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Return of ‘V Corps Airmen’; first time in two years unit not in combat

Spc. Shane Eschenburg
V Corps Public Affairs Office

The return of

January 5, 2007 ×

Features

2006 Ramstein Welfare Bazaar

2006 Ramstein Welfare Bazaar

Monica Mendoza
Kaiserslautern American

Record amount raised for scholarships and grants

It was 1965 and a group of 11 volunteers from the Ramstein Officers

January 5, 2007 ×

Features

Safety Smarts essay contest – tell your story

All U.S. Air Forces in Europe libraries and safety offices are sponsoring an essay contest for teens and adults.

January 5, 2007 ×

Features

86th AW command chief says goodbye

86th AW command chief says goodbye

Chief Master Sgt. Renee Starghill
86th Airlift Wing command chief

It is my heartfelt belief that there is a time and season for
everything we do throughout our lives.  My time and season here in the
KMC and the 86th Airlift Wing has come and gone. As I reflect on all
the things that occurred, it

January 5, 2007 ×

Features

Lean Six Sigma improves ROB Humvee repairs

Spc. Matthis Chiroux USAREUR Public Affairs

Sometimes progress seems to move at a glacial pace until you add a
little heat. A team from the 21st Theater Support Command is applying
some focused fire to workplace inefficiency. And now they

January 5, 2007 ×

Features

An air power look back: flying tanks

An air power look back: flying tanks

Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing Historian

At the end of World War I, it was clear that two new weapons, the
airplane and the tank, would dominate the next war. In the early 1930s,
some military designers began to consider moving tanks by air to
positions behind enemy lines where they could wreak havoc on
unprotected supply routes.

January 5, 2007 ×

Features

86th AES – Medevac mission earns ‘excellent’ rating

86th AES – Medevac mission earns ‘excellent’ rating

Capt. Erin Dorrance
Kaiserslautern American

The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron received an

December 15, 2006 ×

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An air power ‘look back’

An air power ‘look back’

Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing Historian

In 1950, the Air Force was pushing hard to improve its airlift capability despite a limited budget. One unique experiment was the Fairchild XC-120 Pack Plane, a modification of the Air Force

December 15, 2006 ×

Features, Health

Don’t let holidays make you blue

Don’t let holidays make you blue

Although the holidays are supposed to be a time full of joy, good cheer, and optimistic hopes for a new year, many people experience seasonal

December 15, 2006 ×

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The Nürnberg Christmas Market

The Nürnberg Christmas Market

Christine June
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

One of the memories I have when I was eight years old is of the
Nürnberg Christmas Market or Nürnberger Christkindlmarkt and what I
called

December 8, 2006 ×