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Members of the 86th Communications Squadron post office unload and scan incoming mail Dec. 4 on Ramstein. The post office on Ramstein supports approximately 57,000 KMC members.

Post office deals with holiday hustle

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jose L. Leon
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Being stationed overseas for the holidays makes giving or receiving gifts a prolonged activity due to the great distance between Europe and the United States.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Holly MansfieldIsaac Siembida, son of Master Sgt. Jeremiah Siembida, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa command programs manager, climbs the rock wall at the Outdoor Recreation Center during an Exceptional Family Member Program event in May on Ramstein. EFMP offers medical and force support to military families with special needs.

Get up, get out, get going with Outdoor Rec

by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Toppling mountains, conquering castles, bombing down a snowy slope and a plethora of other adventures, activities and the supplies needed for a successful journey can be gathered from the 86th Force Support Squadron’s Outdoor Recreation shop located inside the KMCC.

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Courtesy photoAirman 1st Class Jonathon Moore, 786th CES electrical power production technician, replaces the cams and torsion springs in the BAK 14 support box Dec. 1 on Ramstein. This project was important because many of the parts only have a certain time that they can be in operation before they have to be tested and replaced to ensure the systems in-flight emergencies can be safely grounded, saving a pilot’s life and billions of dollars worth of aircraft.

786th CES Barrier MX Team leash aircraft

by 786th CES Operations Flight

It’s 2 a.m. and darkness looms over the base. Offices are deserted and the streets are quiet, but out on the runway a single light cart glows, cutting through the thick fog and mist.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Kris LevasseurRamstein children sing Christmas carols for the crowd during the 2013 Ramstein Christmas Tree Lighting 
ceremony Dec. 3 on Ramstein. The children and their families gathered to celebrate the holiday season.

Light it up!

                   

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Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron work on a static ground installation for parked aircraft.

Grounding aircraft on ground

Photos by Senior Airman Chris Willis

                   

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Service members should now prepare for tax season

by Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service

With a month left before the start of tax season, service members should begin gathering documentation to file their 2013 taxes, said the director of the Pentagon’s office of family policy and children and youth.

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Sgt. 1st Class Justin Puls, a career counselor with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, receives the Sgt. Morales Club medallion from Maj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, commanding general of the 21st TSC, during a ceremony on Dec. 4 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Puls was inducted into the Sgt. Morales Club for embodying exceptional leadership characterized by personal concern for the needs, training, development and welfare of Soldiers.

21st TSC inducts new member to Sgt. Morales Club

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

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command welcomed its newest member into the Sgt. Morales Club during a ceremony Dec. 4 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

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Pfc. Ashley N. Wyche, an intelligence analyst assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and native of Grovetown, Ga., creates a timeline of simulated terrorist activity during Critical Thinking, Structured Analysis training on Panzer Kaserne Nov. 21.

‘First in Support’ Soldiers learn to think about their thinking, develop strategies to strengthen intel analysis

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st TSC Public Affairs

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command hosted Critical Thinking Structured Analysis training for intelligence analysts from the KMC Nov. 12 to 21 on Panzer Kaserne. Analysts from the 21st TSC’s 16th Sustainment Brigade, 18th Military Police Brigade and 30th Medical Brigade received the training alongside members of the Air Force from […]

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Making it home: Safety key from road, house

Courtesy of 86th Airlift Wing Safety Office

Going home at the end of the day is a welcomed experience for most people after a busy day, but without the right precautions, driving can be hazardous during the winter months. Vehicle accidents increase at an alarming rate during colder weather because many drivers fail to compensate for the increased driving hazards created by sleet, ice and snow.

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Local Soldier shows battalion Pueblo culture

Local Soldier shows battalion Pueblo culture

Photos by Rick Scavetta

During a recent event at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Kleber Kaserne, Capt. Phillip Castillo, 41, a Native American from the Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, shared his culture with fellow Soldiers.

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