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U.S. Air Force Col. Matt S. Husemann, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, poses for a photo with Senior Airman April VanHorn, 86th Aerospace Medical Squadron medical technician, to recognize her as Airlifter of the Week at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 11. VanHorn received the award after streamlining several processes prior to a group inspection and for her proactiveness in providing first response action to an unconscious individual during a trip to Oktoberfest.

Airlifter of the week: SrA April VanHorn, 86 AMDS

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman April VanHorn, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron medical technician, received the honor of being Airlifter of the Week, Oct. 11 on Ramstein Air Base.

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Col. Jason Edwards, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, takes a water sample at the Pfeffelbach Water Treatment Plant near Baumholder. The Pfeffelbach plant provides water to the Baumholder Military Community. Photo by Bernd Mai

Garrison water safe, tested throughout year to ensure Soldier, family wellness

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.

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American actors John Krasinski and Michael Kelly sit in a cockpit with U.S. Air Force Capt. Korie Roberts, 37th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, during a base tour on Ramstein Air Base,  Oct. 15.

American actors tour Ramstein Air Base

     

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Emmanuel Villasenor, German NCO Academy instructor, discusses a game plan with fellow instructors, German air force Hauptfeldwebel Simon Kozikar, left, and Hauptfeldwebel Jan Weber, right, before completing an obstacle within the Inter-European Air Forces Academy Project X course Sept. 24 at Kapaun Air Station. Villasenor teaches at the German NCOA as part of the U.S. Air Force Military Personnel Exchange Program. He and his German counterparts visit with the Kapaun U.S. Air Force professional military education instructors annually to share ideas and strengthen their partnership.

Exchange program NCO strengthens European partnership

Being stationed overseas comes with its own set of unique challenges, but for one U.S. Air Force noncommissioned officer, a three-year assignment teaching at the German NCO Academy, on Marseille Kaserne, Appen, Germany, has been a challenge like no other.

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The U.S. Army-Europe Band and Chorus play for a packed house at the Fruchthalle in Kaiserslautern for the annual German-American Friendship Concert Oct. 3.

Friendship concert strengthens bonds between USAG Rheinland-Pfalz, local communities

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.

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Being aware of cyber-threats

Technology is constantly evolving over time.

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Housing and barracks work orders, potholes, and extended hours at facilities were among some of the questions raised during a U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz virtual town hall Sept. 25. A full list of town hall questions and responses may be found on the garrison website.

Virtual town hall addresses community concerns

Housing and barracks work orders, potholes, and extended hours at facilities were among some of the questions raised during a U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz virtual town hall Sept. 25.

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Demolition crews have begun tearing down several buildings in the Wetzel Housing Area of Baumholder. Some of the buildings date back to the late 1940s. Seventy-two new home, the bginning of a decade long project, are scheduled for construction in FY2021.

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Demolition leads to housing construction at Baumholder

Crews are demolishing several legacy apartment buildings in Baumholder’s Wetzel Housing Area signaling the start of an almost decade-long project that should see new housing construction in fiscal year 2021.

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A group of U.S. Air Force service members from the 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron pose in front of a medical transport shuttle at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 9. The Airmen were part of a larger group that welcomed wounded warriors who visited the base a week before.

Heading home: Ramstein supports wounded warriors, families

Taking care of Airmen and families is one of the top priorities of the Air Force and its leaders.

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Airlifter of the Week: Steven Sarandos, 86 FSS

Airlifter of the Week: Steven Sarandos, 86 FSS

Story & photos by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Members of the 86th Force Support Squadron celebrated as 86th Airlift Wing leadership visited to recognize one of their own as Airlifter of the Week on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 2. Steven Sarandos, 86th FSS community […]

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