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  • Competition heats up for Top Chef title

    Servicemembers assigned to the 435th Services Squadron participated in the second stage of the Top Chef Competition at the Lindberg Hof Dining Facility on Kapaun Air Station June 17. The initial in-house qualifying round for the competition, open to any member (E-5 and below) from the 435th SVS with

  • Mother, leader wins Volunteer of the Year Award

    Pamela Howard's journey with girl scouts started ten years ago when she got her daughters involved because they had so much energy, and now a decade later, Mrs. Howard is more involved with Girl Scouts than she thought she would ever be. Mrs. Howard, the troop leader for Troops 749 and 333, recently

  • Cadets get upclose view of Aviano, 8th ASOS

    Imagine a 3:45 a.m. show time in order to undergo a four-hour climb through muddy terrain, loose rock, waist-high brush, fallen tree limbs and a little bit of leftover winter snow in the heart of the mountains with 80 pounds of equipment strapped to your back - all to find the perfect observation

  • Academy cadets receive hands-on training during Ops AF

    U.S. Air Force Academy cadets got a taste of what the aeromedical evacuation mission is all about June 16 on the Ramstein Air Base flightline. Through briefings and hands-on training, the cadets learned how the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, along with the 435th Contingency Aeromedical

  • 17th sends medics to SHARED ACCORD

    Air Force Maj. Eric Colon, with the 459th Expeditionary Air Medical Squadron, performs a routine physical examination at Wanrarou, Benin, local during day one of a six-day Medical Civil Assistance Program coordinated by the 459th EAMDS and three Benin Army doctors. The 459th is a provisional part of

  • Secretary of the Air Force visit honors memorial and supports Paris Air Show

    The Secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley, accompanied a congressional delegation of six senators that arrived in Paris June 13, 2009, to partake in a wreath laying ceremony at the Memorial de l'Escadrille Lafayette, in Marnes-la-Coquette, just outside Paris, France. They are also here to

  • 86th AGE flight shows benefits of AFSO21

    In March 2006 when former Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne called for a new way to evaluate how the Air Force operates, called AFSO21, he encouraged the elimination of unnecessary steps. He suggested the Air Force leverage on technology, using the right tools and techniques to see any

  • 435th ABW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 435th Air Base Wing came together in Hangar 1 on Ramstein Air Base June 11 to welcome their new commander. Col. Thomas Gould took command of the 435th ABW from Col. Don Bacon at a ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Mark Zamzow, 3rd Air Force vice commander. "We at the 3rd Air Force are