Archive for September, 2013

News

435th CTS renovates Boy Scouts facility

by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Boy Scouts of America will be welcomed in their new and improved operations facility Monday. The building has been under construction to fix safety issues and make the facility feel more like a home away from home for the Scouts since Feb. 11.

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Features

Senior Airman Michael Walters, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels mobile distribution operator, fuels a C-130 Hercules Aug. 15 on Ramstein.

Fuels Airmen deliver bloodline for aircraft

Photos by Senior Airman Chris Willis

         

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Features

Members of the Ramstein honor guard receive instructions on the proper way to place flags in their stands July 10 on Ramstein. The base honor guard trains for three hours a week for various types of ceremonies.

Ramstein Honor Guard displays precision

Story and photo by Senior Airman Trevor Rhynes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the base honor guard perform in a variety of ceremonies at locations ranging from the local KMC area to France.

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News

435th CRG air advisers visit Slovakia for partnership event

From the 435th Contingency Response Group

Members of the 435th Contingency Response Group traveled to Sliac Air Base in Slovakia to participate in a seven-day C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 Hercules cargo on- and off-load familiarization event from Aug.11 through 16.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Sept. 6, 2013

AUG. 27 12:16 p.m.: Alleged child abuse was reported. AUG. 28 5:45 a.m.: Damage to private property was reported on Landstuhl. 5:19 p.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Mackenbach. 9:09 p.m.: A domestic assault was reported on Vogelweh Family Housing. 9:25 p.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Otterberg. AUG. 29 8:30 a.m.: […]

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Features

Maj. Michael Curtis, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing chaplain, prays during a commemoration of the Flugtag ’88 accident Aug. 28 at St. Nikolaus church in Ramstein-Miesenbach. During the last scheduled air show 25 years ago on this day, three Italian aircraft collided while attempting to enact the “Pierced heart” maneuver.

Ramstein chaplain remembers Flugtag ’88 air show disaster

Story and photo by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

What started off as a young man working in his youth group’s concession stand selling ice cream to patrons of the Flugtag air show on Aug. 28, 1988, ended up being an event that helped shape his Air Force career.

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News

Photo by Airman 1st Class Holly MansfieldCharles Pittenturf, 86th Force Support Squadron value added tax clerk, helps Airman 1st Class Michael Ortiz, 86th Comptroller Squadron customer service technician, complete a VAT form Aug. 29 on Ramstein. The VAT office provides tax relief opportunities for members and their families stationed in Germany.

VAT office assistance

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Commentary

Perception impacts recognition

by Chief Master Sgt. JPE Dunbar
786th Civil Engineer Squadron

Many people think they can show up, do their job and that’s enough to get them recognized. Most people do their work, but only those who do it exceptionally will get noticed.

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News

Courtesy photo

ROAD CONSTRUCTION ALERT

Ongoing construction work around Autobahn A6’s Exit 13 is seriously impacting traffic to and from the Ramstein West Gate.

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News

Photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.Michell Day, a material handler with R4’s Non-Destructive Test Equipment mobile team, tests the structural stability of a ballistic armor plate Aug. 29 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. Eight members of the NDTE mobile team traveled to Kaiserslautern to conduct required inspections on the more than 50,000 armor plates in circulation throughout U.S. Army Europe.

New system ensures ballistic plates safe for deploying Soldiers

by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Soldiers who have deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn have the shared experience of being issued and reissued ballistic plates for their body armor. Part of ensuring plates are combat ready involves a detailed inspection process to identify defective plates and remove them from circulation.

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