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.

ALLIED STRIKE: Air Assault

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

JPAC searches for fallen Airmen in local German forest

Tucked in the dense woods of a typically quiet, remote German logging trail is a flurry of activity. A small bulldozer scoops dirt into a wooden box large enough to be a closet, whereby more dirt is transferred into smaller buckets. These buckets are manually hauled to sifters, where people

Allied Strike 10: TACPs fight from ground up

The black beret emblazoned with the flash and crest of the tactical air control party has been a symbol of an elite group of Airmen since its approval in 1985.Known as TACPs, they are usually assigned to Army units around the world. On a battlefield -- the most influential part of their job -- they

CE reservists help active duty carry on Ramstein mission

More than 40 reservists from the 934th Civil Engineer Squadron in Minneapolis, Minn., are helping out the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron here this summer with several engineering projects. The reservists, who are swapping out posts in two groups, have been working on projects such as interior

22nd Fighter Squadron participates in Allied Strike 2010

The 22nd Fighter Squadron will boast its name, "The Big 22," when it launches two F-16 Fighting Falcons twice a day Aug. 2-5 during Allied Strike 2010. The 16 22nd FS pilots flying these sorties are part of the approximately 200 military personnel and 24 aircraft from the U.S. and five European