Archive for August, 2014

News

Boots to Business comes to Ramstein

by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center is bringing in a new course Tuesday that will better prepare Airmen and their families with transitioning into the civilian lifestyle.

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Features

The GIs of Comedy perform a free show Aug. 18 at the Ramstein Enlisted Club. The show was hosted by Armed Forces Entertainment. The GIs of Comedy are a group of four stand-up comedians, all combat veterans, who go on tour entertaining service members around the world.

Veterans still serve one joke at a time

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Armed Forces Entertainment presented service members with a free, adult comedy show Aug. 18 at the Ramstein Enlisted Club. The 90-minute performance was put on by the GIs of Comedy, a group of four stand-up comedians who are all combat veterans.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Aug. 29, 2014

AUG. 21 10:15 p.m.: Failure to control pet was reported in Schopp. AUG. 22 12:15 a.m.: Self-harm and drunk and disorderly conduct were reported in Kaiserslautern. 8:37 p.m.: A sexual assault was reported on Sembach Kaserne. AUG. 23 4 a.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Mehlingen. 3:23 p.m.: An attempted self-harm […]

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News

Airman 1st Class Keith Martineau, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman, and Tech. Sgt. Jason Howland, 786th CES NCO in charge of exterior electrical systems, check the circuit in a streetlight before repairing it Aug. 15 on Ramstein. The night operations crew repaired and replaced more than 500 lights during a three-week effort.

Airmen light path to a safer base

Story and photo by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

With the winter months coming up fast and the hours of daylight gradually shortening, a three-man team from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron spent July 7 to 25 repairing and replacing streetlights to enhance safety and visibility during the darker hours on Ramstein.

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Commentary

Responsible Airmen: Dorm ban on alcohol lifted

by Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente
86th Airlift Wing commander

As many of our Airmen at Ramstein were told Wednesday at several town halls, after careful deliberation, I decided to rescind the general order banning alcohol in the dormitories effective immediately.

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News

Housing office works to reduce four-week backlog

Housing office works to reduce four-week backlog

by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The KMC Housing Office on Vogelweh recently took steps to reduce a four-week backlog for customers.
The backlog, a combined Housing and Furnishings Management Office issue, began with 21 unfilled employee vacancies, an increase of approximately 3,000 customers over the past year, and computer problems.

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News

Photo by Airman Larissa GreatwoodAirman 1st Class Ben Hunter, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuel distribution operator, checks pressure gauges on a fuel truck Aug. 18 on Ramstein. Hunter reached his goal of pumping 1 million gallons of fuel in July. An Airman has not pumped that amount of fuel in a single month at Ramstein in two years.

‘Million Gallon Man’ fuels mission

by Senior Airman Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Regardless of the vehicle you operate, it requires fuel. For military vehicles passing through Ramstein Air Base, that fuel is often supplied by Airmen from the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, and one Airman from the squadron went above and beyond to perform his mission.

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Sports

Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartStaff. Sgt. Shelise Harmon, 86th Medical Operations Squadron physical therapy technician, checks the height and weight of a patient during Sports Physical Day hosted by the 86th Medical Group Aug. 16 on Ramstein. The medical group scheduled 440 free appointments, saving families in the KMC $33,000 in medical expenses.

86th MDG hosts Sports Physical Day

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Lifestyle

For more than 700 years, Heidelberg Castle has towered over the City of Heidelberg. The castle was once destroyed by a lightning strike in the late 1700s. Today, and after years of restoration, the castle still sits without several ceilings, walls and doors.

Heidelberg Castle: Age-old ruins tower above German city

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

On a recent trip to Germany, my family and I stopped by Heidelberg Castle, which is just an hour’s drive from Ramstein Air Base.

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Schools

Courtesy photo

School bus safety begins, ends at home

Only YOU can keep your children ready. Do these five things throughout the school year: 1. LOOK at and KNOW your children’s route to and from the bus stop. 2. SHOW your children how to go safely to and from the bus stop. Use hands-on instruction. 3. REVIEW the below […]

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