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A look back: Aircraft, awful and awesome: Fokker E Class Eindeckers

A look back: Aircraft, awful and awesome: Fokker E Class Eindeckers

Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

There are few military aircraft that can be called

January 26, 2007 ×

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‘Brown bag’ forum offers answers for NCOs

‘Brown bag’ forum offers answers for NCOs

Nate Cairney
Kaiserslautern American

In the cavernous Ramstein North Chapel annex, the sounds of crinkling
lunch bags gradually gave way to a free-flowing conversation about
force shaping, Air Force Smart Operations 21 and more in the second
edition of the

January 19, 2007 ×

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Airmen learn to recognize, respond to threats at driving course

Airmen learn to recognize, respond to threats at driving course

Staff Sgt. Brian Hill
Kaiserslautern American

The tires of the mud-covered Opel Vectra spin on wet pavement and the
sedan launches toward a 90-degree turn with speed. The instructor in
the passenger seat firmly tells the student driver to wait for
instructions before deviating from the collision course.

January 19, 2007 ×

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Commissary shoppers welcome Operation Holiday Surprise

Commissary shoppers welcome Operation Holiday Surprise

Master Sgt. Chuck Roberts
U.S. Air Forces in Europe Public Affairs

Spirits are high during the holiday season, but checking accounts don

January 19, 2007 ×

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Aircraft, Awful and Awesome: TSR.2, one of military aviation’s great might-have-beens

Aircraft, Awful and Awesome:
TSR.2, one of military aviation’s great might-have-beens

Dr. Marshall Michel

86th Airlift Wing Historian

The British TSR.2 (Tactical Strike, Reconnaissance), first flown in
September 1964, was a highly advanced strike aircraft intended to
penetrate Soviet air defenses at very low altitude. It fulfilled
roughly the same requirement as the U.S. F-111 and, like the F-111,
pushed the

January 19, 2007 ×

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A LOOK BACK: Convair XC-99, America’s first supersized plane

A LOOK BACK: Convair XC-99, America’s first supersized plane

Dr. Marshall Michel

86th Airlift Wing Historian

When one thinks of large airlifters, the C-5, the C-17, the Boeing 747,
and the Antonov An-124 leap to mind. But the ancestor of these
aircrafts still holds the title of the largest land-based,
piston-engine airlifter, the Convair XC-99. Dubbed the

January 12, 2007 ×

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EAGLE FLAG: Ramstein Airmen shine in training exercise

EAGLE FLAG: Ramstein Airmen shine in training exercise

Courtesy of the 435th Mission Support Group

Approximately 150 Ramstein Airmen returned Dec. 18 from a nine-day
deployment for EAGLE FLAG,  an Air Force-level expeditionary combat
support exercise executed by the Air Mobility Warfare Center

January 12, 2007 ×

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LRMC treats Romanian Soldier for land mine injuries

LRMC treats Romanian Soldier for land mine injuries

Spc. Matthis Chiroux
USAREUR Public Affairs

When you

January 5, 2007 ×

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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 ×

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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 ×