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Spark Tank is an annual competition where Airmen pitch innovative ideas to top Air Force leadership and a panel of industry experts. Key project themes include improved task management, commercial best practices for healthcare, workforce development, automation, suicide prevention and detection, and maintenance and airfield assessment innovation. U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic

Air Force announces Spark Tank 2020 selectees

As the Air Force continues to build an organizational culture that empowers intrepreneurs, it doesn’t hurt to celebrate them and give them a stage to share their projects too.

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CMSgt takes a leap of faith

CMSgt takes a leap of faith

In Dec. 2019, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jackie Harris, 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group superintendent, retired after 27 years of service.

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An ambulance bus backs up to the Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster III as Airmen prepare to unload patients at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 26, 2018. The bus transports the ill and/or injured to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. JBA and Travis Air Force Base, California, serve as the primary military entry points or hubs for patient distribution within the Continental United States. Photo by Karina Luis

US Transportation Command manages the movement of America’s wounded warfighters from overseas to the final medical treatment destination stateside

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — U.S. military C-17 Globemaster III aircraft often arrive at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, and Travis Air Force Base, California, from foreign locales, transporting cargo, but also at times, ill or injured service members returning stateside for continuing medical treatment.

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Community members exercise at Landstuhl Physical Fitness Center, one of the seven Army fitness centers at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. With the Army Civilian Wellness Program, supervisors can authorize up to three hours of paid excused absence per week for employees to participate in wellness activities.

Wellness program helps garrison employees reach goals in 2020

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz employees have support reaching 2020 wellness goals thanks to the Army Civilian Wellness Program.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Arturo Quinones, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron facilities superintendent, left; Master Sgt. Justin Jones, 786th CES requirements and optimization section chief; Senior Airman Ariana M. Ingalls, 786th CES pavement and equipment journeyman; and Staff Sgt. Joshua Burch, 786th CES data analytics NCO in charge, pose for a photo during a gathering of leadership and peers to recognize Ingalls as Airlifter of the Week at Ramstein Air Base, Dec. 19, 2019. Ingalls coordinated the building and operation of a haunted house during Fall 2019 that raised 4,800 dollars for scholarships given to Kaiserslautern Military Community high school seniors and 750 dollars for the CES Booster Club. Photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright

786 CES Airman paves way to Airlifter of the Week

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ariana M. Ingalls, 786th Civil Engineer Squad­ron pavement and equipment journeyman, was commended as Airlifter of the Week, Dec. 19, 2019.

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Starting a budget allows people to appropriately budget and gauge potential opportunity for savings and investments. Service members hoping to start a budget can contact their local Airmen and Family Readiness Center for a one-on-one meeting.

Mo’ money, no problems; A&FRC helps Airmen budget

Starting Jan. 15, the Rheinland Inn dining facility at Ramstein Air Base, will close for renovations. Based on where dorm Airmen live, they may receive either basic allowance for subsistence I or II.

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LRMC nurse scientist recognized for research, contributions to profession

LRMC nurse scientist recognized for research, contributions to profession

Much like Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Pauline Swiger, a nurse scientist and deputy chief of the Center for Nursing Science and Clinical Inquiry at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, is no stranger to asking questions to improve patient outcomes.

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Baumholder dining facility named best in Army Europe

Baumholder dining facility named best in Army Europe

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brock Sanders, U.S. Army Europe senior food advisor, presents Sgt. 1st Class Rachelle Corley, culinary manager for 55th Quartermaster Company, 16th Special Troops Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, with the 1st Place trophy for U.S. Army Europe’s Fiscal Year 2020 Phillip A. Connelly competition, Dec. 17, 2019 in Baumholder.

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Dr. Paulina De Santis, Defense Language Institute instructor, teaches a Russian language course at Ramstein Air Base, Dec. 3. The purpose of the course is to give Airmen who work in partner nations a chance to sharpen their language and culture skills, which will enable mission success.

Language course enhances BPC mission

Since 2006, the Department of Defense has increased its emphasis on the mission of building partnership capacity, or BPC. For the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, BPC is a predominant part of operations.

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(Front row, from left) Florence Hare, U.S. Air Force Capt. Jacqlyn Sanchez, U.S. Army Capt. Susanne Richterich, Katie Koval, (second row, from left) U.S. Army Capt. Lana Wolfe, Rachel Sanning, U.S. Air Force Maj. Jennifer Terrebonne, Luidmyla Nelson, (not pictured) U.S. Army Maj. Ciara Rakestraw and Brian Hayes, all Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center gather for a photograph, Nov. 1. Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiners (SAMFE) are physicians, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses who are trained medical staff to work in coordination with other responders to meet the medical and behavioral health care needs of adolescent and adult sexual assault patients, to include documenting and collecting forensic information.

LRMC’s forensic examiners: Empowering victims across European theater

From the Azores of Portugal to the Black Sea, United States military operations throughout Europe are continuous, sustaining the U.S. military’s ability to rapidly deploy combat-ready forces across the theater of operations.

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