EDUCATION
FEATURE
NEWS
SPORTS
Wait no more: Ramstein High School gets “adopted,” Page 3
Celebrating Army’s 243 years with fun run, Page 8
435th CRG Olympics: testing their limits, Page 10
Kaiserslautern tops Stuttgart for soccer championship, Pages 16 & 17
June 8, 2018 | Volume 42, Number 23
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US, allies conclude International Jump Week
Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Triberious Calhoun lands in a field as part of International Jump Week 2018 May 23 near Ramstein Air Base. Calhoun said the weeklong event was a positive experience that brought participating countries together to make things in airborne operation more efficient.
U.S. service members united with their allied counterparts from 14 different countries as they participated in International Jump Week 2018 from May 21 to 25 over the skies of Germany. The purpose of the exercise is to strengthen international relations by working together to standardize techniques, tactics, and procedures for service members when jumping out of aircraft. In total, U.S. Air Force pilots accumulated 29 hours of flying time between five separate aircraft throughout this iteration of International Jump Week. Divided among the five aircraft, 240 U.S. and allied paratroopers gained jump experience in the weeklong event. Service members experienced unfaSee JUMP, Page 2
Atlantic Stripe: deliberately developing NCOs Story and photos by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa held the second annual Atlantic Stripe Conference at the USAFE-AFAFRICA conference room May 15 to 18 on Ramstein Air Base. Sixty-four participants, including one member of the U.S. Army and five coalition partners, attended the fourday event aimed at strengthening the junior noncommissioned officer tiers and partner nation equivalent. Participants were selected to attend the conference, which was aimed at deliberately developing junior NCOs
by preparing them to serve at higher levels as they continue throughout their careers. “What you’ll find here is us imparting a curriculum that allows them to see things at a different level,” said U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Steven Beasley, HQ USAFE-AFAFRICA functional manager. “They’re allowed to gain understanding from the experiences of some of the more seasoned senior enlisted members, understand the processes of how we go about doing business in the Air Force, and in general to just learn about military leadership.” U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph McFall, See CONFERENCE, Page 6
Royal Air Force Warrant Officer Jake Alpert, Allied Air Command command senior enlisted leader, leads a class on leadership philosophy at the second annual Atlantic Stripe Conference at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa conference room May 16 on Ramstein Air Base. Sixty-four participants, including one member of the U.S. Army and five coalition partners, attended the four-day event aimed at strengthening the noncommissioned officer tier and partner nation equivalent.