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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kayla T. Jerido, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection journeyman, received the honor of being Airlifter of the Week, Oct. 18 on Ramstein Air Base.

Four years after narrowly surviving a helicopter crash, retired U.S. Air Force Col. Laurel “Buff” Burkel returned to Germany to share her story with members of the 86th Airlift Wing at the Hercules Theater, Oct. 18.

The deep thumps of the human body, the grunts of discomfort and the exhaustion of combat are all components of the Army’s Combatives Program, a hand-to-hand combat program which aims to instill the Army’s Warrior Ethos and bridge the gap between physical training and tactics.

Every Airman’s deployment experience is different. For some, deployments are exhilarating, while for others they can be stressful and traumatic.

Water consumed on any of the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz locations is safe to drink and tested rigorously throughout the year, according to local leaders and environmental experts responsible for the testing.

It wasn’t lost on anyone who attended the annual German-American Friendship Concert in downtown Kaiserslautern Oct. 3, that the date coincided with the anniversary of the reunification of East and West Germany.