Archive for February, 2014

News

Courtesy photocompetes for top spot Airman 1st Class Amanda Jolly, 786th Force Support Squadron service flight kitchen personnel, prepares meals Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The Jawbone Flight Kitchen, which services approximately 3,000 service members per month, is competing for the John L. Hennessy Award. In order to win in a category, the group competing must show excellence in food service management, readiness, quality in food, customer service, resource conservation, safety, and training.

Ramstein flight kitchen competes for top spot

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Commentary

Roaring lions, small dogs

by Chaplain (Maj.) Mike Curtis
435th Air Ground Operations Wing

The place to see a lion is in a zoo. Well-fed and exercised, the king of the beasts is there to be seen in all its glory. There’s even a nice barrier to ensure the lion stays on its side and the people stay on theirs. In other words, there are no unauthorized snacks for the lion.

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Commentary

Diversity is our strength

by Lt. Col. John Frazier
86th Maintenance Group

I learned early in life that diversity equals strength. I attended Robert E. Lamberton public school in Philadelphia at the age of 10. Though Lamberton had a reputation as a good academic school, diversity of the student body is what made it special.

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News

Photo by Staff Sgt. John ZumerLt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell (left), U.S. Army Europe commanding general, Col. Gregory Brady, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command commander, listen to a question posed by a 10th AAMDC Soldier during a leaders’ luncheon Feb. 6 in Kaiserslautern.

USAREUR CG attends leaders’ luncheon with 10th AAMDC Soldiers

by Capt. Royal Reff
10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Public Affairs

Lt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell, U.S. Army Europe commanding general, met Soldiers and leaders with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command during a visit to Rhine Ordnance Barracks
Feb. 6.

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News

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris BirdwellGreek Capt. Vasileios Mosios, 356th MTM (Tactical Transport Squadron) co-pilot, discusses the functions of a C-130J Super Hercules with Maj. Bill Tice, 37th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, during Stolen Cerberus, a flight training deployment Feb. 2 to today designed to incorporate various training methods in order to maintain proficiency during deployed operations and increase interoperability with the Hellenic air force.

Team Ramstein participates in Stolen Cerberus

by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 150 Ramstein Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, along with U.S. Army jumpmasters, participated in Stolen Cerberus, a two-week flight training deployment designed to incorporate various training methods to maintain proficiency during deployed operations from Feb. 2 to today.

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Lifestyle

Courtesy photo

History of Valentine’s Day

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Legend says Valentine of Terni, a friendly priest who married young couples in love, died Feb. 14, 269. For this reason, Valentine’s Day is observed Feb. 14.

February 6, 2014 ×

Health

Baby dental health important

by Capt. Tonya Barry
86th Dental Squadron

The 86th Dental Squadron’s mission is to keep active-duty members fit to fight and to ensure the dental health of their family members. This February, however, the spotlight is on the pediatric patient pool during the 65th annual National Children’s Dental Health Month.

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Schools

Photo by Medina BarronThe winners of the 2014 Landstuhl Elementary/Middle School Reflections fine arts program pose for a photo Jan. 15. Reflections is a national PTA program that recognizes student performance in the fine arts.

Schools Around the KMC

               

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News

Sgt. Victor Rincon, postal NCO assigned to the 35th Infantry Division, distributes mail Jan. 29 at the Mail Distribution Node on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Rincon and nine other Soldiers from across the Army received postal operations training from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Jan. 13 through 30.

KFOR Soldiers get postal training

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

The 21st Theater Sustain-ment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted postal training for Army Soldiers Jan. 13 to 30 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

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News

Tax season gets underway in KMC

Tax season gets underway in KMC

Story and photo by Brandon Beach
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Doors opened at tax centers across the KMC after a ribbon-cutting event Jan. 28 on Kleber Kaserne.

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