Features

Features

Hungarian leaders visit, discuss C-17s

Hungarian leaders visit, discuss C-17s

Compiled Story and photo by Senior Master Sgt. Hollis Dawson
3rd Air Force Public Affairs

Third Air Force hosted a delegate of Hungarian Air Force leaders at
Ramstein Feb. 5 and 6 and shared C-17 Globemaster interoperability
procedures with its European neighbor.

February 15, 2008 ×

Features

The Soviet I-16

The Soviet I-16

Compiled Story and photo by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

When Communist dictator Josef Stalin and his supporters took over
Russia, one of their high priorities was to develop advanced military
weapons.

February 15, 2008 ×

Features

Don’t trash your base

Don’t trash your base

***image1***4 rules to live by when it comes to trash: 1. Only on-base residents are allowed to use dumpsters on base. 2. Trash should be put inside the dumpster, not on the ground by the dumpster;  bulk garbage should be placed outside the night before pick-up, not earlier. 3. Bulk […]

February 8, 2008 ×

Features, Health

Baby bottle tooth decay is preventable

Baby bottle tooth decay is preventable

Airman 1st Class Jennifer Franklin
435th Dental Squadron

***image1***Baby bottle tooth decay, a severe form of early childhood cavities, stems from the frequent consumption of any liquid containing sugar. Even healthy beverages such as milk and juice (even watered-down juice) contain a natural sugar. Other examples include soda, Kool-Aid and sports drinks. The sugar in these liquids then […]

February 8, 2008 ×

Features

Fasching 2008

Fasching 2008

Fasching is a pre-Lenten Carnival season when people get to loosen up and go a little crazy.

February 8, 2008 ×

Features

A beautiful near thing

A beautiful near thing

Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

After World War II, one of the few areas where Great Britain had a
technological advantage over the United States was in jet engine
development, mainly due to engine designer Frank Whittle.

February 8, 2008 ×

Features

435th MUNS Airmen net a different kind of fishing trip

by Staff Sgt. Kerry Solan
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

The second day of their fishing trip was unlike the first.

Up to their chest in mud, Airmen from the 435th Munitions Squadron were
still catching fish, albeit with bare hands in sucking mud, in an
attempt to save hundreds of them from suffocating in the muck.

February 8, 2008 ×

Features

Six days and counting until Valentine’s…

Compiled by by Petra Lessoing
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Red hearts in department stores, flower shops, candy stores, bakeries
and window displays signal Valentine

February 8, 2008 ×

Features

Kalau!: Fasching reaches its peak Rose Monday

Kalau!: Fasching reaches its peak Rose Monday

by Petra Lessoing
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

***image1***“Kalau” everybody! Fasching, Germany’s “crazy season,” reaches its peak from now until Tuesday with masquerade balls, dances, children’s parties and fun sessions. And, for all of you first-time Fasching-goers, a special highlight of the week’s events are the Rose Monday parades. The most famous ones are in Mainz, Köln and […]

February 1, 2008 ×

Features

A real ‘batplane’

A real ‘batplane’

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

The McDonnell Aircraft Corporation

February 1, 2008 ×