News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Tech. Sgt. Raymond LaCasse, 450th Intelligence Squadron correlation analyst, lifts weights Oct. 13 at the 786th Force Support Squadron’s Southside Fitness Center on Ramstein. The SSFC features a wide variety of exercise equipment and fitness classes.
War used to be fought solely with tanks and airplanes, but in an age of technology, some would argue the keyboard is mightier than the sword.
“My grandmother and both of her sisters had breast cancer,” said Senior Airman Jordan Hebner, 86th Dental Squadron dental technician, recounting her story of why she joined the fight to raise breast cancer awareness. “She survived it twice and also had seven children while battling it. They didn’t give up, and they kept fighting the fight so I could do the same thing.”
Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Greg Hermann, 86th Force Support Squadron tire technician, opens up his shop as he begins his work day Oct. 6 on Ramstein. Hermann is responsible for fixing customers’ tires. Around wintertime, business increases as people around the KMC need winter tires properly tested and installed.
Spiritual fitness doesn’t necessarily mean ensuring you regularly go to a personal place of worship. Ramstein’s religious support teams — one chaplain and one chaplain assistant — are on standby to assist Airmen in crisis, who need religious support, or who just want to talk things out without fear of retribution.
Airman 1st Class Steven Carter, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory technician, adjusts a microscope Sept. 29 on Ramstein. The medical laboratory tests samples for things such as pregnancy, cholesterol, glucose levels and more.
Walking outside and seeing clouds or an incoming storm can incite different reactions. Some dread the stormy weather, while others enjoy it. Sometimes the weather isn’t always an important part of a particular mission, so people won’t think too much about a storm.
Day-to-day life is full of revelations, some good and others bad. When bad situations arise, an Airman’s attention to detail on the ground is imperative to save a life in the air.
One of the keys to mission success in the Air Force is readiness. Unfortunately, equipment or machinery don’t always make that easy. When an aircraft breaks down or malfunctions at a base or area that isn’t equipped to fix the problem, what can be done?
As a child, he didn’t know those long walks with his father would one day save a man’s life.
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