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Photos by Senior Airman Damon KasbergStaff Sgt. Richard Phillips, 703rd Munitions Support Squadron custody force member, assaults a complex during the Battlefield Leaders Assaulter Course, Integrated Combat Essentials, March 11 on Ramstein.

Airmen destroy BLAC ICE

by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Contingency Response Group recently joined security forces from Turkey, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for a training course on tactical leadership.

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Empowering, enabling women worldwide

by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Women in America have an interesting history. From not being able to contribute anything to the government to having a female secretary of state, and from not having women in the military to having women attain the rank of general, the U.S. has come a long way as a nation.

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Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load cargo onto a Joint Base Lewis-McChord C-17 Globemaster 3 March 4 on Ramstein. The 721st APS Airmen provide air transportation services at Ramstein and sustain three combatant commands.

721st APS committed to moving cargo

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

           

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U.S. Air Force photoLegendary ace pilot Brig. Gen. Robin Olds (shown here as a colonel) inspired Mustache March with his trademark handlebar.

Ramstein Airmen ‘mustache’ the question

by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Does it come in thick and full, or is it light and patchy? Will it shine as a glorious testament to your manliness, or timidly hide just below the surface? Regardless of the answer, there are only two questions every Airman needs to ask: How far are you willing to go? And, are you willing to become “bulletproof”?

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Senior Airman Malcolm Perry, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency 
technician, aligns a miniature satellite dish March 3.

1st CBCS keeps units connected, mission flowing

Photos by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 1st Combat Communications Squadron provides rapid deployable communication and air traffic control abilities throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The unit also supports exercises, deployments, contingencies and special military projects as directed by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. Airmen from the 1st CBCS deploy, […]

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AMXS Airman keeps C-130Js flying

AMXS Airman keeps C-130Js flying

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Many things can discourage young Airmen arriving at a new base, let alone a new country. Fortunately for one Airman, she was able to overcome any concerns by using her core values to come up with solutions and make those worries fly away.

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A footprint in mud is measured and photographed similar to the way an Air Force Office of Special Investigations criminal investigator would collect evidence. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa OSI criminal investigators use many different detailed methods to collect evidence and intelligence to solve crimes.

AFOSI cracks codes on crimes

Story and photo by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Like a jigsaw puzzle, an investigation can’t be completed without all the pieces in their precise position, so Air Force Office of Special Investigations Airmen work tirelessly searching through jumbled pieces of information, using their skills of detection to fit the puzzle together and help catch criminals.

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Capt. Syrah Nicaisse, 86th Medical Squadron certified nurse midwife, assists Laurenne LoVullo before she goes into labor Feb. 28 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. As a certified nurse midwife, Nicaisse is medically trained to provide health care to women throughout their pregnancies and after delivery.

AF midwives serve families abroad

Story and photo by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

At only 17 years old, Capt. Syrah Nicaisse, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center certified nurse midwife, understood what she was meant to do with her life. As a volunteer at a hospital where her mother worked in the labor and delivery unit, she was always intrigued by the birth process.

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21st TSC recognizes new Sergeant Morales Club members

by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command welcomed six new members into the Sergeant Morales Club during a ceremony Feb. 26 at the Kaiserslautern Community Activity Center on Daenner Kaserne.

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Retired Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Din Thomas trains with Soldiers from the 
18th Military Police Brigade Feb. 21 at the Sembach Fitness Center.

UFC athlete brings fight to 18th MP Brigade

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed
18th Military Police Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

A former Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight spent time training with 18th Military Police Brigade Soldiers at the Sembach Fitness Center Feb. 21.

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