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  • Ramstein medics prepare for emergency situations

    "Man down, man down, a medevac is needed." These words are something military members never want to hear over the radio. But for medical Airmen here at Ramstein, they serve as important training tools, ensuring they're prepared to respond at a moment's notice to emergency situations. To help prepare

  • 100th ARW supports annual Allied Strike exercise

    Tanker crews from the 100th Air Refueling Wing here just wrapped up participation in the multinational exercise Allied Strike, which ran from Aug. 2 to 5.In total, four jets flew eight sorties over the European continent, offloading more than 191,000 pounds of jet fuel to more than 35 receiver

  • Lajes Airman receives Bronze Star

    A Lajes Airman was honored here with the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces for distinguishing himself during a deployment to Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Rigoberto Chacon, 65th Civil Engineer Squadron Programs Flight superintendent, was presented the Bronze Star Medal by Col. Jose A.

  • Joint fight starts here

    Deploying is common occurrence for today's U.S. military, but the same goes for our Allied and NATO nations that are also going to forward operating locations along side U.S. servicemembers.To demonstrate how we fight down range, Allied Strike 10 allowed Belgium, Denmark, German, Dutch, Portuguese

  • Sliding to safety

    The Baker Life Chute connects to the top of the air traffic control tower as a secondary means of evacuation in case of an emergency.  Air traffic controllers are required to perform bi-annual training on how to properly exit the tower using the chute.

  • TACP Airman receives Bronze Star

    Senior Airman Brad Salazar, 8th Air Support Operations Squadron radio operator, maintainer and driver, was honorably awarded the prestigious Bronze Star medal during a ceremony here Aug. 8.The airman was presented the award by Col. Thomas Gould, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing commander at Ramstein

  • Coronet mission helps fighters cross Atlantic, other long distances

    From a spectator's point of view, a Coronet mission may seem simple - a group of tankers flies with a group of fighters across the ocean, ensuring the smaller aircraft have enough fuel to get home.Beyond that first glance, however, the "air bridge" is a complicated, critical mission which takes

  • Germans tour C-130J, see piece of flying mission

    Fourteen members of the Ramstein Works Council II were recently given the opportunity to view part of Air Force operations they normally aren't involved in here.On July 29, a group of Germans, all employed by the Air Force, toured a C-130J Super Hercules and the facility that stores the Hercules