Story by Tech. Sgt. Peter Thompson | 86th Airlift Wing | 02.09.2023
MAINZ, Germany -- The sound of gunfire erupts, dampening the melodic symphony of afternoon drizzle and forcing a group of Airmen to retreat to the wooded safety of the surrounding forest. The roar of a HUMVEE engine can be heard as it crests the top of the hill. In the ensuing chaos, everyone is focused on the task at hand, finding their next waypoint and collecting the exfiltration......
Story by 1st Lt. Emma Quirk | 86th Airlift Wing | 12.14.2021
Maintainers completed the first overseas C-5M Super Galaxy engine change at Ramstein AB, Dec. 6, 2021.
Courtesy Story | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.05.2021
On August 16, Airmen of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing were called to action to support a surge in evacuation efforts out of Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Kabul, Afghanistan and the immediate need for increased manpower was apparent....
Story by Senior Airman Taylor Slater | 86th Airlift Wing | 08.25.2021
During Operation Allies Refuge — an operation facilitating the quick and safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other vulnerable Afghans — coordination within the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing is critical to the success of the mission....
Story by Senior Airman Taylor Slater | 86th Airlift Wing | 05.21.2021
The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing conducted its first Nodal Lightning exercise of 2021 at Ramstein AB and geographically separated units across the European theater from May 17-20....
Courtesy Story | 86th Airlift Wing | 01.14.2021
As the first light of dawn broke on Jan. 1, 2020, no one could have predicted the course of the year. Despite the challenges and pressures, the Airmen of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing exemplified our motto “Depend on us!”...
Courtesy Story | 86th Airlift Wing | 11.09.2020
Members of the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight play a critical role in the disposal of ordnance from World War I and World War II throughout the Kaiserslautern Military Community....
Courtesy Story | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.28.2020
The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing conducted its second iteration of exercise Nodal Lightning.
