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Education, Schools

On STEM Night, several LEMS students absorb themselves in creating toothpick/marshmallow structures.

STEM Night at Landstuhl Elementary Middle School

Landstuhl Elementary Middle School recently hosted STEM Night, a free event that allowed visitors to see student projects within the realms of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, addresses members attending an Air Force Assistance Fund kick-off event at Ramstein Air Base, March 9. The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for charities that provide support to Air Force members in need.

AFAF 2020 kicks off at Ramstein

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community came together for an Air Force Assistance Fund kick-off event at the Enlisted Club, Ramstein Air Base, March 9.

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Community

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason Edwards and wife Jackie (left), along with Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Waterhouse and wife Christina (right), share a moment with Gold Star family members Mary Aguiree-Garza (foreground), Marjorie Simon-Meinefeld and Sgt. 1st Class James Madden at the Gold Star Mothers and Families Day Luncheon Sept. 27, 2019, in Kaiserslautern. The Survivor Outreach Services program keeps survivors continually linked to the Army family through information, services and outreach in a supportive environment. Photo by Stefan Alford

Survivors find easier access to Army installations

Certain Gold Star and next-of-kin survivors are expected to find it easier to visit Army installations since a new process went into effect in January.

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U.S. Air Force Airmen use a hydraulic tool to remove stakes from the ground during a mobile aircraft arresting system training course at Ramstein Air Base, March 11. Airmen learned how far apart to plant their stakes in order to keep the arresting system foundation secured. The training taught Airmen how to effectively build and use mobile aircraft arresting systems, which are used to rapidly decrease the speed of aircraft as they land.

435th CRS helps sharpen civil engineer squadrons

U.S. Air Force Airmen use a hydraulic tool to remove stakes from the ground during a mobile aircraft arresting system training course at Ramstein Air Base, March 11. Airmen learned how far apart to plant their stakes in order to keep the arresting system foundation secured.

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Lt. Col. N’Keiba J. Estelle, a member of the Air Force Survivor Advocacy council, speaks with Air Force leadership during the council’s first meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 6. The council was created in October 2019 to provide opportunities for surviving family members to discuss with senior leaders the type of support services currently available and which they hope to see.

CSAF Survivor Advocacy Council conducts first meeting

ARLINGTON, Va., — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein hosted the first Air Force Survivor Advocacy Council meeting at the Pentagon March 6, to discuss how the Air Force can better serve military families after the loss of a service member.

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Deputy Public Affairs Officer Jason Tudor records a video interview at the garrison’s video studio on Rhine Ordnance Barracks March 6. Tudor won six individual 2019 Installation Management Command Communication Competition awards - three first place showings and three second place awards across the video categories.

Public Affairs member wins six command communications awards

The garrison’s fledgling video production capability didn’t take long to reap huge dividends on the investment of approximately $10,000 last fall for cameras, lighting, software and equipment for a make-shift studio in the basement of Bldg. 162 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. The information products created for community messaging by garrison […]

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Mary Baldwin, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilot, stands in front of a C-130J at Ramstein Air Base, March 11. Over her 11-year career, Baldwin has achieved qualifications to pilot three aircraft and spent four years as a C-130J instructor pilot.

Maj. Baldwin: C-130J Super Hercules pilot portrait

U.S. Air Force C-130 pilots are commissioned officers who learn to command their aircraft with complete control while upholding roles as leaders and role models. Maj. Mary Baldwin is one such C-130J Super Hercules pilot who flies the skies over Ramstein with the 37th Airlift Squadron.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Musial, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron airman dorm leader, poses for a photo at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Dorm Reception Center on Ramstein Air Base, March 3. Musial received the honor of being named Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week on Feb. 21.  Photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann

Airlifter of the Week finds purpose in giving back

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Musial, 86th Civil Engineering Squadron airman dorm leader, received the honor of being named Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week, Feb. 21.

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Community, Health

Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Key Spouse Initial Training: 4-7 […]

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Master Sgt. Karl Gedeon, Baumholder Housing non-commissioned officer in charge, checks the Baumholder barracks spreadsheets before leaving for an appointment with a unit command team.

NCO acts as bridge between Housing Office, command teams

When Master Sgt. Karl Gedeon was told he was being detailed to the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Housing Office in Baumholder as the non-commissioned officer in charge, he accepted it as another challenge in his career.

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