• 100th ARW supports annual Allied Strike exercise

    Tanker crews from the 100th Air Refueling Wing here just wrapped up participation in the multinational exercise Allied Strike, which ran from Aug. 2 to 5.In total, four jets flew eight sorties over the European continent, offloading more than 191,000 pounds of jet fuel to more than 35 receiver

  • Lajes Airman receives Bronze Star

    A Lajes Airman was honored here with the fourth-highest combat award of the U.S. Armed Forces for distinguishing himself during a deployment to Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Rigoberto Chacon, 65th Civil Engineer Squadron Programs Flight superintendent, was presented the Bronze Star Medal by Col. Jose A.

  • Military housing a privilege that requires commitment

    Simple things like pulling weeds, calling in work orders and proper trash disposal may seem obvious to most of us, but small issues not addressed in a timely manner can quickly become a large problem that impacts the entire community. The Kaiserslautern Military Community Housing Office is charged

  • 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.

  • Operations first sergeant best in Air Force

    When Master Sgt. Darryl Ross of the 48th Operations Group was told he'd been named the Air Force First Sergeant of the Year, he was both grateful and relieved."I was relieved that the wait was over," said Sergeant Ross, who has just arrived from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, and first won at

  • 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

  • Nigerian emergency managers visit Grissom, Indy

    A group of Nigerian emergency managers visited Grissom recently to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Air Force responds to emergency situations like aircraft fires and security breaches. While at Grissom, demonstrations were conducted by both the Grissom Fire Department as well as the