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Contract Specialist’s dedication, hard work earns him Airlifter of the Week

Contract Specialist’s dedication, hard work earns him Airlifter of the Week

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Noah D. Coger 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs A member of the 700th Contracting Squadron’s Constructions Flight received the honor of being coined Airlifter of the Week, Aug. 8. Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon Jr., 86th Airlift Wing command chief, and vice […]

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Squadron Commander course at Ramstein

Squadron Commander course at Ramstein

by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Attendees of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa’s squadron commander course pose for a group photo on Ramstein Air Base, Aug.13.  

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Baumholder Housing improvements focus on Soldiers’, families’ needs

Baumholder Housing improvements focus on Soldiers’, families’ needs

by Keith Pannell U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs “With the Army’s increased emphasis on improvements to family housing, a planned 300 million dollars in housing projects will continue to change the landscape over the next six to eight years for the Baumholder Military Community,” said the U.S. Army Garrison […]

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Wetzel CDC caregiver saves a life

Wetzel CDC caregiver saves a life

by Erinn Burgess U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz July 30 was a normal day for Kemisha Miller, a caregiver at the Wetzel Child Development Center in Baumholder, until a baby under her supervision began to choke on a peach. Miller’s quick response with emergency lifesaving techniques she learned on the job […]

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Wounded Warrior shares its Reality to Resiliency

Wounded Warrior shares its Reality to Resiliency

by Airman 1st Class Taylor Slater 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Healing. Community. Future. These are three things that Air Force Wounded Warrior Program gave John Berry, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman and Wounded Warrior ambassador. “I can see different things out of myself that I wasn’t able to before,” […]

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CAP cadets learn about aerospace, leadership, teamwork  in largest European Summer Encampment

CAP cadets learn about aerospace, leadership, teamwork in largest European Summer Encampment

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs   The Ramstein Civil Air Patrol hosted their largest annual overseas encampment from July 26 to August 2. During the weeklong 2019 European Summer En­camp­ment cadet Airmen performed physical training, practiced drill marching, and learned […]

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Maj. Gen. Steven Shapiro, outgoing Commanding General of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, passes the 21st TSC colors to Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, commanding general U.S. Army Europe, during the 21st TSC change of command ceremony July 31 on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. The passing of the colors signifies the return of responsibility of which the commander was entrusted in and to ensure the unit is never without officer leadership.

Greater than its sum: Shapiro says goodbye to 21st TSC, Europe

Story and photo by Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt 21st Theater Sustainment Command The outgoing commander of U.S. Army Europe’s two-star sustainment command said the command was greater than the sum of its pieces, during his change of command ceremony, July 31, at Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Maj. Gen. Steven A. Shapiro […]

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LRMC coder aims to put  Landstuhl on map

LRMC coder aims to put Landstuhl on map

Story and photo by Marcy Sanchez Landstuhl Regional Medical Center A long family relationship with the U.S. Forces drove Thomas Holzberger to seek employment at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in the early 2000s. But it was a love for the hospital’s namesake that led him to offer Americans a crash […]

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Heroes on the wing

Heroes on the wing

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Jennifer Gonzales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Maintaining an aircraft is not something one person can do on their own. It takes a team of dedicated individuals who are knowledgeable and not afraid to get their hands dirty. The 86th Aircraft Main­tenance Squadron […]

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Project NEXUS tests developing technologically ready Airmen

Project NEXUS tests developing technologically ready Airmen

by 2nd Lt. Robert Guest Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs AUSTIN, Texas — Air Edu­cation and Training Com­mand officials began a beta test aimed at learning the best ways to introduce more technologically ready Airmen into units July 9, in Austin, Texas. The program, Project NEXUS, is expected […]

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