Archive for April, 2011

Features

Husband, wife team change commands in Europe

Husband, wife team change commands in Europe

by Lt. Col. Michele R. Sutak, Sgt. Daniel Friedberg and Jeremy Buddemeier
7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs, 221st Public Affairs Detachment and U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr Public Affairs

U.S. Army Col. Christine Anne Fiala and Col. Otto Fiala, both members of
the 7th Civil Support Command, participated in separate brigade change
of commands, as one relinquished command of a medical brigade the other
took command of a training brigade. 

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News

Ramstein continues support to JTF Odyssey Dawn

Ramstein continues support to JTF Odyssey Dawn

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News

Army, AF conduct firefighter training

Army, AF conduct firefighter training

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Tramel S. Garrett
21st TSC Public Affairs

A crowd of frightened people scamper franticly out of a burning building
as they rush toward safety. The crowd stands helpless, looking as all
their personal belongings go up in flames.

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Features

The ‘Tail’ of the U-boat

The ‘Tail’ of the U-boat

by Dr. Marshall Michel
52nd Fighter Wing historian

Even while German U-boats ravaged Allied shipping through April 1943,
the Germans refused to sit on their laurels and made numerous attempts
to increase their tactical efficiency.

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News

Air Force community assessment ends soon

Air Force community assessment ends soon

There is still time to participate in the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment.

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter

March 22 9 a.m.: An unknown person traveling southbound on Bachstrasse attempted to turn right, but due to inattentive driving, the vehicle struck a dependent’s car. The driver fled the scene without exchanging information. The dependent complained of pain to the left knee but declined medical attention. March 23 2:50 […]

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News

15th ENGs support Operation New Dawn in Kuwait

15th ENGs support Operation New Dawn in Kuwait

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Commentary

Preventing sexual assault everyone’s duty

by Dr. Thomas Appel-Schumacher
USAFE Sexual Assault Response coordinator

In relationships, sexual and otherwise, respect means listening and
carefully considering the other person

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Commentary

The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

by Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon
86th Airlift Wing commander

I carry a well worn copy of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S.
Constitution and the Bill of Rights with me every day and refer to them
often. I think it is important for those of us who support and defend
the U.S. Constitution to be very familiar with these founding documents.

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News

Coalition forces enable success

by 2nd Lt. Christopher Diaz
Joint Forces Air Component Command Public Affairs

With a two-hour notice, he grabbed his bags and jumped on an 18-hour
flight headed thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean. Though it
was hardly enough time to say goodbye to his family, they weren

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