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86 MXS Airman recognized as Airlifter of the Week

86 MXS Airman recognized as Airlifter of the Week

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kendal “Wade” Roberson, 86th Maintenance Squadron hydraulic section chief, was recognized as Airlifter of the Week, Nov. 5.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Genesis Guerrero, a 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, meditates in the chapel at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, Oct. 2. The chaplain survived a challenging childhood due to his father’s troubled lifestyle, but the pair reconciled after the younger Guerrero found his faith at the age of 18.

Seeing the bigger picture

Capt. Genesis Guerrero, a chaplain for the 39th Air Base Wing, was 17 years old when his family almost fell apart.

It started with an ugly discovery, then escalated into fits of rage as he witnessed his parents arguing hysterically: his father, Gene, had been caught being unfaithful.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kenaniah Taft, explosive ordnance disposal technician, performs a hang power clean at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 5. Participants in the EOD 136 Memorial Workout wear plate carriers, adding an additional 20 pounds to the workout.

136 Memorial Workout: EOD remembers fallen

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Dr. Michelle Woodfork, Smith Elementary School principal, talks to her students in Baumholder Military Community. Woodfork was an assistant principal in Baumholder from 2009 to 2011 and returned in 2019 as principal following an assignment at Ramstein Middle School. Photo by Bernd Mai

Garrison, school partnerships benefit Baumholder community

A strong partnership between U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz leaders and school principals led to improvements for students and teachers in the Baumholder Military Community this past year.

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Brig. Gen. Mark August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Martin, 86th Operation Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Training non-commissioned officer in charge, in recognition of Martin receiving Airlifter of the Week Oct. 31, on Ramstein Air Base. Martin maintains just under one million dollars worth of facilities and training equipment in order to sustain aircrew currencies for missions spanning three geographic combatant commands.

Airlifter of the Week: SERE NCOIC can’t escape recognition

Staff Sgt. Christian Martin, 86th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape Training non-commissioned officer in charge, might be able to evade capture in the wilderness, but he couldn’t escape the surprise when leadership recognized him as Airlifter of the Week, Oct. 31 on Ramstein Air Base. Martin leads […]

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Three U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation employees, (from left) Steve Selvey, Kaiserslautern Outdoor Recreation director; Ingrid Osewalt, Kaiserslautern DFMWR deputy director and Beau Yeager, Baumholder Outdoor Recreation director; accept the award for being a finalist in the Armed Forces category in the 2019 National Recreation and Park Association National Gold Medal Award program in Baltimore, Maryland, in September.

USAG RP DFMWR named national award finalist

The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation was named a finalist for the 2019 National Recreation and Park Association National Gold Medal Award in September.

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Army 1st Lt. Herschel H. Mattes Courtesy photo

Former 86th WWII pilot laid to rest after 75 years

After nine years of research, Dr. Stephen Johnson picks up a small, worn artifact among his possessions and polishes the rough surface with his thumb. The piece originated from a downed World War II A-36A Apache aircraft nicknamed “Stelloola,” after its pilot’s little sister.

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Vincent Boles, retired Army veteran, talks with Airmen from the 86th Logistical Readiness Squadron during Retiree Appreciation Day at Ramstein Air Base Oct. 22. Airmen had the chance to show retired service members gear that the Air Force uses in their day-to-day missions.

Veterans attend Retiree Appreciation Day 2019

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community gathered for Retiree Appreciation Day on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 22.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jorge L. Arce, 86th Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, poses for a photo in the dual-bay hangar at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 8. Arce won the 2019 Bob Hope “Spirit of Hope” award for the Air Force earlier this year and was presented his award at a ceremony held at the Pentagon, Virginia, Sept. 27.

Ramstein first sergeant embodies “Spirit of Hope”

For his efforts and dedication to bringing hope to service members, one 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airman won the “Spirit of Hope” award during a ceremony presided over by Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Norquist.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jared Smith, an infantryman assigned as a platoon sergeant with the Medical Transient Detachment, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, displays his awards and medal as a new inductee into the National Infantry Association’s Order of Saint Maurice. The special honor is awarded to those who have significantly contributed to the infantry and stand out in the eyes of the their senior leaders, subordinates and peers.

LRMC Infantryman inducted into the Order of Saint Maurice

It is not every day that a medical organization gets the opportunity to witness extraordinary ceremonies for U.S. Service Members with occupational specialties outside of healthcare delivery.

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