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  • A U.S. Humvee rigged to parachutes floats to the ground during an exercise Stolen Cerberus V training mission over Megara Drop Zone, Greece, May 15, 2018. Hellenic riggers worked with U.S. Air Force joint airdrop inspectors to get the Humvee properly rigged to drop. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh)

    Joint airlift brings Stolen Cerberus V to a close

    Exercise Stolen Cerberus V concluded with approximately 100 Airmen deploying back to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from Elefsis Air Base, Greece.
  • U.S. Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron receive a briefing about the A400M Atlas from German air force 1st Lt. Felix, A400M co-pilot, in Berlin, Germany, April 27, 2018. According to aerospace corporation Airbus, there are 58 A400Ms in operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    German-American partnership on display during air show

    The 2018 Berlin Air and Trade Show fell under the same year as the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, in which U.S. and allied forces airlifted supplies into West Berlin following a Soviet blockade of the city.
  • The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Warrior Preparation Center held the first U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army integrated Patriot missile defense exercise at Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Germany, April 12-18.

    WPC executes milestone Air Force-Army integration exercise

    United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s Warrior Preparation Center held exercise Spartan Shield 18-6, April 12-19, 2018. Spartan Shield was a simulated air and missile defense exercise and included members from the 134th Air Control Squadron; 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command; 678th Air Defense Artillery Brigade; and the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
  • Students from partner nations work together in a joint exercise at the Inter European Air Forces Academy. The Air Force Culture and Language Center seeks to form a corps of general purpose Airmen to take on missions around the world through its Language Enabled Airman Program. (Courtesy photo, AFCLC)

    An opportunity for multilingual Airmen

    Do you know one or more foreign languages? You may be eligible for the Language Enabled Airman Program.
  • 21st OWS Airmen skillfully protect servicemembers across Europe by precisely, skillfully predicting the worst European storm in 11 years.

    21st OWS: Writers of the storm

    Planning for operations in the military takes information from multiple sources. Weather is one of the most important factors determining mission safety. Airmen assigned to the 21st Operational Weather Squadron began tracking winter storm Friederike from infancy to a record storm persisting three days in northern Europe Jan. 17 to 19, 2018.
  • Graduates of the Phoenix Raven Qualification Course pose for a class photo with their instructors and and leadership on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on Feb. 12, 2018. U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and 86th Airlift Wing leadership requested a mobile training team to come and direct the Raven course at Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)

    Ramstein AB welcomes new Ravens

    Security forces Airmen from across the Kaiserslautern military community graduated from a Phoenix Raven Qualification Course at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 12, 2018.
  • October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, where organizations and communities everywhere host events to commemorate the lives parents and families have lost due to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss. But, Chaplain Rendon is on a mission to make pregnancy and infant loss awareness more than just an annual event within the Kaiserslautern Military Community.

    Resources and support for pregnancy and infant loss

    October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, where organizations and communities everywhere host events to commemorate the lives parents and families have lost due to miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss. However, Rendon is on a mission to make pregnancy and infant loss awareness more than just an annual event within the Kaiserslautern military community.
  • Thirteen countries gathered at Ramstein to exchange aeromedical tactics, techniques, and procedures to encourage working relationships between the nations during a week-long symposium.

    Partnership Flight Symposium enhances cooperation between 13 countries

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa hosted the first-ever Partnership Flight Symposium combining both African and European military aeromedical teams at Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 16-19, 2018.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph H. Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, taxies a C-130J Super Hercules to its place on the flightline on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 4, 2017. The new aircraft was flown from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company in Marietta, Georgia, and delivered to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer)

    AF’s newest Herc joins Ramstein AB fleet

    A new model C-130J Super Hercules arrived at Ramstein Air Base Dec. 4, 2017, as part of a rotational process to upgrade existing aircraft.
  • A U.S. Airman conducts upgrade work on command and control systems at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 8, 2017. Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Material command joined forces to upgrade the network. (Courtesy photo)

    Four MAJCOMs join forces, upgrade C2 systems

    Four Air Force major commands joined forces to overhaul command and control systems at Naval Station Rota, Spain, Dec. 4, 2017. Airmen assigned to U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Air Mobility Command, Air Force Space Command, and Air Force Materiel command conducted major upgrades to the system.
  • Members of an Air Force honor guard team stand in formation during a Veterans Day ceremony at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium, Nov. 11, 2017. The team conducted a hereditary nine gun salute which historically signifies an end to hostilities for a period of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    Ramstein AB Airmen honor U.S. veterans in Belgium

    Bad weather did not deter Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from celebrating Veteran’s Day Nov. 11, 2017, at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. The ethereal curtain of fog and delicate rainfall only added to the poignancy of the ceremony.
  • Nordic Air Chiefs sign letter, develop Arctic Challenge

    Nordic Air Chiefs sign letter, develop Arctic Challenge

    Defense officials from four Nordic countries signed a letter of intent alongside Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa commander, Oct. 16, 2017, in a formal acknowledgment that opens doors to the development of a European flag-level exercise.
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Greg Carter, a deputy missile combat crew commander-airborne from the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron, launches a simulated Minuteman III missile aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury during Glory Trip 220 above the Pacific Ocean, April 25, 2017. Glory Trip is an operational test launch which continues a long history of launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., used to verify, validate and improve the capability of the nation’s ICBM force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Keifer Bowes)

    AF awards contracts for next-generation ICBM airborne launch control system

    The Air Force awarded two contracts Oct. 3, 2017, for upgrading the system that enables an aircraft to control an intercontinental ballistic missile’s launch from a silo in the ground. The three-year contracts of about $81 million each were awarded to Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Littleton, Colorado, and Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
  • U.S. Air Force Col. Bradford Coley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa chief of the logistics readiness division, (center), tours U.S. Air Force resources in Luxembourg, Sept. 14, 2017. The Luxembourg government’s Warehouse Service Agency manages the facility, but the 86th Material Maintenance Squadron is responsible for keeping accountability of the resources stored in the compound. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

    A base in a box: 86th MMS keeps AF ready for action

    Somewhere in the Luxembourg countryside, armed guards keep watch over a compound of non-descript warehouses and storage containers. Each warehouse in the facility holds a different surprise, but those coming in will find most of these treasures hidden under lock and key.Stacks of metal boxes tower above the ground as workers inspect vehicles,
  • U.S. Air Force C-130J pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron, (right and center), along with one Romanian Air Force pilot, walk back to their units after conducting a training flight at Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 29, 2017.

    US, Romanian militaries contiune partnerships

    U.S. and Romanian military members concluded a two-week bilateral training exercise on Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 31, 2017.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein bags groceries for an Airman at the commissary on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21, 2017. Gen. Goldfein worked as a bagger at the Ramstein commissary as a teenager. He passed through Ramstein on his way back to the states after visiting Airmen at several locations in the Middle East.

    Paper or Plastic? CSAF returns to Ramstein roots

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein recently visited the Ramstein Air Base Commissary, but this was not his first time here. As a teenager, he worked as a bagger in the 1970s while his family was stationed at Ramstein Air Base.
  • Tech. Sgt. Martin Wallace, 31st Fighter Wing Honor Guard lead instructor, represents his team of honor guard members as a photo is made of him on July 13, 2017, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Wallace currently leads more than 30 Airmen who are working to become fully qualified honor guardsmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Cory W. Bush)

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • 2016 Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Nuclear & Missile Operations awards winners announced

    Air Force officials recently named the winners of the 2016 Nuclear Deterrence Operations Award and the Nuclear & Missile Operations Award.

  • Fighting against violence in the KMC

    Interpersonal violence can happen to anyone. It not only affects the people it happens to, but also those around them. Potential assailants may target someone’s friend, relative, colleague, or even themselves, hurling roadblocks into the missions of their units. Airmen and civilians in the Kaiserslautern Military Community are taking measures to respond and prevent interpersonal violence. One of the many tools Ramstein Air Base uses is the Green Dot program. It is an annual training that is mandatory for active-duty Airmen throughout the Air Force.
  • Col. Brian May, commander of the 403rd Operation Group, gives a speech during a ceremony in Picauville, France. This ceremony commemorates the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, the largest multi-national amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history, and highlights the U.S.' steadfast commitment to European allies and partners. Overall, approximately 400 U.S. service members from units in Europe and the U.S. are participating in ceremonial D-Day events from May 31 to June 7, 2017(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Monteleone)

    815th Airlift Squadron drops paratroopers to commemorate D-Day 73

    Two 815th Airlift Squadron crews from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi participated in a six-ship multinational airborne mission near here in the Normandy region June 4, 2017 to commemorate D-Day 73.
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