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  • Graphic with Third Air Force historical facts

    3rd AF leadership reflects on 80th birthday, focuses on future

    Third Air Force turns 80 years old on March 26, 2021, making it seven years older than the Air Force itself.
  • Members of the 37th Airlift Squadron and 41st Field Artillery Brigade worked together to load and transport a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System for exercise Rapid Falcon.

    Ramstein supports Rapid Falcon

    A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System waits to be loaded onto a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 19, 2020. The 37th Airlift Squadron supported exercise Rapid Falcon, a training and readiness exercise involving U.S. and Romanian army field artillery units at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romania. (U.S. Air Force
  • Three Airmen standing in a control tower room, and one construction worker standing outside the room.

    Ops Never Stops: 86th OSS secures rapid mobility, professional airlift

    The 86th Operations Support Squadron secures the 86th Airlift Wing rapid mobility and professional airlift mission by maintaining and ensuring the diverse array of capabilities necessary for seamless aircraft movement at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • A teacher teaches their class.

    Continuing the conversation: EO leads the way with diversity classes

    The mission of the EO office is to enable combat airlift capabilities and total team excellence through exceptional equal opportunity service, unrivaled leadership support, and promotion of a positive human relations environment. That mission has become more important than ever in recent months.
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Jolly Sr., U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa logistics, engineering and force protection director, lights a candle after giving a speech during the Juneteenth: Vigil for Healing event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 19, 2020.

    Juneteenth: Celebrating freedom, holding on to hope

    The 86th Airlift Wing Chaplain Corp teamed up with a local committee to create a space for healing for Black service members to share their experiences surrounding race.
  • Two mechanics kneeling next to a trailer on a forklift.

    86 VRS, Army expedite repairs

    Through innovation and resourcefulness, the 86th VRS has saved time and money by establishing a new partnership with local Army supply to expedite military tactical (M-series) vehicle repairs at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • A photo of an aircraft resting in a hangar.

    86 MXS extracts C-130H fuel tank for training

    The 86th Maintenance Squadron removed fuel tanks from each wing of a C-130H Hercules ground trainer aircraft to use for confined space training. The additional hands-on training from the extracted fuel tanks is estimated to save the Air Force up to $700,000.
  • An Airman standing behind a podium in front of an audience.

    Fallen hero honored, memorialized at Ramstein

    Ramstein leadership and Kaiserslautern Military Community members gathered to honor and memorialize a fallen hero during a road dedication ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 16, 2020.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Stephens, 76th Airlift Squadron readiness flight commander, and 1st Lt. Jacob Goodwin, 76th AS training officer, walk out to a C-21A Learjet at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 8, 2020.

    RAM flights secure fight against COVID-19

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Taylor Stephens, 76th Airlift Squadron readiness flight commander, and 1st Lt. Jacob Goodwin, 76th AS training officer, flew to Italy to pick up coronavirus disease 2019 test kits using NATO’s Rapid Air Mobility initiative, May 8, 2020. RAM provides allied military flights a unique NATO call sign and expedites flight clearances.
  • A photo of a C-17 Globemaster III.

    COVID-19 ops: AEOT provides lifesaving support, transfer to positive patients

    Airmen assigned to Air Force Reserve Command from various locations within the United States arrived at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to assist with coronavirus disease 2019 operations from May 2-3.
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