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  • A pneumatic manifold is seen prior to a demonstration during an immersion tour Sept. 5, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The manifold control console is used to control and monitor inflation of the 15-and-26 ton airbags. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ceaira Tinsley)

    39 MXS lifts Incirlik to new heights

    Members of the 39th Maintenance Squadron's transient alert crash and recovery section showcase the capabilities of their newly acquired pneumatic lifting bags. The section uses lifting bags to enable personnel to quickly and safely lift or move a crashed, damaged or disabled aircraft. As one of several recovery methods, lifting bags assist the section with performing their primary mission of ensuring the runway is clear and postured to support NATO’s southern region.
  • A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft sits on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 29, 2019.

    86 MXS and 86 AMXS launch ‘black letter’ aircraft

    After going through a long checklist, on Aug. 29, 2019, the 86th Maintenance Squadron and 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pushed out an aircraft known as a “black letter aircraft.”
  • Airman First Class Amber Branch, 728th Air Mobility Squadron passenger services agent, poses for a photo in front of a mural in the squadron’s heritage room Feb. 1, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. Branch used the mural as an opportunity to combine her love for her job with her love for drawing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ceaira Tinsley)

    Different strokes: Airman combines love for drawing, Air Force

    With one paint brush secured in her right hand and another tucked behind her ear she effortlessly applies bright-yellow paint to her newest masterpiece. When presented with the chance to combine her love for drawing with her love for her job, one Airman jumped at the opportunity to create a mural for her squadron’s heritage room. The loud music blaring over the speakers in the background fits today’s mood, but it doesn’t matter because drawing is always her happy place. Though the environment has changed throughout the years, from doodling notebook sketches to drawing on canteens, they all symbolize one thing: an Airman’s love for creating new things.
  • Staff Sgt. Matthew Bertini, 728th Air Mobility Squadron passenger services supervisor, briefs members on new Air Force regulations March 6, 2019, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The 728th AMS leadership created a Solutions Group comprised of junior Airmen and NCOs designed to build confidence, solve problems and allow them to own their sections while making failures in a safe environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew J. Wisher)

    The 728th AMS: Solutions, execution, evolution

    “It’s always been done this way.” This is a phrase that’s been said at almost every job around the world. It is a phrase that time and time again has halted the possibility of increased initiative, safety, time management and more. Members of the 728th Air Mobility Squadron are putting an end to that and crafting new ideas from some of their most creative members: junior Airmen and new NCOs. To encourage creativity and empower the squadron’s future leaders, leadership at the 728th AMS created a Solutions Group, which is comprised of members from across the squadron. The Solutions Group solves work-related issues they have either experienced or noticed and brainstorm ways to fix those problems.
  • Ramstein hosted Exercise Operation Varsity 19-01, a week-long exercise testing the response capability of multiple base agencies.

    Ramstein wraps up Exercise Operation Varsity 19-01

    Ramstein wrapped up Operation Varsity 19-01, a week-long exercise testing the response capability of multiple base agencies.
  • Ramstein hosted Exercise Operation Varsity 19-01, a week-long exercise testing the response capability of multiple base agencies.

    Ramstein hosts week-long exercise

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joshua Pravel, 86th Maintenance Squadron C-130J Super Hercules crew chief, wears mission-oriented protective posture gear during Exercise Operation Varsity 19-01 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 28, 2019. During the exercise, participants stayed in a protective shelter until given the all clear. (U.S. Air Force photo
  • 492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs prepare to conduct aircraft launch procedures at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 7, 2019. 492nd AMU Airmen maintain the world's premier multi-role fighter, the F-15E Strike Eagle to ensure RAF Lakenheath remains combat-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)

    492nd AMU: Bleed Blue

    492nd Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chiefs prepare to conduct aircraft launch procedures at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Jan. 7, 2019. 492nd AMU Airmen maintain the world's premier multi-role fighter, the F-15E Strike Eagle to ensure RAF Lakenheath remains combat-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Shanice Williams-Jones)
  • An Airman points to a strut within a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during a training session where students learned how to ensure a strut is fully serviceable Dec. 4, 2018, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. This task was one of the approximately 1,000 tasks 141 students learned and trained on throughout a two week training exercise.

    Leaders know when to follow

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Gerald Walker, 728th Air Mobility Squadron hydraulic journeyman, was one of 150 students from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing and 512th Airlift Wing completing an unprecedented training opportunity on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft from Nov. 26 – Dec. 6, 2018 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael McWhirt, 100th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, attaches a diesel generator to a truck to bring to out to the flightline to power a KC-135 Stratotanker at RAF Mildenhall, England, May 8, 2018. A series of inspections must be completed before any aircraft can use the generator, which are an instrumental part in powering the KC-135 Stratotankers on the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexandria Lee)

    AGE Airmen: No airpower without ground power

    Walking onto the flightline, the hum of the generators is all you hear over the conversation between pilots and mechanics. The small battery on wheels powers a 49 ton aircraft and prepares KC-135 Stratotankers to fuel the mission across Europe and Africa.
  • A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing undergoes maintenance work on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 10, 2018. The 86th Airlift Wing maintains approximately a dozen C-130Js, which are used for various missions around the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Maintainers keep aircraft flying and missions rolling

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