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Hearing loss: is my career over?

Hearing loss: is my career over?

by Maj. Jillyen Curry-Mathis
Army Hearing Program Manager-Europe

Hearing loss is among the top four injuries sustained by Soldiers in combat and one of the costliest VA-compensated disabilities to date.

August 15, 2013 ×

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Airfield management lights up the night

Airfield management lights up the night

Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Operations Support Squadron airfield management flight works around the clock to ensure the airfield is a safe and operational environment.

August 8, 2013 ×

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AMXS performs around-the-clock maintenance

AMXS performs around-the-clock maintenance

Story and photos by Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The sun may set slowly on the horizon symbolizing the end of the day for most, but some Airmen are just getting started.

August 8, 2013 ×

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Safety Corner: Do everyone a favor: put down the cell

Safety Corner: Do everyone a favor: put down the cell

by Lt. Col. Jeremy Eldred
86th Airlift Wing Safety office

I am sure you have all heard the radio ads on American Forces Network describing the dangers of using cell phones while driving.

August 8, 2013 ×

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First sergeants’ corner: Don’t become spoiled milk

by Master Sgt John D. Carbon
721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing staff agencies first sergeant

You are the sum of your up-bringing … there is no magic pill! Every experience in life has made you who you are today. In competitions, most of the time, people lose.

August 8, 2013 ×

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Minister president visits

Minister president visits

Minister President of Rheinland-Pfalz Malu Dreyer and Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente, 86th Airlift Wing commander, pose for a photo with the deputy mayor of Ramstein-Miesenbach, Ludwig Linsmayer and employees of the Window to Rheinland-Pfalz counter in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Tuesday on Ramstein.

August 8, 2013 ×

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Airman’s 425-mile journey across Germany

Airman’s 425-mile journey across Germany

Story and photo by Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Miles and miles of road stretch ahead of the handlebars, as one man makes his journey across Germany on a 425-mile bike ride from Ramstein to Berlin, Germany.

August 1, 2013 ×

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Sesame Street comes to the KMC

Sesame Street comes to the KMC

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield

Sesame Street and USO visited the KMC on Stage at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern and the South Side Fitness Center on Ramstein for the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families show, July 24.

August 1, 2013 ×

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Supporting spouses during deployments

Supporting spouses during deployments

Story and photo by Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Deploying can be tough, not only on a military member but on the whole family. Airmen never go into a fight alone, neither should a spouse.

August 1, 2013 ×

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Tailgating is not a good driving practice

From the 86th Airlift Wing Safety office

It’s 6:45 a.m. and the rush begins. Maybe you’re late leaving your house and traffic is flowing slower than you think it should.

August 1, 2013 ×
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