Archive for February, 2014

Lifestyle

Courtesy photoDuring Fasching season, German Polizei conduct an increased number of traffic controls and DUI checks.

Polizei increases traffic controls during Fasching

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The fifth season, Fasching is in full gear, and many Fasching parties and dances are scheduled to take place. The Westpfalz Police Headquarters in Kaiserslautern wants all motorists to make it through this time without any accidents or alcohol-related incidents.

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Schools

Photo by Jack WoodforkVogelweh Elementary School fifth-grader Kathleen Julca (foreground, left) plays Kaiserslautern Elementary School fourth-grader Heaven Jones (foreground, right) in a game of chess as a way to prepare for a tournament Feb. 22 at the KMCC.

Schools Around the KMC

                   

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Health

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Don’t wait until it’s too late

by Staff Sgt. Halima H. Burton
86th Dental Squadron

Picture this: A mother takes her 4-year-old to the dentist for her child’s annual checkup. During the appointment the dentist diagnoses the child with a cavity that needs treatment and a few areas that could lead to future cavities, but do not require treatment at this time.

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News

Photo by Airman Dymekre AllenAirman 1st Class Zachary Reinert, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems technician, repairs the wires of a street lamp Feb. 6 on Ramstein. Members of the 786th CES work more than 480 man-hours per month to keep Ramstein’s street lights working properly.

Lighting up the KMC

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Lifestyle

Gift baskets for children and adults of all ages are offered at the Cupid’s Valentine Gift Shop Feb. 5 on Ramstein.

86th FSS celebrates day of love

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Candy, balloons, flowers and stuffed animals covered tables at the Ramstein Community Center, ready to be bought by people in preparation to celebrate the day of love. Members of the 86th Force Support Squadron prepared hundreds of gift baskets for this year’s Cupid’s Valentine Gift Shop.

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Schools

Lt. Col. Patricia K. Wright, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 21st Special Troops Battalion commander, reads “My Brother Charlie,” by Holly Robinson Peete, to a classroom of first-graders Feb. 7 at Kaiserslautern Elementary School on Vogelweh Military Complex.

‘Always Ready’ command team encourages mentorship through reading

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

As a command team, they are accustomed to leading and mentoring. When they stand in front of their formations, they can render hundreds of Soldiers silent with a single word. Today, they will face a new challenge as they try to mentor a new group — the first grade.

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Schools

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Healthy dating for teens

by Emily McCormick
Ramstein Family Advocacy

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. If you are not aware of this issue, you are not alone. In a survey from 2012, 81 percent of parents believed teen dating violence was not an issue or stated they don’t know if it’s an issue.

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News

Photo by Senior Airman Jonathan StefankoAirmen with the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing undergo a simulated live-fire exercise Feb. 5 in Grafenwöhr, Germany. The 435th AGOW establishes expeditionary airfield operations and communications and provides theater-wide combat support and training.

Training to guide warheads on target

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Features

Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergStaff Sgt. Christopher Whiting, 435th Security Forces Squadron cadre, shows Airmen proper tactics when breaching a building in confined areas 
Feb. 8 in Baumholder. The 435th SFS trains Airmen from throughout the Air Force to prepare them for deployments around the world. The security forces members sharpened many of their skills, including mounted and dismounted 
tactics, tactical combat care, weapons firing, and night vision operations.

Training to win close fights

               

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Features

Photo by Sara PavichSwitchboard shift supervisor Maria Caetano connects a caller to the correct organization Feb. 5 on Ramstein. Caetano has worked at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Consolidated Switchboard for 14 years and speaks five languages.

The voice at the end of the line

by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

In the early morning, when the phones are relatively silent, the operators of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Consolidated Switchboard prepare for the daily rush of calls.

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