Archive for February, 2015

News

Eight chaplains, one team: Kaiserslautern’s Chapel Next

by Christian Führer
Chapel Next volunteer

In 1996, two Protestant chaplains at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, developed a novel form of contemporary Protestant worship. Their idea was to put more emphasis on the needs of young military families and to provide a Christ-centered spiritual experience in a come-as-you-are worship atmosphere. Barely four years later, the new […]

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News

Capt. Jon Underberg, survey team leader, 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Civil Support Command, gives an initial mission brief Feb. 6 during an Army North Training Proficiency External Evaluation of the 7th CSC’s 773rd CST’s unit readiness to respond to a real-world Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear event, Feb. 2 to 12.

ARMY NORTH conducts external evaluation of 7th CSC’S 773rd CST

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta
7th Civil Support Command

Outside in blustery, cold wind and freezing temperatures, Army North conducted a Training Proficiency External Evaluation of the 7th Civil Support Command’s 773rd Civil Support Team’s unit readiness to respond to a real-world Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear event, Feb. 2 to 12.

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Features

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Evans (left), 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron ground crew member, and Staff Sgt. Drew Bivens, 86th AES technician, carry a litter with medical equipment onto a C-130J Super Hercules Feb. 6 on Ramstein. The 86th AES ensures their Airmen are ready to be called upon at any time with training sorties, such as the one in which Evans and Bivens participated.

Airmen train to save lives

Photos by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales

       

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Feb. 20, 2015

FEB. 11 10:15 a.m.: A major traffic accident was reported on autobahn A63. FEB. 12 9:45 a.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported on autobahn A63. 3:52 p.m.: An assault consummated by battery was reported on Vogelweh. 4:40 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported on autobahn A62. FEB. 13 […]

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News

Airmen wait their turn to test during a CLEP-a-thon Feb. 13 on Ramstein. The weeklong event held by the education center gave Airmen the opportunity to take CLEPs and DSSTs on the spot with more than 700 tests being completed and 1,671 college credits earned. The credits earned go toward the individual’s Community College of the Air Force degree or any upper-level degree they may be working toward with the convenience of not having to schedule test dates weeks in advance.

Airmen earn 1,671 college credits during CLEP-a-thon

Story and photos by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Just as people gather to begin the first steps of a marathon, hundreds of Airmen from Ramstein Air Base flocked to the National Testing Center to earn 1,671 college credits during the CLEP-a-thon Feb. 9 to 13.

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News

Courtesy photoAsh Carter became the 25th secretary of defense Feb. 17.

Carter takes office as 25th defense secretary

by Cheryl Pellerin
Department of Defense News, Defense Media Activity

Ash Carter became the 25th secretary of defense Feb. 17 after having served previously as deputy defense secretary, defense acquisition chief and assistant secretary for global strategic affairs.

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Commentary

An open letter to my Airmen — AGOW style

by Col. Christopher Barnett
435th Air Ground Operations Wing

When I came on board 20 months ago, it did not take long for me to realize the Air Ground Operations Wing, and then subsequently the Air Expeditionary Wing, are like no other wings I have ever been associated with.

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News

Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente, 86th Airlift Wing commander, signs a Military Saves Week proclamation Feb. 13 on Ramstein as Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten III, 86th AW command chief, looks on. Military Saves, a component of the nonprofit America Saves and a partner in the Department of Defense’s Financial Readiness Campaign, seeks to motivate, support and encourage military families to save money, reduce debt and build wealth. The proclamation declares Feb. 23 to 27 as Military Saves Week, encouraging service members to set financial goals.

Commander signs Military Saves Week proclamation

Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
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News

75-day leave carry-over ends Sept. 30

by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

Effective Sept. 30, military members will no longer be able to carry more than 60 days of leave into the next fiscal year, in accordance with 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requirements.

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News

KMC receives COLA decrease

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Service members in the KMC will notice a pay decrease effective March 16 based on the results of a recent cost of living allowance survey and Retail Price Schedule study.

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