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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

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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 ×

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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 ×

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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 ×

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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 ×

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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 ×

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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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