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  • Team Ramstein preps for upcoming ORI

    Ramstein Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 86th Airlift Wing are participating in an Operational Readiness Exercise here, May 17-23.This is the third of five OREs conducted by the wings, which are designed to prepare Team Ramstein for an upcoming Operational Readiness Inspection

  • 510th FS deploys to Afghanistan

    Airmen from the 510th Fighter Squadron, the "Buzzards," deployed to Afghanistan recently in support of overseas contingency operations bringing with them new technological capabilities."This is the first combat deployment for the 510th Fighter Squadron since returning from Iraq in the summer of

  • KMC holds 27th annual Special Olympics

    More than 1,600 helpers and 800 athletes participated in the 27th annual German-American Special Olympics on the mobility police grounds here May 12.Nineteen American schools and 39 German schools for people with disabilities from in State of Rhineland-Palatinate, as well as members of the

  • 48th FW trains, builds partnerships at Sentry Gold

    Almost 200 Airmen filled the flightline and 10 F-15s from the 48th Fighter Wing took to the skies in Bulgaria when Sentry Gold started here.The exercise is designed to provide the U.S. Air Force and Bulgarian air force the opportunity to learn from each other and increase their respective NATO

  • 86th AW supports AFAFRICA in Flintlock 10

    Seventeenth Air Force (Air Forces Africa) puts a strong emphasis on building relationships between the U.S. military and African nations.Flintlock 10, a U.S. Africa Command-sponsored exercise running through May 23, does just that. Air Forces Africa has partnered again with the 86th Airlift Wing to

  • Premier Exercise Creates Firsts for European Airmen

    More than 1,600 multinational servicemembers at more than a half-dozen locations throughout Europe came together to participate in U.S. European Command's annual premier exercise which concluded May 7. But what made this year's exercise different was not its size and scope, but three "firsts" for

  • Firefighters joint train at Aviano

    Firefighters with Aviano and Italian Air Force's Rivolto Aeroporto attended an annual Fighting Falcon emergency response action training here. This training is critical in ensuring the safety of pilots and aircrafts. "They are here to learn the emergency procedures for the F-16 aircraft,"

  • 86th AES trains with Romanian counterparts for the first time

    Airmen from Ramstein Air Base's 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, alongside members of the 37th Airlift Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Group, spent the week of May 10 training with their Romanian counterparts.Held at Otopeni Airfield, near Bucharest, Operation Carpathian Summer 2010 was

  • Remembering through Relay for Life

    Team Incirlik helped raise more than $23,000 for Relay for Life this year.  To end the event, a luminary ceremony was held to honor cancer survivors and those who have passed away.

  • First Spangdahlem crew chief returns

    Omar Garcia sat in the front seat of a government owned vehicle, peering out the window in awe as he entered the base."This doesn't look like a base," he said. "It looks like a city."Mr. Garcia was the first crew chief stationed here. During his visit May 7, he saw how much the base has grown and