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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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Photo by Senior Airman Hailey HauxA Fasching parade member throws confetti at the crowd as he walks by.

Family, friends find Fasching fun

                       

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Staff Sgt. Lindsay Rhodes (left) and Senior Airman Amber Wingate, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technicians, inventory flight medical equipment used during an incoming flight Feb. 20. Members of the 86th AES are responsible for loading injured service members and other government personnel onto aircraft to provide medical care until arriving at a hospital.

AE crews comfort patients, up odds on life

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

                   

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Army Reserve Lt. Col. and Department of the Army civilian Margaret R. Fierst, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 
transformation section chief, discusses an upcoming quilting trip during the Rheinland-Pfalz Quilt Guild weekly Stitch and Gab meeting Feb. 21 on Vogelweh Military Complex.

Giving back to the KMC one stitch at a time

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

As a Department of the Army civilian, she serves her country as a member of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s transformation section. As an officer, she serves the Army as a lieutenant colonel in the 7th Civil Support Command. Through her passion, she serves the community as a member of a very unique guild.

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Second Lt. Magin Day, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa watch officer, listens to a Let’s Connect seminar attendee share her experiences with staying physically fit while overcoming an injury. Airmen of all ranks attended the seminar Feb. 11 on Ramstein to discuss the importance of physical health in professional life.

Mentors make their mark

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

On a sunny Tuesday at the Ramstein Golf Course, female Airmen of all ranks and ages gathered for a discussion. In a crowded room, women spoke and listened, relying on each other’s knowledge in an effort to learn how to tackle everyday challenges.

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Photo by Brandon BeachMembers of the KMC sample chili prepared by Sgt. Juan DiazFuentes, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Support Operations material management NCOIC, during a chili cook-off event Feb. 7 on Panzer Kaserne. Proceeds from the event will go to support the 21st TSC Family Readiness Group. Winners of the chili cook-off were: Chris Norris, logistics management specialist, 21st TSC Support Operations Maintenance Section, for best tasting chili; Sgt. Juan DiazFuentes, material management NCOIC, 21st TSC Support Operations, for most unique chili; and Master Sgt. Kory Ysen, operations sergeant, 21st TSC Special Troops Battalion, for spiciest chili.

21st TSC hosts chili cook-off

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