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  • HAW, Ramstein team up for training

    Airmen from the Heavy Airlift Wing at Papa Air Base, Hungary and Ramstein personnel are coming together Jan. 10 to 13 for aerial port training that is scheduled to be conducted near Ramstein and Grafenwoer, Germany.The training will consist of two personnel airdrop flights and two heavy equipment

  • Air Guard officials prepare for new medical mission

    Air National Guard members will begin flying a newly assigned critical care air transport team mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 10, the air surgeon said in an interview here Jan. 4.The CCATTs, which consist of a physician specializing in critical care, pulmonology, anesthesiology or

  • Aviano becomes first USAFE base to begin AMT

    Aviano Air Base is the first base in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to begin the new, revolutionary asset marking and tracking system being implemented at Air Force installations around the world. Once fully integrated, the new AMT system will provide 100 percent accountability for all Air Force

  • 52nd FW hosts, attends Red Flag

    It has been said time and time again: a mind is a terrible thing to waste. This fate can be easily avoided, however, with just one simple concept that keeps the mind sharp: practice. From the moment Airmen first enlist to the last day of technical training, they are bombarded and reinforced by the

  • Spangdahlem, Travis compete for $1 million

    In less than three weeks, Spangdahlem AB will host the Installation Excellence Selection Board. The board's members will conduct a two-day visit to determine the Air Force's Installation Excellence and Special Recognition Award winners. Spangdahlem AB is competing against Travis Air Force Base,

  • Give 45 minutes, save up to three lives

    Over the past two months, most of us can think of 45 minutes of spare time we had that could have been used more wisely.This January, members of Team Ramstein are encouraged to put that extra 45 minutes to good use and save lives by donating blood during National Blood Donor Month.Giving blood in

  • Barrier maintainers support NATO Baltic air policing mission

    When an aircraft loses its capability to brake due to a system failure, there is only one thing saving the pilot and their aircraft from crashing off the end of a runway. That one thing is an aircraft arresting system. Luckily for the aircrafts and pilots of the 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron,

  • Communications Airmen keep NATO's Baltic air policing mission online

    In a world that relies on email, instant messaging, text messaging, the internet and telephone communications, being off-line can bring a halt to day-to-day operations. Thanks to a team of Airmen deployed from the 1st Combat Communications Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 493rd

  • Baltic air policing mission complete

    The 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom, relinquished command of the NATO Baltic air policing mission to the German air force at Lithuania Air Force Air Base here Jan. 5.The squadron, comprised of approximately 125 people, assumed

  • Cutting back everyday use

    The need for a great deal of electricity and energy significantly changes around the same time as snowfall starts - during the winter months. When moving to a country where energy conservation is strongly emphasized like Germany, reducing use can become a natural habit rather than a chore.The 52nd