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Polish aeromedical evac team visits Ramstein

by Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Team Ramstein’s 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron got an opportunity to show its mission to another allied Air Force this week.


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KMC MSgts recognized as 2011 Distinguished Young AFCEAN

by Capt. Thomas Hamlyn
KMC AFCEA

What does it take to be recognized above your peers in an international organization of 35,000 members?


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773rd CST takes on EMAT responsibilities

by 7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs

The Emergency Medical Assistance Team, based in Schwetzingen, Germany, cased its colors and deactivated at Tompkins Barracks
Jan. 11, ending its six-year Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear
and High-Yield Explosive reconnaissance mission in Europe.


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KMC honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Story and photo by Spc. Iesha Howard
21st TSC Public Affairs

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. influenced change through non-violent means during the civil rights movement. Two of his most famous contributions to the civil rights movement were the organization of the Montgomery Boycott in 1955 and his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln monument in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington in 1963.


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Demanding readiness through reduction

by Staff Sgt. Warren Spearman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The KMC is constantly expanding and evolving. The latest facility to undergo change is the Drug Demand Reduction center, located at the Southside fitness center annex.