Archive for February, 2017

Sports

Sports Shorts – Feb. 24, 2016

IMCOM-E basketball championships Come support our U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz representatives in the Installation Management Command-Europe basketball tournament March 3 to 5 at the Kleber Fitness Center Bldg. 3235. The best unit-level teams from all over Europe will compete to become champion of the continent. A mandatory coaches meeting will […]

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News

Photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer
Airman 1st Class Quinn Harris, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, peers over the skies at another C-130J Super Hercules flying over a blanket of clouds Feb. 10. During the Korean War, the squadron flew airborne assaults at Sukchon, North Korea, and Munsan-ni, South Korea, and aerial transportation between Japan and Korea.

Herc history honored: 37 AS celebrates 75 years

by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Friday, Feb. 10, was a cold, dreary day on Ramstein. A blanket of dark clouds eclipsed the sun and sky, shutting out the light and dappling the landscape with delicate snow. Anybody would have wanted to stay inside and succumb to the stillness of a grave winter morning.

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News

People attend the 2017 Winter Ramstein Tech Expo Feb. 8 on Ramstein. The event was put on by the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, a nonprofit international organization that seeks to develop networks between people involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by creating a medium for the ethical exchange of information.

Ramstein becomes tech savvy

Story and photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association hosted the 2017 Winter Ramstein Technology Exposition Feb. 8 at the Ramstein Officers’ Club.

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News

Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Easton, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief, receive a brief from Staff Sgt. McKenzie Lauber, 1st Combat Communications Squadron combat readiness instructor, during an immersion tour of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Feb. 3 on Ramstein. Clark and Easton toured squadrons within the wing’s three local groups, ate lunch with several 435 AGOW Airmen and spoke at a commander’s call during the tour.

3rd Air Force commander: Balance work, life

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

Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Easton, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command chief and former 3rd Air Force command chief, participated in an immersion tour of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Feb. 3.

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News

Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group work together to build a tent during exercise Austere Forge Feb. 1 on Ramstein. During the exercise, the Airmen planned what equipment would be used and who would be going, readied the equipment and personnel, processed through the 86th Logistic Readiness Squadron’s installation deployment readiness cell and set up tents and equipment in a simulated deployed location. The 435 CRG participated in the exercise to practice their capability to deploy within 72 hours.

435 CRG puts enjoyment in deployment

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

Approximately 80 Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group participated in exercise Austere Forge from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2.

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter – Feb. 17, 2017

FEB. 5 8:39 p.m.: Self harm attempt in Queidersbach. FEB. 7 8:11 a.m.: Gate runner on Ramstein. 9:45 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in Kaiserslautern. FEB. 8 12:46 p.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries and failure to report in Kaiserslautern. 3:15 p.m.: Larceny of unsecured government property in St. […]

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KMC Notices, News, Take Note

KMC Notices and Events – Feb. 17, 2017

Closures The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will be closed Monday in observation of the holiday. Customer service hours will resume Tuesday. The 86th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate Legal Office will have reduced manning Feb. 27. This might result in delays in services. For details, call the legal […]

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News

Airman 1st Class Blake Gunderson, 24th Intelligence Squadron technical reporter (left), and Tech. Sgt. Gentry Koepp, 86th Civil Engineering Squadron unaccompanied housing NCO in charge, lift a mattress during a dorm inspection Feb. 7 on Ramstein. The Dorm Reception Center thoroughly inspects the rooms for cleanliness before Airmen vacate.

Farewell dorms, hello housing

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

With every promotion, Airmen gain new responsibilities and expectations. Some promotions come with the eligibility to move out of the base dormitories, and the process can unfortunately take longer when Airmen receive incorrect information. Ramstein’s Dorm Reception Center and the Vogelweh Housing Office are dedicated to ensuring that Airmen who […]

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Features

Airmen 1st Class Briann Eddy (left), Brennan Gregory (center) and Dakota Staten, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron special vehicle maintenance journeymen, inspect a Tunner 60K Loader Jan. 30 on Ramstein. All three have been together since technical training in California and are part of a 12-man shop responsible for keeping vehicles on the flightline operable at all times.

Day to day with 86 VRS special vehicle maintainers

Photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer

Airmen 1st Class Briann Eddy (left), Brennan Gregory (center) and Dakota Staten, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron special vehicle maintenance journeymen, inspect a Tunner 60K Loader Jan. 30 on Ramstein. All three have been together since technical training in California and are part of a 12-man shop responsible for keeping vehicles on the flightline operable at all times.

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News

Civilian misconduct program brings order to overseas communities

by Mary Davis U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

When you bring 35,000 people from various backgrounds, cultures and values to live and work together in one military community, you may have a few disciplinary issues. If this group of people is located in a country outside the United States, disciplinary issues are handled in a different way.

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