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  • XP turns plans into exercise readiness

    Joint servicemembers, coalition partners, contractors and transient personnel trained with 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Airmen in a Base Defense Exercise here April 8. Many also participated in the Major Accident Response Exercise later that afternoon. "This was our first attempt at doing a BDE and

  • Aerial port Airmen keep personnel, mission moving

    With as many as 30,000 passengers and as much as 10,000 tons of cargo coming through the base on a monthly basis, the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron's aerial port operators are kept busy 24-hours a day. The squadron is part of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein Air Base,

  • Fuels lab keeps mission flowing smoothly

    The last thing a pilot probably worries about as they get ready for a mission is the quality of the jet fuel or liquid oxygen they will be using on the sortie. But for three Department of Defense civilians here, it's all they think about.The Air Force Petroleum Agency lab here is responsible for

  • BEEs busy keeping base buzzing

    These BEEs aren't as concerned with honey as they are the chemicals which could potentially be found on base. While the 379th Medical Group bioenvironmental engineering (BEE) flight is responsible for many things, their primary concern here is the base water supply."In the deployed environment,

  • Army GLO synchs Airpower with ground forces

    In today's joint combat operations, Army Ground Liaison Officers are trained in offensive air support activities and translate ground commander air requests into a language aircrews can understand before engaging in joint combat or training operations. The synchronized forces are critical to

  • 7 years that were 66 years in the making

    Seven years ago this month, the "Grand Slam Wing" was activated here for the first time since it was deactivated  at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Mich., in 1993.  In those seven years, the wing has continued adding to the record of excellence the unit has had since the first person was assigned to it