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86 CS Airman wins AF-level video contest

86 CS Airman wins AF-level video contest

by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Since he was a teenager, Senior Airman Lane McCall has been taking photos, shooting videos, and editing as a hobby. “It started in high school when I wanted to share my motocross edits with my friends,” McCall said. “All I had at the time was a cheap standard definition camcorder […]

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USAFE deputy commander praises contracting professionals

USAFE deputy commander praises contracting professionals

Story and photo by
Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Lt. Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa deputy commander, praised U.S. Air Force contracting professionals assigned to the Kaiserslautern Military Community and surrounding areas for their resiliency and ability to push through a particularly challenging fiscal year on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 19. The event […]

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21st TSC selects top career counselor, retention NCO

21st TSC selects top career counselor, retention NCO

 

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Town Hall info online at new website

Town Hall info online at new website

Story and photo by
Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Information, feedback, and answers to questions raised from a Child and Youth Programs Town Hall are available on a revamped 86fss.com website that aims to streamline communication. The Town Hall, held Oct. 10, encouraged community discussion about youth-related programs ranging from child care to youth sports offered on Ramstein Air […]

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USAG RP launches new website for community

by Erinn Burgess
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz went live this week with an innovative, user-friendly new website and community members are invited to take the first look. The new website stems from the migration of all U.S. Army Installation Management Command garrisons to a combined content management system for their public-facing websites. The […]

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Rodenbach club sponsors torch run

Rodenbach club sponsors torch run

86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Editor’s Note: This article was published in a previous edition of the Kaiserslautern American and the information has been updated to reflect this year’s event. The Rodenbach gymnastic club, TV Rodenbach, will hold its 39th annual Torch Run Saturday. The 7-kilometer cross-country track will be lit with more than 300 […]

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Features, Lifestyle

Childhood dreams come true in Augsburg

Childhood dreams come true in Augsburg

Story and photos by Leonie Milde
MilitaryinGermany.com

There’s a children’s show called “Die Augsburger Puppenkiste” (Augsburg’s puppet box) featuring entire worlds that could fit inside a single wooden box. So when I was offered to tag along to Augsburg for a day, I jumped at the opportunity to meet my childhood heros in person. Little did I […]

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Features, News

US, NATO firefighters forge through flames

US, NATO firefighters forge through flames

Story and photos by
Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Forces in Europe Fire Academy members assigned to the 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted a burn training during a USAFE North Atlantic Treaty Organization Firefighter Partnership course on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 5. “The participants did extremely well,” said U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin Domingo, 435th […]

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Airmen ‘drop in’ on SHAPE Airfield on Chièvres Air Base for first time in 51 years

Airmen ‘drop in’ on SHAPE Airfield on Chièvres Air Base for first time in 51 years

Story and photos by
Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua
Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen from the 424th Air Base Squadron at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, welcomed some visitors who ‘dropped in’ from Ramstein Air Base, in a way not seen in over a half century, Oct. 4. “It’s the first time in 51 years that we are conducting airdrop exercises at Supreme Headquarters […]

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Amazing Base provides healthy competition

Amazing Base provides healthy competition

by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Fifteen teams of four participated in the annual Amazing Base competition, which showcased obstacles strewn across base that encouraged teamwork, problem solving and exercise on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 10. Throughout the morning and afternoon, teams raced to multiple “road blocks,” which required them to complete a task before receiving […]

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