News
News
Ramstein-based Airman earns Bronze Star for efforts in Iraq
Capt. Timothy McCarty, assigned to HQ U.S. Air Forces in Europe, was
recently awarded a Bronze Star for his efforts while deployed in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
News
Spotlight on rental car insurance coverage
U.S. customers of rental car companies in Germany should be aware that
the standard German rental car contract requires an on-scene police
report in case of any damage to the vehicle even if the damage is
caused in a one-car accident without damage to another party
News
1st CBCS supports ‘Combined Endeavor’ exercise
Twenty-eight U.S. Airmen and civilians from Ramstein didn
News
Airmen support AU peacekeeping mission
Ramstein Airmen returned from Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday after supporting a two-week airlift mission in the Darfur region of Sudan.
Commentary
Nominations open for Army deployment awards
Army active-duty and reserve-component units that deploy anywhere in
the world have the opportunity to showcase their training or
contingency deployment successes by entering the 2008 annual Army Chief
of Staff Deployment Excellence Awards for deployments made between Dec.
1, 2006, and Nov. 3, 2007.
Commentary
Commander’s Action Line: SECURITY AMONG THE SHELVES
Today I went to the Ramstein Library to see about checking out a
book. I was told I had to fill out paperwork to do so. The paperwork
requires me to provide my name, address and social security
number. This information is not in a secured system and is a prime
opportunity for identity thieves. In this day and age of constant
warnings about the seriousness of allowing anyone
access to your social security number or any other critical personal
information because of identity theft, why would anyone have to provide
a social security number in an unsecured environment to check out a
library book?
Commentary
AF Combat Action Medal recognizes Airmen at war
In the spirit of cultivating warrior ethos in all Airmen, the Air Force
created the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Airmen who have directly
engaged enemy combatants may be eligible for the award.