Archive for June, 2013

When someone sends off their mail it embarks on a great journey ensuing on the unknown; the parcel may know where it’s going, but not how it will get there. That’s where 2nd Air Postal Squadron staff steps in to help.

All around the globe the U.S. Transportation Command’s driving force provides the U.S. with one of the most responsive strategic mobility capabilities in the world by coordinating the safe transportation of wounded, sick and injured patients back to the states.

For the fourth year in a row, the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, based in Kaiserslautern, participated in a joint training exercise alongside the Zaventem Fire Department here June 2 to 8.

Field ready. Air power. Agile warfare. Combat lifesaver.

All of these terms have one common denominator; without the proper training and education, they mean nothing. Years of research and development have gone into creating the elite group that is the U.S. Air Force, and even during times of reduced funding, they must keep a sharpened edge.

When cross training into a special operations carrier field, Airmen must take the physical ability and stamina test in order to be eligible for the job.

JUNE 4 2:18 p.m.: A major vehicle accident and fleeing the scene were reported in Theisbergstegen. 6:13 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Kaiserslautern. 9:18 p.m.: A major traffic accident and fleeing the scene were reported in Landstuhl.

“All that you do, do it with your might. Things by half are never done right.”

My father taught me this quote and made me commit it to memory when I was a child. His father encouraged him to live by that same principle.