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Service Culture Initiative classes focus on customer needs, experiences

Service Culture Initiative classes focus on customer needs, experiences

Story and photo by Mary Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Taking care of Soldiers, civilian employees and their families is what U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is all about. So knowing customers’ needs, delivering quality products and services, while building relationships with them is important – important enough to receive mandatory training annually. Annual garrison Service Culture Initiative training is a […]

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Service members must obey rules for PCS gifts

Service members must obey rules for PCS gifts

by Robert Vedra
21st Theater Sustainment Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate

As another winter gives way to spring, the military begins its annual preparation for PCS season. Service members and civilian employees receive orders and ready themselves for the next chapter in their careers, while comrades who remain search for an appropriate gift to mark the occasion. There are some ethics rules that govern such gifts, and they can be traps for the unwary. This article will discuss the rules governing PCS gifts in the hopes
of keeping everyone out of trouble and preventing awkward social situations.

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435 CTS, ANG Airmen practice search and rescue

435 CTS, ANG Airmen practice search and rescue

by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Special Observance: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

by Tech. Sgt. Jennifer O’Connor
86th Medical Support Squadron

This May marks an important milestone for those of Asian American / Pacific Islander heritage. It was 40 years ago this month that the need for recognition of Asian Americans and their contributions to our country gained momentum in Washington. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, formerly known as […]

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DPAA continues search for missing WWII Pilot

DPAA continues search for missing WWII Pilot

Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Brian Kimball
Defense Media Activity-Forward Center Europe

BOULOGNE SUR MER, France – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continued its search for a missing U.S. Army Air Force P-47D Thunderbolt pilot after discovering pieces of his aircraft in a forest near Boulogne Sur Mer, France, May 9. Kevin Dalton, a DPAA forensic archeologist with 15 years of field […]

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Army Reserve medical unit in Germany changes command

Army Reserve medical unit in Germany changes command

by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs Office

The Medical Support Unit-Europe has a new commander. Army Reserve Col. Daniel F. Bohmer assumed command from Army Reserve Col. Bidemi Y. Olaniyi-Leyimu during a May 6 outdoor ceremony on Daenner Kaserne. The MSU-E is an Army Reserve unit under the command of the 7th Mission Support Command, which has […]

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Lichtenberg Castle offers spring event with markets, entertainment

Lichtenberg Castle offers spring event with markets, entertainment

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Lichtenberg Castle near Kusel will sponsor its annual “Castle Spring” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature a flower and herb market, special exhibitions, medieval games, guided tours and hikes, children’s activities, musical entertainment and eating and drinking.

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Culinary beer hike, skate night take place in Alsenborn

Culinary beer hike, skate night take place in Alsenborn

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The community of Enken-bach-Alsenborn will sponsor a “Culinary beer hike on the trail of the Celts” Saturday and Sunday. The event will also include a brewer’s market, musical entertainment and a skate night.

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Was Ist Los? — May 19, 2017

Was Ist Los? — May 19, 2017

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change. Performing arts: Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern: • “Neda – Der Ruf,” an opera by Irani composer Nader Mashayekhi, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 10, 13 and 29. • “Anatevka,” Fiddler on the […]

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Mark Your Calendar — May 19, 2017

KMC Events » The city of Kaiserslautern will sponsor its annual 11th Kaiserslautern Classics June 16 and 17. Motorists owning vehicles older than 20 years can present them in the vintage vehicle display. To register, email silke.walter@kaiserslautern.de or call 0631-365-3423. » Army Entertainment presents the incredible pop/dance cover band Liquid Blue live […]

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