Archive for October, 2016

News

Staying proactive about child supervision

Staying proactive about child supervision

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

Parents have responsibilities, and when it comes to children, they have to accept full responsibility for the decisions their young make as well as their own.

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News

Richard Rhodes, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center chief of performance improvement, talks to the group about some of the ways they have used Lean Six Sigma to improve practices at the hospital Sept. 19 at the Ramstein Community Center. Examples include decreasing the wait time at the Emergency Room and standardizing the crash carts around the hospital.

Process improvement experts discuss best practices

Story and photo by Ashley Patoka Regional Health Command Europe Public Affairs

The Armed Forces Europe Lean Six Sigma Community of Practice, a group comprised of performance improvement practitioners from across several commands and services, came together to talk about performance improvement during its first face-to-face meeting Sept. 19 at the Ramstein Community Center.

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Features

721 AMXS aids the mission in Kuwait

by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

One of the keys to mission success in the Air Force is readiness. Unfortunately, equipment or machinery don’t always make that easy. When an aircraft breaks down or malfunctions at a base or area that isn’t equipped to fix the problem, what can be done?

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News

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Courtesy of Family Advocacy Program

During calendar year 2015, there were over seven thousand incidents that met criteria for domestic violence within the Air Force. In U.S. Air Forces in Europe, over seven hundred cases met criteria for domestic violence during that same time period.

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News

Courtesy photos
Col. Stephen Hall, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center deputy commander for nursing; Lt. Col. Cynthia Sanchez, LRMC chief nurse for women's health and newborn care; and Col. (Dr.) Claude Burnett, LRMC chief of women's health and newborn care, cut a ribbon to officially open the first lactation support pod in a military facility in Europe Sept. 15 at LRMC. The LSP offers moms a quiet and private place to breastfeed or pump in a convenient location, on LRMC’s 2nd floor above the information desk in the middle of the hospital.

LRMC offers new pod for nursing moms

Courtesy of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center proudly supports breastfeeding and mothers are always welcome to breastfeed anywhere they like.

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News

Greg Hermann, 86th Force Support Squadron tire technician, measures a winter tire for its weight balance Sept. 28 on Ramstein. German law states that every motor vehicle is required to have all-season or winter tires during winter conditions, including ice, black ice, frost, snow and slush.

Staying safe during seasonal hazards

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

As cool autumn months become breezy winter days, Airmen are advised to continue practicing safe behavior by heeding pertinent safety tips when it comes to winter tires and road conditions.

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News

Rob Lake, magician, performs a free magic show Sept. 28 on Ramstein. The event was open to U.S. Department of Defense members, their families and authorized guests.

Magician visits Ramstein, enchants Airmen and families

Photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua

Rob Lake, magician, performs a free magic show Sept. 28 on Ramstein. The event was open to U.S. Department of Defense members, their families and authorized guests.

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News

KMC Notices and Events – Oct. 7, 2016

CFC-O kickoff The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas, the annual workplace giving campaign for the five overseas combatant commands, will continue until Dec. 2. The campaign provides uniformed and civilian Department of Defense personnel serving overseas the opportunity to extend their service by supporting charitable causes of their choice. For details, contact […]

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter – Oct. 7, 2016

SEPT. 26 5:45 p.m.: House break-in in Landstuhl. SEPT. 27 7:30 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in Enkenbach-Alsenborn. 12:49 p.m.: Trespassing on Ramstein. SEPT. 28 6 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Huetschenhausen. 11:58 a.m.: Theft of government property in Ramstein-Miesenbach. 10:15 p.m.: Drunken operation of a […]

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News

Airmen from the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron service liquid oxygen for a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 22 on Ramstein. This aircraft had almost depleted its liquid oxygen and required two pumps to refill it instead of the usual one.

721 AMXS puts Ramstein in sky

Story and photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The ground rumbles as a C-17 Globemaster III taxis to the runway, sending vibrations up the soles of the feet of those on the flightline. The roar of the 280,000 pound, four-engine aircraft reverberates throughout the base before it takes off. Defying gravity, it lifts into the air and slowly disappears into the horizon.

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