• Teleport certification advances communications effectiveness

    It's no secret that having the ability to communicate is an essential element to accomplish day-to-day operations at home. Anytime and anywhere members of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron are tasked to deploy, they play a key role in the mission's success by employing a variety of robust

  • Sergeant Wells receives Bronze Star

    Col. Earl Matthews, 435th Air Base Wing commander, awarded Staff Sgt. Jayson Wells, team leader of the 332nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, the Bronze Star medal Jan. 24 for meritorious conduct from Jan. 9 to June 25, 2007, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sergeant Wells

  • C-17s to operate out of Ramstein

    In a coordinated effort between U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Air Mobility Command and the AF Reserve Command, USAFE will now have two dedicated C-17s that can provide direct support for strategic airlift requirements in the European and African areas of operation, as well as other world wide missions.

  • Postal Ops: We Deliver for You!

    "Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." -- Unofficial Postman's Motto (adapted from Herodotus' Histories) With the hustle and bustle of the holidays behind us, the KMC postal team paused to reflect on the record

  • C-130 Hercules goes to Africa

    The C-130 Hercules touched down on an unremarkable stretch of dirt in central Africa. Less than four minutes later the aircraft was accelerating and airborne - climbing away from the landing zone and setting a southeasterly course toward civilization. The mission was over for the C-130 crew as they

  • Airman serves as Piesport Prince of Carnival

    As a child Senior Airman Vito Cipolla discovered the village of Piesport on a wine label at age seven, something that he always remembered. Fast-forward 21 years to the day he landed in Germany in 2006. He asked his sponsor if he knew where Piesport was and, within two hours of arriving there he