• Guard provides USAFE with seamless airlift support

    Unbeknownst to most of Team Ramstein, a tri-state contingent of nearly 60 Air National Guardsmen finished a 10-week tour of duty Jan. 11 with the 38th Airlift Squadron where they'd collectively hauled more than 283 tons of cargo throughout Europe in 109 sorties before picking up their three J-model

  • General Brady assumes command of USAFE

    General Roger A. Brady ceremonially assumed command of United States Air Forces in Europe Jan. 17. General Brady, who previously worked as Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C., begins his term as USAFE commander eight years after he last left the command as

  • Tops In Blue 2008 needs musicians, technicians, drivers

    If you play the trumpet, trombone, saxophone, or guitar you could be the person Tops In Blue is searching for throughout the Air Force. If you have technical skills or can drive a truck, you have an opportunity to become a member of the Air Force's premier expeditionary entertainment group, Tops In

  • Ramstein Airman receives Bronze Star downrange

    Technical Sgt. Lorenzo Zapata, convoy commander of 70th Medium Truck Detachment, 640th Support Battalion, 1144th Joint Logistics Task Force, was awarded the Bronze Star medal downrange for meritorious conduct during operations in southwest Asia. Sergeant Zapata is deployed from the 435th Vehicle

  • Ramstein Airfield systems receives 'Excellent' rating

    Ramstein's 1st Combat Communications Squadron, the most highly-decorated non-flying unit in the Air Force, has a long history of excellence. Recently, during the base's operational readiness exercise one of Combat Comm's work centers had an opportunity to excel once again. The airfield systems shop

  • AADD sets record during 2007

    The Airman Against Drunk Driving program reached a milestone this year providing three times the number of rides they did last year to Sabers. During 2006 AADD provided 411 people rides, however during 2007 the group gave 1,310 rides to Sabers who made the choice not to get behind the wheel after

  • RAF Lakenheath communications get an upgrade

    The 48th Communications Squadron radio systems shop is undergoing a system upgrade, which will increase the network availability for all network users. The $13 million upgrade, which is a Department of Defense initiative, will switch all land mobile radios from an analog system to a completely