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  • Sixth servicemember dies after UH-60 Black Hawk crash

    A sixth U.S. servicemember died Thursday evening of injuries sustained when a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter attached to 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment crashed at approximately noon Nov. 8, 22 miles southwest of Aviano. This brings the number of deaths to six servicemembers. Eleven

  • NATO's Toxic Trip 2007 exercise

    It was a toxic trip that will lead to better preparation against a full spectrum of threats. Recently, a 15-person combined Air Force and Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear team went to Karup Air Base, Denmark, to participate in this year's NATO Exercise Toxic Trip 2007. The

  • 86th MXG, 723rd AMS score excellent

    The Friday before the inspection, Col. Rob Burnett gathered the 86th Maintenance Group for a commander's call. "I have 650 assigned, and I have 650 miracles," the commander told his group. "I know you'll knock one out of the park." Col. Kyle Garland also pulled the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron

  • I am an Airman

    He provides high level/profile conference support and around-the-clock communication support for resident and transient distinguished visitors. He said he enjoys, "the opportunity to meet base leadership across Ramstein, as well as interact closely with multiple organizations throughout USAFE." Why

  • KMC counselors meet, discuss issues that face families overseas

    Kaiserslautern Military Community substance abuse counselors, school counselors and chaplains will meet this weekend in Bad Herrenalb for the annual European Branch of the American Counseling Association, a non-profit professional organization to support counselors. "The purpose of the conference is

  • Reservist reflects on final mission downrange

    At the end of his final mission downrange, Master Sgt. Daniel Kibe took a long walk around Ramstein and reflected on two months of aeromedical evacuation flights. He knew before going home how hard it would be to put it all behind him. Between August and mid-October, Sergeant Kibe escorted wounded

  • Ceremony spotlights LRMC Level II verification

    A passion for taking care of patients and the development of a seamless system of care that stretches from the battlefield in Iraq to Germany was highlighted Oct. 17 during a ceremony in which the American College of Surgeons presented its Level II Trauma Center verification to Landstuhl Regional

  • Air Force clarifies post-deployment time

    The Air Force post-deployment stand-down policy allows Airmen returning from deployments and lengthy temporary duty assignments time off work for recuperation and reconstitution upon their return, said the deputy chief of staff of personnel recently at the Pentagon. "Reconstitution involves all the

  • Remembering Normandy

    Typically, most lessons learned about the past are from history books. However, 3rd Air Force Airmen got a unique chance to relive history by retracing the footsteps of U.S. Soldiers in Normandy who orchestrated one of the most epic battles in U.S. history - the D-Day invasion. Lt. Gen. Rod Bishop,