Archive for September, 2015

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21st STB families celebrate back-to-school with bowl-a-thon

21st STB families celebrate back-to-school with bowl-a-thon

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

More than 40 Soldiers and family members from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s Special Troops Battalion gathered at the Ramstein Air Base bowling ally to celebrate the beginning of the new school year with pizza and bowling Aug. 24.

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Photo by Erich Backes
Italian paratroopers jump into drop zone "Alzey" near Alzey, Germany, Aug. 24. This airborne operation was part of exercise Swift Response 15.

US provides Swift Response to support allies

Italian paratroopers jump into drop zone “Alzey” near Alzey, Germany, Aug. 24. This airborne operation was part of exercise Swift Response 15.

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September: Suicide Prevention Month

by Staff Sgt. Dylan Forbes 86th Maintenance Group

September in Germany has always been a favorite month for many in the KMC. Events such as the Bad Duerkheim Wurstmarkt and the Bernkastel-Kues wine festival hold a place in many people’s hearts long after they leave.

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KMC Events and Notices – Sept. 04, 2015

Closures • In an effort to better serve the beneficiaries of the 86th Medical Group, the following is a forecast of clinic closures due to U.S. holidays and mandatory training days: Monday (Labor Day); Wednesday (Resiliency Day); Oct. 8 (MDG training day); Oct. 15 (Columbus Day); Nov. 11 (Veterans Day); Nov. […]

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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody congratulate Airmen who completed Airmen’s Week Aug. 27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The Airmen received a copy of "America's Air Force: A Profession of Arms," the next evolution of the "Little Blue Book" previously released in 1997.

Senior leaders present new ‘Little Blue Book’

by Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody delivered the initial handout of the pamphlet, “America’s Air Force: A Profession of Arms,” to the Air Force’s newest Airmen during Airmen’s Week Aug. 27.

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Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to teachers, school administrators and support staff from the KMC during a teacher forum Aug. 27 on Ramstein. More than 600 teachers from 11 Department of Defense Dependents Schools attended.

86th AW welcomes back DODDS teachers

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

Teachers, school administrators and support staff from the KMC attended a teacher forum Aug. 27 on Ramstein.

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Photo by Lt. Col. Rod Cunningham
Paratroopers from Italy, Spain and the U.S. jump from aircraft to seize an airfield on Smardan Training Area, Romania. A Combined Joint Task Force was led by XVIII Airborne Corps during a joint forcible entry training exercise as part of operation Swift Response 15.

US, allied forces take off with exercise Swift Response

by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein provided rapid access capabilities for more than 5,000 service members from the U.S. and 11 NATO allies during exercise Swift Response which kicked off Aug. 17.

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Members of the KMC tour the new 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules Flight Simulator facility Aug. 24 on Ramstein. The simulator allows aircrew and maintenance personnel to practice various procedures.

Ramstein unveils C-130J flight simulator

Story and photos by Senior Airman Timothy Moore 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Airlift Wing held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of its new C-130J Super Hercules Flight Simulator Aug. 24 on Ramstein.

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