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Upon arrival in Germany, Airmen, Soldiers, Department of Defense
civilian employees and family members have much to do while getting
settled in. One major item on that
Upon arrival in Germany, Airmen, Soldiers, Department of Defense
civilian employees and family members have much to do while getting
settled in. One major item on that
Contrary to popular belief, the Army
When most people think of an operations group, they think of squadrons and airplanes.
At least, that is what I did when I received the welcome news that I
was to become the next 86th Operations Group commander. But as I
prepared for the new job, I learned there is much more to the 86th OG
than just flying.
The instructor strolled by his surrounding students, shouting commands
at breakneck speed like an auctioneer ramping up the prices on some
exclusive sale. The troops, standing in a circle around him, responded
to every order of the almost unintelligible language as if it was the
way they were raised to speak, checking each other
Night vision goggles, low-level formation flights and air drops were
all training objectives accomplished during the 86th Airlift Wing
The ability to reach back for resources is key to mission
accomplishment for deployed forces. For a Ramstein lieutenant colonel
deployed to Afghanistan, reaching back is also the key to making a
difference.
Pvt. José Ballesteros describes driving over a seven-inch metal block
on a wooden railcar while sitting on top of an almost 10-foot high
vehicle weighing more than 24 metric tons as a
Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, KMC and 86th Airlift Wing commander,
announced at his commander
Defense Logistics Agency representatives arrived July 9 at Mihail
Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, to embed with the Headquarters Element
of Joint Task Force-East as U.S. forces took another critical step and
transition continues with U.S. military operations taking place in the
former Eastern Block nations of Romania and Bulgaria.