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86th WSA manager earns Airlifter of the Week

86th WSA manager earns Airlifter of the Week

Story & photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Anthony Brown, Wing Staff Agency unit program manager, was recognized as Airlifter of the Week Oct. 3. Brown is Ramstein Air Base’s government travel card administrator, where his efforts cut the delinquency rate by 1 […]

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What is a VPN and why should you use one?

What is a VPN and why should you use one?

by Senior Airman Rodrique Arrington & Staff Sgt. Nikolas Streveler 86th Communications Squadron The National Cybersecurity Aware­ness Month has an overarching theme this year of “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” A Virtual Private Network is a very effective tool for you to do all three in a cost efficient, […]

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4th CTS hosts first AGIC with African partners

4th CTS hosts first AGIC with African partners

Story & photos by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bass 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 4th Combat Training Squadron assigned to the Warrior Preparation Center at Einsiedlerhof Air Station, recently hosted Nigerian and Tunisian service members for the first iteration of a new two-week course. The Africans participated in the first […]

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Baumholder Keystone Club collects items for Hurricane Dorian victims

Baumholder Keystone Club collects items for Hurricane Dorian victims

Story by Erinn Burgess U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Members of the Baumholder Keystone Club packaged their first shipment of hurricane relief supplies to be sent to the Bahamas, Sept. 19 at Wetzel Teen Center. The Keystone Club holds a collection drive through Dec. 1 for an orphanage that was ravaged […]

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USAG RP holds 13th annual College Night

USAG RP holds 13th annual College Night

by U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz held the 13th annual College Night Sept. 25 at the Special Events Center on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. More than 80 colleges and universities were present to answer questions concerning college for teens and their parents. “College Night is an […]

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2019 recommended holiday season mailing dates, mailing tips

by Lionel Rivera U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Air Postal Squadron The 2019 recommended holiday season mailing dates for postal customers assigned to the European theater are: USPS Retail Ground/Space Available Mail (SAM) – Nov. 27 First Class Mail – Dec. 11 Priority Mail – Dec. […]

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Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, discusses “The Future Air Force, Faster, Smarter: The Next Gear” during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 16, 2019. The ASC Conference is a professional development forum that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches, seminars and workshops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chad Trujillo)

Roper: Air Force of future is faster, smarter, bolder

by Amy Christopherson Air Force News Service NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The world has changed and, to become a competitive acquisition system, the Air Force needs to change with it, said Dr. Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, at the Air Force Association’s […]

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Baumholder housing manager attends Army symposium

Baumholder housing manager attends Army symposium

by Keith Pannell Installation Management Command Europe Public Affairs More than 60 Army housing managers from installations around the world participated in the inaugural housing executive course hosted by Installation Management Command in San Antonio, Aug. 19-23. Harald Kastner, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz chief of housing, attended the symposium on […]

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Retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Pete Camerota poses for a photo during Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Week at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 16. Camerota was a POW for 86 days, during the Vietnam War.

Former prisoner of war reflects on capture

Story & photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs In honor of Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day, a former prisoner of war came to Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 16, to share his experience and visit one of his last duty stations before he retired. […]

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86 VRS Airman earns Airlifter of the Week

86 VRS Airman earns Airlifter of the Week

by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Airman 1st Class Kamil Roginski, a material handling equipment journeyman with the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron, was recognized as Airlifter of the Week, Sept. 19. Roginski was selected to travel to Sanem, Luxembourg, to support the 86th Material Maintenance Squadron’s […]

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