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Unexpected budget cuts of approximately $1.3 million affecting the 86th Airlift Wing’s vehicle sustainment operations have forced the wing to park hundreds of its vehicles, impacting many operations across the installation.

Airmen and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, are participating in a bilateral training event with the Hellenic Armed Forces during Stolen Cerberus VIII, a bilateral training mission at Elefsis AB, Greece, from May 8-22. Airmen assigned to the 435th […]

As we all reflect back on our own Extremism Stand-down experiences, it is vital that we keep the conversation open. We have to keep asking questions, keep engaging with each other, most important of all, keep learning and growing. I would argue that few, if any of us, have “arrived.” […]

When faced with challenging or unforeseen circumstances, the air component staff at U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa has long had a proven provider of solutions it can turn to. The men and women of the Michigan Air National Guard’s 217th Air Operations Group, part of the 110th […]

May 3 5:12 p.m.: Major vehicle collision in Spesbach May 4 Nothing significant to report May 5 7:23 a.m.: Larceny of private property in Katzweiler 11:45 a.m.: Assault in Weilerbach 6 p.m.: Wrongful use of controlled substance/driving under the influence in Kaiserslautern May 6 8:35 p.m.: Damage to personal property […]

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to BETA Technologies, a partner in the AFWERX Agility Prime program. This enables BETA to begin flying its ALIA aircraft in the Agility Prime program. The airworthiness award […]

Last month, the 86th Airlift Wing initiated a parking plan in response to $1.3 million in funding cuts to the wing’s vehicle sustainment operations for the remainder of the fiscal year.