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Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hernandez, 
37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, runs through preflight checks inside a C-130J Super Hercules.

On ground, in air we care

by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a training opportunity March 6 while flying over Germany in a C-130J Super Hercules belonging to the 37th Airlift Squadron. This training opportunity tested flight nurses and aeromedical evacuation technicians with varying scenarios that can be faced by aircrew during a mission.

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Staff Sgt. Lencys Esteban-Nunez plays saxophone during a rehearsal with the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band jazz ensemble The Ambassadors Jan. 16 on Ramstein.

From Cuba to America, beyond through music

Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Wilson
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs

Poverty can be tragic, but sometimes there are greater injustices one must endure.

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Tech. Sgt. Erin Zorzy, 86th Maintenance Squadron precision measurement equipment laboratory technician, looks through a scope to measure the temperature and accuracy of heat seeking missiles.

86th MXS Airmen measure precision

by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the precision measurement equipment laboratory ensure accuracy, reliability and quality of calibrated items in addition to survivability of test measurement and diagnostics equipment. The flight consists of a scheduling section, shipping/receiving section, admin section and the PMEL and services customers throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe, U.S. Central […]

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86th OSS Airmen keep jumpers safe

86th OSS Airmen keep jumpers safe

Photos by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

           

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Spc. Joan Bazan, pay analyst with the 106th Financial Management Support Unit, issues casual pay to Sgt. Maj. Johnny Valdez, Sustainment Task Force 16 sergeant major, March 10 at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania.

TSC financial forces show MK personnel the money

Story and photo by Sgt. Maj. Michael Pintagro
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

If a penny saved is a penny earned, a team of fiscally sound Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 16th Sustainment Brigade deliver daily dividends to dozens of MK denizens.

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Photos by Senior Airman Damon KasbergStaff Sgt. Richard Phillips, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron custody force member, assaults a complex during the Battlefield Leaders Assaulter Course, Integrated Combat Essentials, March 11 on Ramstein.

Airmen destroy BLAC ICE

by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Contingency Response Group recently joined security forces from Turkey, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for a training course on tactical leadership.

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Empowering, enabling women worldwide

by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Women in America have an interesting history. From not being able to contribute anything to the government to having a female secretary of state, and from not having women in the military to having women attain the rank of general, the U.S. has come a long way as a nation.

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Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load cargo onto a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster 3 March 4 on Ramstein. The 721st APS Airmen provide air transportation services at Ramstein and sustain three combatant commands.

721st APS committed to moving cargo

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

           

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U.S. Air Force photoLegendary ace pilot Brig. Gen. Robin Olds (shown here as a colonel) inspired Mustache March with his trademark handlebar.

Ramstein Airmen ‘mustache’ the question

by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Does it come in thick and full, or is it light and patchy? Will it shine as a glorious testament to your manliness, or timidly hide just below the surface? Regardless of the answer, there are only two questions every Airman needs to ask: How far are you willing to go? And, are you willing to become “bulletproof”?

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Senior Airman Malcolm Perry, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency 
technician, aligns a miniature satellite dish March 3.

1st CBCS keeps units connected, mission flowing

Photos by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 1st Combat Communications Squadron provides rapid deployable communication and air traffic control abilities throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The unit also supports exercises, deployments, contingencies and special military projects as directed by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. Airmen from the 1st CBCS deploy, […]

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