaiserslautern.
October 27, 2016 ×
by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
As Airmen strive to build muscle mass, increase speed and endurance, and improve overall health, supplements that are promised to provide drastic results can become the go-to for those looking to gain an edge.
October 27, 2016 ×
Story and photo by
Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Ramstein base operations run 24-hours a day, which means preparations have to be made and attention to detail is critical.
October 27, 2016 ×
Story and photo by
Airman 1st Class
Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Military members returning safely from a deployment generally come home to a happy occasion: smiling faces, balloons, flowers and warm embraces from family and friends.
October 27, 2016 ×